Facebook is the largest worldwide social network, as of January 2011 it has over 600 million users, founded by a Harvard undergraduate named Mark Zuckerberg, in February of 2004, (CrunchBunch). It began by connecting Harvard students and then surrounding colleges, but later opened its service to the general public. Microsoft powers the site 's Web search and provides its search ads. Members post photos and information about themselves, share videos and connect with one another through online profiles. It provides messaging services to its users and mobile applications to Java-powered feature phones. Following are interesting facts:…
In a nutshell, Facebook is one of the top 4 new social media platforms (the others being Youtube, Twitter and LinkedIn) that allows for users to interact, influence…
Social networks have emerged as one of the most significant and innovative invention of the last decade that have erupted the whole world and led the new generation in a new direction. The online social networking has enhanced the communication system and made it more flexible, easier and comfortable to use. This new technology has been serving the world in multiple ways and has created new opportunities for young people to initiate small startups, provoked multinationals and local firms to utilize this medium as a source of promotion and multiple other benefits besides enhancing communication. The way online social networking sites are being utilized is quite clear, but the objectives of every person are different. However, this new technology has transformed many things but has some adverse effects as well.…
Mark Zuckerberg, a name less well known than Facebook, is actually the genius behind the most popular social media site up to date. Rather than just graduating from Harvard, he chose to develop his own company. In only six years, the social media site Facebook has attracted over five hundred million users. Today, Facebook is one of the fastest growing companies in the world. About seven hundred thousand people sign up for Facebook all around the world every day (Kirkpatrick, 12). To accomplish such greatness, Zuckerberg uses only four methods. He is well-organized and a dedicated worker, he is able put his knowledge into his work, he is not doing it just for the money, and he is a kind, humble and friendly man.…
Recently, the social networking sites are getting much more popular on the internet. They are playing a vital role in the way that individuals can easily create their own online profiles, construct their identities and help communicate with each other. Literally, there are many social networking sites worldwide; however, Facebook is the most well-known one since the number of its visitors is significantly increasing. Historically, Facebook was founded almost nine years ago by three undergraduate students of Harvard, Mark Zuckerberg and his two colleges, where it was firstly used by the members who have only ‘.edu’ email addresses. A month later since Facebook had been launched; it was spread very fast where it was used by the majority of Harvard students, then the number of Facebook users increased rapidly after Zuckerberg had left Harvard and move to California in order to make the site expanded more and more (Valenzuela, Park, Kee, 2008). The majority of the individuals who are surfing the internet, spend lots of time on Facebook. They are able to visit their own profiles as well as they can even browse profiles of other people and share interests like photos, games and information (Mikolaj et al., 2011), (Boyd & Ellison, 2007). In this paper, there are a number of questions concerning the Facebook and will be answered.…
A social networking website launched in February 2004, Facebook has gained in some made up war with rivalries: MySpace and LinkedIn. However, Twitter, the micro blogging site started in 2006, has forced Facebook onto a collision course despite having some key difference between the sites. Facebook has about 150 million users, compared with twitter’s 6 million. And the users of twitter are in increasing number. The monopoly held by Facebook as a social networking site now appears to be threatened by twitter. Facebook in the past was once threatened by MySpace and LinkedIn but has since gained momentum in the years gone by.…
There are countless numbers of social sites around but the biggest most popular site is Facebook. Facebook is the world’s largest social network, with more than 900 million users. Mark Zuckerberg founded Facebook in 2004 while he was attending Harvard University. He intended Facebook for college students attending Harvard University but was such a success that it became an epidemic to other universities in different states to everywhere around the world. (The Guardian 2007)…
