Facebook has taken the world by storm. It is an inter-cultural phenomena spanning all the continents and encompassing people of different ages. Facebook promises to help you connect and share with your friends and your family.
Facebook was originally modeled on the lines of the physical Facebook that used to be published at the beginning of the academic year in University in order to get the students to know each other better. Mark Zuckerberg, who founded Facebook, originally meant for it to be a way for fellow Harvard students to keep in touch with each other. Eventually, thisexpanded to include other colleges in the area and today anyone who is above 18 years of age can join Facebook as long as they have a valid email id.
Facebook is the new face of social networking. Users can create profiles which list their personal interests, their contact information and other paraphernalia. Its unique “wall” facility helps you interact with not just the person whose wall it is but other people who comment on the wall as well. Sometimes when many people are posting on the wall it almost seems like high school when you tend to speak all together. You can link to friends of friends and even make new friends on Facebook. It has a private messaging 1 facility and also a chat feature. Facebook you to post pictures while safeguarding your privacy by letting you choose who you want to share your pictures with. It’s amazing how one web address can bring so many people all over the world together.
