Facebook

Facebook

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  FACEBOOK
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  Facebook • Facebook isan American for-profit corporation and an online social media and social networking service based in Menlo, Park California • The Facebook website was launched on February 4, 2004, by Mark Zuckerberg, along with fellow Harvard Collage students and roommates, Eduardo, Andrew McCollum, Dustin Moskovitz , and Chris Hughes.
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  • It beaccessed by a large range of desktop, laptops, tablet computers, and smart phones over the Internet and mobile networks
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  Use of Facebook •Users can create a user profile indicating their name, occupation, schools attended and so on • They can also add other users as friends exchange messages, post status updates and digital photos, share digital videos and links, use various software application (apps), and receive notifications when others update their profiles or make posts
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  ADVANTAGE AND DISADVANTAGEOF USING FACEBOOK
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  Advantage of UsingFacebook • You can meet new friend • It’s a real-time social networking site, this makes it one of the best sources to stay updated with the latest news and information. • A majority of students use Facebook to discuss school work and share discussions about school assignments.
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  • Facebook transcendsall physical boundaries, and lets you connect with far away friends and distant family. Your kids can easily be informed about what goes in the lives of people who are physically distant. • You can choose who you would like to share your status updates, photos or check-ins with. • You can interact with other people with similar interests and ideas across the globe.
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  Disadvantage of UsingFacebook • According to a study conducted by Leif Denti at the University of Gothenburg, spending time on Facebook can become addictive. • The large user base and ease with which content is shared on Facebook makes the site an easy target for malware. • Facebook enables you to share a lot of personal information about yourself, which in some cases can lead to identity theft.
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  • Since Facebookmakes it easy to find and connect with people from your past, it can also place a strain on relationships. • Studies by a professor of psychology at California State University indicate that overuse of social networking sites such as Facebook can lead to antisocial behavior.