One important event in internet history is the creation of Facebook. Facebook was developed in 2004 at Harvard University in a dorm room by Mark Zuckerberg and other classmates in his computer science program. Facebook was originally just for Harvard students but then expanded to other schools in the Boston area. Facebook then expanded to other Ivy League schools and then to other colleges and universities. It is now a social networking site that includes high school students and anyone over the age of 13. It has become the most popular social networking site amongst Generation Y. As a result of the Facebook website, Ben Mezrich wrote the "Accidental Billionaires" and David Kirkpatrick wrote "The Facebook Effect." "The Accidental Billionaires" is also being developed into a movie starring Justin Timberlake. I have learned a lot about social networking in both of these books. This movie will be out in October of 2010. I will be seeing this movie as soon as it comes out because I am obsessed with Facebook, am trying to get a job in social media and I love Justin Timberlake. This is the perfect movie for me!!!! I am excited to see the reaction of my older less Facebook addicted boyfriend. Overall, it should be an entertaining experience.
I use Facebook for many different reasons. I like that I can keep in contact with friends, look up friends, and contact people I may have lost touch with. It is also good for connecting with colleagues, classmates and professors. Furthermore, I enjoy spending time on Facebook because I think it is a creative, personal webpage, that allows me to express my creativity by letting other people know about my interests and personality. It also allows individuals to see what I have been doing that I do not get a chance to talk to as frequently as I would like. I enjoy getting messages from friends and sending messages to others to catchup. I also like the feature of being able to plan an event online and have people RSVP online. It makes planning events easy. If you want to keep the event private it is possible with Facebook's privacy settings. Finally, I think Facebook is a great concept because it allows all different generations to come together, connect and understand each other. This allows both family and friends to get closer by still being able to see what one is doing without physically being around all the time. I only see Facebook expanding and getting more applications in the near and distant future.
Consequently, the annoying X factor about not setting your privacy settings is the constant desire for family members to check out your profile. Family members often see your online activities and question your every day activities. The follow up thought to that would be whether or not to defriend them...... This is often an ethical dilemma because it could result in a tension-filled holiday!
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