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Bessant (2001, p. 207) confirms that facebook is known widely by people all over the globe; those with accounts in face book are able to connect with people who are not near them at the shortest time possible. The introduction of the system has enabled communication between people who are familiar with each other and strangers. At the end of July 2011 many sites had integrated the comments made in facebook. The integration of comments has been possible because it is easy to integrate comments in PHP and Apache systems as most of the codes in the documentation are in PHP format. Facebook has become very popular in the recent past and is recording new members almost everyday. It has been estimated that facebook membership will soon rise to one billion members. The increase in membership has been attributed to improved technological advancements that have been seen in the recent past. As new technological advancements are realized so is the increase that is seen in facebook membership. With facebook becoming the most popular social media platform that makes use of the internet, business owners have made a strong base with their customers. This essay will argue that facebook has more advantages for the following reasons.
Advantages of facebook
Facebook enable its users to search for new and old friends. This is quite advantagesous as long lost friends are able to reconnect after searching for their identities. The security measures that are attached to the site enables communication between friends and no stranger is able to get access to information about an individual unless allowed to get access. Using facebook is completely free this makes communication between two or more people cheap. People around the world employ the use of facebook which makes it a worldwide commodity. This is very advantageous in the sense that old friends who might have travelled to far away places
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