Yes, today I am going to talk about the social media which most of you would be all too familiar with- Facebook.
Launched in February 2004 in his Harvard dorm room, Mark Zuckerberg have successfully revolutionised the concept of social interaction. With just a click of a button, one would be able to view the profile of another. Such a process of stalking people has become viral, making Facebook the top social networking platform in the world.
To date, Facebook passes 1.19 billion monthly active users. In Singapore, a staggering 54.5% of the population have subscribed to Facebook.
54.5%. That is an amount higher than any other activities that Singaporeans engage in. It is a social addiction that is more difficult to resist than cigarettes or alcohol.
According to a study from Chicago University, a week-long study polled using Blackberries; subjects aged 18-85 experienced a powerful desire to check social media.
It is an addiction that ties seamlessly in our lives, resulting in several implications that are categorised based on love, work and death.
The changing of relationship statuses in Facebook. The moment when your friends announced an open relationship. The amount of likes and congratulatory comments that followed. And then, comes the break-up.
Such interactions between couples before and after the relationship begins can be traced in Facebook. It is even said that Facebook might understand your romantic prospects than you do. In a study by a team of scientists in Facebook data science blog, statistical evidence hints the start of a potential relationship.
Relationships start with a period of courtship: on Facebook, messages are exchanged, profiles are