Facebook vs Twitter vs Barteronlinewithlocals.com

	Facebook	Twitter	Local Trade
What is the purpose?	Share your life with friends, family and others as you choose. Allows the sharing of photos, videos and status updates. Also used by businesses to promote their products and services.	A microblogging site that limits posts to 140 characters, this is seen as either a boon, forcing users to be succinct; or a handicap as it limits the more verbose of us. Used by both businesses and individuals.	Trade/sell physical items with local users, creating a networked community of users who can vouch for one another, negating the craigslist effect of anonymity.
Founded	2004	2006	2012
Total Users	1.1 Billion*(1)	500 million*(1)	24 (beta)
Avg Age of User	40.5 *(2)	37 *(2)	N/A
Status	IPO'ed	About to IPO	Closed Beta
Quirks	Privacy policy is constantly moving target	Posts are limited to 140 characters.	Still in construction, software builds change weekly
Monetization Strategy	Ad supported with add'l revenue from selling user's demographic and search information.	Ads in the form of “promoted tweets”	Build something great, then grow, monetize later