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[26/03/2010] Facebook and People
Facebook, this name comes from the university administrations of the US with the thought of helping students. The intention was to know students and to let them know each other. Online Facebook started by students through its fast social system at schools, but after that, it opened its service to the universal community. But now, it can be generally defined as a global common networking website. It has all its rights reserved by Facebook itself.
It is a most commonly used society website. It is a meeting spot that offers many people to connect with friends and other people of the world. Users of Facebook can add people to whom they can chat and talk about anything. People update their personal profiles to make their friends known about themselves. They can also join networks organized by different cities, workplaces, and schools or colleges.
Facebook users create a profile that portrays their friends and networks information. The profile normally includes information like age, status, friends, pictures, notes, and groups. Users can find people just by typing in a name, profession or location. People can see profiles and contact information only of their friends on Facebook as set by in privacy policy. You
can add friends and suggest other’s new friends.
There are many features of Facebook but a fashionable feature on Facebook is the ability to share pictures of events and videos with other confidential information. Users have the choice to permit only friends to see their shared photos, videos and other stuff. Facebook has a limitless quantity of storage which is a major advantage.
On Facebook, we can create groups. These groups can include information about anything from school experiences to hobbies and interests. Groups have two options; they can be open and available or private. Another feature on Facebook is events which permit friends to arrange parties, performances, and other get together in the actual world. Users can also join film celebrities, organizations, television shows, movies, and musicians and many others and get latest updates about them.
There are innumerable applications available on Facebook to add to a profile. Users of Facebook can share news stories, ask to help in a cause, and many businesses use this as a forum to advertise about their products and services. To let people know ‘what’s on your mind’ you can share your thoughts on your wall.
It has seen exceptional expansion and development since its beginning. It maintained its supremacy and dominance in social networking. According to one survey, users of Facebook got doubled in 2009, and gave a tough competition to its older competitor MySpace.
Indeed, Facebook has become the source of information, entertainment and knowledge as well. Many people enjoy working and talking on it. The power of Facebook is to connect people; you get to find your old friends by typing their names. Many people in today’s advanced world do not have time to meet each other. Facebook has made this a global world, where people have got connected to their old friend by finding them with their names on Facebook.
