What is Gmail Account?

A Gmail Account is a free Google Account with an

email address that ends in @gmail.com … From the
Gmail mailbox, user can also access Google Docs,
Calendar and Google Sites.
What is the difference between Gmail
and Microsoft Account?
Gmail or google mail and microsoft account are two
completely different services for the same purpose.
A Gmail account is a SMTP(simple Mail Transfer Protocol)and
POP3(Post Office Protocol)provider for recieving and sending
electronic mails ,while a google acccount is a
combintion of a gmail account with many other google
services which include google plus and many more.
While the Microsoft is used more for business and for
official purposes.
How to Create a Gmail Account?
In this guide, we’re going to show you how to get
started with email by creating an account in Gmail.
Step 1: Go to Google
Open up your internet browser and go to the
Google Home page: http://www.google.co.uk and
click on Gmail at the top right corner of the page.
Step 2: Create an account
you’ll now be in the “Sign In” section. As you don’t
have a Google account yet, you need to create one.
Click Create an account.
Step 3: Set-up
To set up your new account, Google needs some
information about you – first, your first and last
names. The ‘choose your username’ is the unique
email address that you wish to use, which will be
placed before ‘ @gmail.com ’ . Because it needs to be
unique, Google may have to check the availability of
any name that you decide on to make sure that no one
already has it. Type an email name into the ‘choose
your name’ box and then fill out the rest of your
information.
If the email name that you requested in is not
available, you’ll get a message saying that somebody
already has that user offering you some alternatives.
 You’ll need to come up with a password at least 8
characters so that you can log in securely your account.
You need to use a letter ,symbols and number to make
the password more secure and difficult to guess.
Step 4: Verification
To get to the next steps you will need to Accept
Google’s privacy and terms first, once you have it click
on I Agree. Google will ask you to verify your account
via ext or voice call, select the option that you want and
click on Continue. If you chose the text message
option you will see a new window where you will have
to enter the code that Google has sent to your mobile
number. Select Continue and CONGRATUATIONS
you have created your Gmail Account.
What is Facebook?
Facebook is the latest in a long line of what we
now know as “social networking” websites. But
what sets it apart from the competitiors, is its
popularity. At last check, Facebook boasts over 1
billion active monthly users.
 Facebook is a website which allows users, who sign-
up for free profiles, to connect with friends, work
colleagues or people they don’t know, online. It allows
users to share pictures, music, videos and articles, as
well as their own thoughts and opinions with how ever
many people they like. Users send “friend requests” to
people who they may or may not know.
Once accepted, the two profiles are connected with
both users able to see whatever the other person posts.
“Facebookers” can post almost anything to their
“timeline”, a snapshot of what is happening in their
social circle at any given time, and can also enter private
chat with other friends who are online. People with
profiles list information about themselves.
 Whether it be what they work at, where they are
studying, ages, or other personal details, many users
post lots of information which is easily accessible to
their friends and others. On top of this, users can “like”
other pages which interest them. For example, a
Liverpool FC supporter can follow the club by linking
up with its Facebook page. There, the user can post
comments and receive club updates, pictures etc.
Why is Facebook so Popular?
Young people are natural born multi-takers, so
using Facebook, as with any social networking website,
is almost second nature to many teens. Social
networking websites allow young people to experiment
with who they are. They are popular because teens can
find their own, uninhibited voice online which they
can share with friends. Some teens feel they can
express themselves easier online when compared to
the real world because perhaps they feel the virtual
world is more secure.
 Teenagers love Facebook because they can
personalize their profile. In much the same way that
other generations may have plastered their bedroom
walls with posters of their favorites bands or soccer
teams, young people now take part in personalizing
their own space online with pictures, music, videos
and comments. The site has made communicating
much easier too. Rather than picking up the telephone
to ring your friend’s house, teens can instantly and
directly communicate with their friends on Facebook.
Even email, another relatively new technology, is of
secondary importance to teens who use Facebook to
do the majority of their communicating.
 Facebook is a social networking website and
service where users can post comments, share
photographs and links to news or other interesting
content on the Web, play games, chat live and stream
live video. You can even order food with Facebook if
that’s what you want to do. Shared content can be
made publicly accessible, or it can be hared only
among a select group of friends, family , or with a
single person.