Facebook is another major Social Networking site, which began in 2004, that allows users to find people they know and connect, post status updates, and show their interest in a variety of things, events, and people by 'liking' them.
Unlike Myspace, however, you cannot change the graphic layout of your page, you cannot blog, and you cannot create a playlist. But many social network users are drawn to Facebook for the many, many games you can play -- like FarmVille, Mafia Wars, Sorority Life, and others.
Facebook offers groups and business to create Community or Fan pages, inviting other users to get involved. And if you haven't seen it yet, Sims Library has a Facebook page, too!
There is quite a bit of controversy in the media lately about Facebook's privacy issues, which have been changing rapidly. Take a look at this article, Facebook's Eroding Privacy Policy: A Timeline for a rundown.
Many bloggers have posted helpful entries on how to navigate the privacy settings on Facebook, which we can see, after that last article, can be quite tricky!
For this Thing:
- Create a Facebook account. If you need help, check out these tutorials.
- Search for people you might know, using the Search box on the top of Facebook, and/or the email look-up option, under the Friends page.
- Post to your Wall and add information to your page.
- Search for groups or organizations and become a fan.
- And don't forget to blog your thoughts!
If you do not feel comfortable having a Facebook account, please blog your concerns instead for Thing 17.
Update:
Check out this blog entry from Resource Shelf:
Social Web: Facebook Passes 500 Million Users & An Idea of What 500 Million Means Using World Population Estimates
Social Web: Facebook Passes 500 Million Users & An Idea of What 500 Million Means Using World Population Estimates
And check out this awesome SlideShare called What is Social Media NOW?!
What is social media NOW?
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