Prepositions for Social Media.

What preposition do we use with social media like Facebook, Twitter, Instagram and Pinterest?

Social media is today very commonly used for communications. As such we should use the correct grammar when talking about social media usage.

The correct preposition with social media usage answer is that we use 'on'. We also use 'on' with 'the Internet' and 'Skype'.

Examples:


• I posted a photo on Instagram.

• She asked a question on Facebook.

• Are you on Twitter? What's your Twitter handle? (handle = name)

• Let's talk on Skype.

With 'Google', we tend to use it as a verb, though 'search on Google' is also possible.
(Notice that the noun has a capital 'G' but the verb doesn't.)

I don't know the answer. Could you google it?

We also sometimes use no preposition if we're talking about the company or the social media itself.

So, when someone works for one of these companies, we use 'at' or 'for' in the normal way.

• She works for / at Google.

And if we use a verb like 'like' or 'use', then we also don't need a preposition.

• I love Pinterest.

• She uses Facebook all the time.

BUT
• She spends a lot of time on Facebook.



Try the following exercises. Send me an email a week later for the answers.


Make a sentence and add any prepositions that we need.

1. She loves looking __________ pictures ___________ Pinterest.

2. Do you ever use __________ Twitter?

3. Are you ___________ Instagram?

4. I post photos ____________ Facebook so my family can see them.

5. Does she work ____________ Twitter?

6. It must be true. I read it ____________ Facebook!

7. I really hate ____________ Pinterest! It's addictive!

8. Does she know how to use ____________ Google?

9. Did you see that video ____________ Instagram?

10. I'd love to work ____________ Facebook.