An Introduction to Facebook

Facebook; a social networking site used by over 500 Million users, you have undoubtedly heard of it and a majority of you will have an account.

This blog is all about the sensation that has gripped the nation distracting students everyday, making stalking more sloth friendly and turning "can I have your number?" into "Do you have Facebook?"

Features of Facebook

- Create a profile with contact details, photos, and information

- Virtual Pokes

- Communicate by chat windows and/or Private Message

- Join Groups

- Like Pages

- Choose your own Privacy settings

- News feed such as Birthdays and events

- Status updates that inform your friends of what you would like to say

- Photo Albums as well as Tagging

- Post on peoples walls either links photos or text

- Games

- Applications

- Notes

History

2003- Creator of Facebook Mark Zuckerberg (what a name!) first attempt at something similar called Facemash (I prefer this .... Imagine "do you have facemash?") which consisted of photo's of people off of campus and comparing them to find who was "hotter". To accomplish this Zuckerberg broke many rules including hacking he was nearly expelled, the site was shut down.



2004- After an article written in Harvard's Crimson about the facemash incident Zuckerberg launched "The facebook" this launch was marked by scandal after three Harvard students claimed Zuckerberg promised them he would help create a social networking site and instead "stole" their idea's this matter was later taken to court and settled.

Dustin Moskivitz, Eduardo Saverin, Andrew McCollum and Chris Hughes Joined forces to help promote the site.



2005- It expanded then to all the major Ivy League schools, later moving the base of operations Palo Alto Calafornia after it Incorporated and dropped the "The" from the name and purchasing the domain name "facebook.com"

Membership was still restricted to Universities, some High school network as well as companies such as Apple INC and Microsoft.



2006- Facebook was opened to everyone over the age of 13 with an email address.



2007- Microsoft bought a 1.6% share in the company at the hefty price of $240 Million



Today Facebook has over 500 Million active users.

Facebook hits the big screen!

The Social Network is about the founders of Facebook, this film is directed by David Fincher and is to be released in Australia on the 28th October 2010.

This movie is based on the biography "The Accidental billionaires- The founding of Facebook a tale of sex money genius and betrayal" By Ben Mezrich.




















http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lB95KLmpLR4&feature=channel

Facebook in everyday life: My two cents

Do you rely on Facebook to update you with everything you may need to know about your friends and family?
How often have you told someone something and said "Yeah I saw it on Facebook"?
Do you use it to remember your friends birthdays? I do, to some extent, only my closest friends do I remember their birthday off by heart.
A perfect example of some people's dependence on this site is my friends recent prank, she changed her date of birth so it would appear to be her birthday on all of her friends walls causing many to leave her birthday wishes so sure that if Facebook stated it it must be so.

Confrontations no longer take place in real life instead being orchestrated over Facebook, spreading the word about your recent breakup is as simple as changing your relationship status.
Whats the point of going out if you cant boast about it or post pictures?
Why waste credit on a text message when you can write on the persons wall?
Meaningless statuses plague your news feeds __________ is watching Xfactor.... OK well watch it don't go on Facebook and post about it.
Facebook does indeed seem to have addictive qualities, so many complain that their work does not get done due to the amount of time they spend surfing Facebook, constantly hitting the home button.

*Checks Facebook* Whoa! and to emphasise my point a fight has broken out on my news feed, apparently This girl sent this guy a private message who in turn posted it as his status and as a result it has started a cursing match.
I would post it for you, but my eyes are burning at the foul language being used so I better not.

Well that was my collection of incoherent thoughts, feel free to post your feelings on the trend that is Facebook.