This document discusses how Facebook gives people a voice and connects the world. It shares statistics on how much personal information users share, like their location, email, and phone number. It also notes that 91% of users post photos of themselves. The document then examines the "Facebook-self" and how people may portray an idealized version of themselves. It also discusses Facebook's large economic impact, allowing targeted advertising. Finally, it mentions how Facebook has been used to organize various political protests around the world, like those during the Arab Spring.

1. The Voice of

2. Adam, Alex, Amber, Andrew

3. Mission:
Give people the power to
share and make the world more
open and connected.

5. • over 70% post their city/town
• more than half give email away
• around 20% of Facebook users give away
their phone number
• 91% of users post photos of
self
Individual Voice

6. “Facebook-self”
• Shows incongruity between people’s real-self and ideal-self.
• Often the Facebook-self appears to be more “socially
acceptable” or “attractive” with families and individuals

7. Economic Voice
• Social network was responsible for $227 billion in global economic
impact, and 4.5 million jobs, in the year ended October 2014, roughly
equal to the gross domestic product of Portugal
• Facebook has made it so marketers and advertisers can target a specific
brand that they know the consumer will like through their Facebook profile page.

8. Political Voice

9. Protests
• Arab Spring Protests
• Indigenous Rights Protests
• Guatemalan Protests

10. Questions?