Facebook Addiction
By Mari Jimenez
Leadership & Org Behavior
Professor: Joseph Neptune
Today, more than ever before, people are finding ways to connect with friends, family members, co-workers, classmates, By using networking sites. In this paper we are going to talk about Facebook, which was founded by Mark Zuckerberg in February 2004. This is the most commonly used website with over 600million active users according to the report given in January 2011. To, 900 million active user in 2012 ( Koplowitz, may), for more information please refer to appendix a. This is considered to have created a very strong network of communication with its capability to connect people across the world. The services have both negative and positive effects to the individuals, families and societies since all the people of different age and experience access it. This paper is going to cover how it has changed our communication and how to know if someone is addicted and how to help them.
Facebook is a popular free social networking website that allows registered users to create profiles, upload photos and video, send messages and keep in touch with friends, family and colleagues. Anyone can create a personal profile, add other users as friends and exchange messages. Additionally, users may join common interest user groups, organized by workplace, school, or college, or other characteristics. Facebook allows anyone who declares them to be at least 13 years old to become a registered user of the website. Mark Zuckerberg founded Facebook with his college roommates and fellow computer science students Eduardo Saverin, Dustin Moskovitz and Chris Hughes. The website's membership was initially limited by the founders to Harvard students, but was expanded to other colleges in the Boston area, the Ivy League, and Stanford University. It gradually added support for students at various other universities before opening to high school students, and, finally, to anyone aged 13 and over( Potarazu, 01).
Leadership & Org Behavior
Professor: Joseph Neptune
Today, more than ever before, people are finding ways to connect with friends, family members, co-workers, classmates, By using networking sites. In this paper we are going to talk about Facebook, which was founded by Mark Zuckerberg in February 2004. This is the most commonly used website with over 600million active users according to the report given in January 2011. To, 900 million active user in 2012 ( Koplowitz, may), for more information please refer to appendix a. This is considered to have created a very strong network of communication with its capability to connect people across the world. The services have both negative and positive effects to the individuals, families and societies since all the people of different age and experience access it. This paper is going to cover how it has changed our communication and how to know if someone is addicted and how to help them.
Facebook is a popular free social networking website that allows registered users to create profiles, upload photos and video, send messages and keep in touch with friends, family and colleagues. Anyone can create a personal profile, add other users as friends and exchange messages. Additionally, users may join common interest user groups, organized by workplace, school, or college, or other characteristics. Facebook allows anyone who declares them to be at least 13 years old to become a registered user of the website. Mark Zuckerberg founded Facebook with his college roommates and fellow computer science students Eduardo Saverin, Dustin Moskovitz and Chris Hughes. The website's membership was initially limited by the founders to Harvard students, but was expanded to other colleges in the Boston area, the Ivy League, and Stanford University. It gradually added support for students at various other universities before opening to high school students, and, finally, to anyone aged 13 and over( Potarazu, 01).