Even though MySpace was created to keep friends in touch with each other there has been many situations where it has been used in other ways. There are privacy settings for profiles but many people do not use them, which allows anyone to view the users personal information. The user is not supposed to upload nude pictures onto their profile but it can happen. The only way that anyone can get nude picture off a profile is to report it but if it is not reported then they can stay on there. Stalkers can get on MySpace and just by looking at a profile they can find out where the person lives, where they go to school, what they like or dislike, and they can also read comments sent to friends, which can tell what they are going to do and where they will be. Many users of MySpace add people they do not even know just because they want to have more friends or because the picture on the profile was of a hot guy or girl. People can also make fake profiles. They can use fake information and pictures to get back at someone or to stalk someone. So users never really know if the person they are talking to is real or fake.…
Facebook is an online social networking site founded in 2004 (Facebook.com, n.d.). The purpose of this website is to connect family and friends and to share content such as pictures, status updates, and event invites between the user’s contacts. The site also has numerous games that many users participate in for entertainment. The website states the mission of Facebook is to “give people the power to share and make the world more open and connected,” (Facebook.com, n.d.). Every day millions of people log on to connect with friends and family, sharing photos, links, and videos.…
Facebook was launched in February 2004 by Harvard undergrad students as an alternative to a student directory or what they are use to at Harvard. This site got immediate popularity among students, then spread like wildfire as they have over three fifty million register users and six billion hits a month. Facebook is a real business that brings in over one seven hundred million dollars in revenue a year. Facebook inventor Mark Zuckerberg created what was known as thefacebook.com. However this site made its way to other universities and then to the world with new uses signing on every day from good and bad, rich to poor and even famous celebrities logging in daily.…
“Social Media is about sociology and psychology more than technology”, that’s what The Brain Solis Principal of Future Works is talking about. In this research, the researchers will talk all about the Social networking websites and how it can be useful for each and everyone. Social Networking has been the most famous among all kinds of websites in the Internet all around the world. Sometimes, they are the only ones whom you want to browse when you open your computer and sometimes, they can be very dangerous. You could be a so-called “Social Networking Addict” wherein you spend your whole day surfing and browsing your Facebook, Twitter or your Tumblr. So in this research, the researchers will tackle about the Social networking sites.…
Social networking sites (SNSs) such as Facebook, Twitter, Youtube, Myspace, Bebo, Linkedln and many more have become a popular topic among us. Without anyone realizing, almost everyone will talk about SNS in their daily life. There are hundreds of SNSs that support a wide range of interests, focus and practices. For instance, Foursquare focuses on location based on mobile social network and Facebook, Twitter and Myspace are basically focuses on general. In addition, Facebook is the leading…
The movie “Social Network” tells about the story of Mark Zuckerberg, a computer programming genius and undergraduate student of Harvard University, and charts the creation of the phenomenally successful online social networking service “facebook”.…
This research is about the number of Facebook users and the changes made on privacy setting among the students in Shelton College International. The research is done with the quantitative research method. This research is using with the questionnaires. The twenty items in each survey form. There are thirty samples from the students in Shelton College International. The general objectives are chosen from the number one, two three and eight from the questionnaire. There are all multiple choices of the thirty samples. This research is conducted at Mountbatten Square, Shelton College International. Based on my research and the survey form, the numbers of Facebook users are increased and the same balance of male and female use the Facebook. Adults are changed their privacy setting more than the youths by the sample forms from the students in Shelton College International. Overall, all male and female use the Facebook and the adults change the privacy settings more than the youths.…
Facebook is acknowledged all over the globe from America to some other nations. The affect on the cyberspace, millions attend the server daily. Studies shows the internet site gets several hits than Google, which is also a bigger user network utilized through millions. Facebook comprises an advanced typecast of commercial enterprise, which signifies the proprietor can establish whatever alterations to the internet site when essential. As the system falls into Mark’s management there 's no system ladder in attaining alterations. If Mark Zuckerberg traded the system or portion of the system Mr. Zuckerberg wouldn 't have this flexibleness. In August an alteration to the internet site will set in motion. A novel position on the internet site will comprise accessible to users addressed “Facebook Places” this will permit users to narrate acquaintances and business concerns recognize about them, another inquiry shows the founder expecting into creating video calls accessible and more comfortable to utilize.…