From teenagers to adults, Facebook is the revolutionizing how people all around the world connect. Founded by Mark Zuckerberg, it is a social networking website used by millions to communicate. Originally opened for people affiliated with Zuckerberg’s alma mater, Harvard University, Facebook was later opened to any student with a University email address. Gradually, Facebook became available to anyone above the age of thirteen similar to other popular social networking websites such as Myspace. And why not? People of all ages can appreciate Facebook for its many different uses.
Some adults use it to keep in touch with old high school and college friends they have not seen for years, while teenagers may log in to ask one another what the homework was in their Algebra 1 class. You can post pictures or videos, blog, send “gifts” (little pictures), send private messages to select contacts, and public messages that anyone around the world can see. Additionally, Facebook has a variety of strict privacy safeguards that let you prevent some people from seeing what you may not want them to see.
Facebook allows you to customize your usage to reflect your interests. When you first sign in, you enter your homepage where the network shows you highlights of what has been posted by your friends. You may find one friend is no longer in a relationship with someone, another may have put up pictures from their vacation, and someone else may be attending an event. A group of your friends may have joined a new group (which may be public or private), while others may have added a variety of different applications including games, dating information, or musical interests. Facebook is what the user makes of it as you control what you see on your homepage. For example, if you are interested in seeing what new photo albums your friends add, you can be sure not too miss a single one. If you are not a consistent “Facebooker,” you may receive emails that notify you any time you have a new friend request or let you know when someone has tried to contact you.
Facebook can mean a variety of different things to different people. Although it began as a network for college friends to keep in touch, it has evolved into something much bigger. It is now used for keeping in touch, advertising, spreading news and information, communicating with associates, and introducing people with similar interests. I use Facebook for a variety of reasons. I began using it to connect with my siblings who had moved out of the house. Over time I started using it more to keep in touch with friends who have graduated and to talk to my cousins in Iowa and Texas. Now I use it to stay up to date on all sorts of high school gossip. It has had a huge influence on my life and is something that definitely finds itself into my daily routine.
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