Facebook is an online directory that connects people through social networks at schools.” Know the advantages and disadvantages.

2. TOUCHING
PEOPLE’S LIVES…

3. What is Facebook?
• According to Facebook.com: “ is an
online directory that connects people through
social networks at schools.”
• is a way for students to connect with
people they know, go to school with, share
interests with and more

6. Facebook: a brief and tumultuous history
• Founded in February 2004
• Founders:
• Mark Zuckerberg
• Eduardo Saverin
• Dustin Moskovitz
• Chris Hughes
• All were students at Harvard College at the time
• Lawsuit from website ConnectU
• Alleged that Zuckerberg had stolen the idea while
employed by their company

7. Facebook Today
• All four of the original founders left Harvard to
pursue Facebook.com full-time in Palo Alto
• It is estimated that over 20,000 colleges and
universities are supported by Facebook and
more than 250,000 high schools
• More than 600 million college student accounts
already exist and it is projected that 80,000
profiles are added each day
(Statistics retrieved from http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Facebook_(website) on February 17, 2010)

8. SURVEY :
• A survey was conducted and it was found:
• 91% said they use Facebook at least once a day
• 87% had been contacted by someone they did not
know through Facebook
• 34% felt that Facebook has a negative impact on
their academic work
• The most common advice these students provided
for students new to Facebook was:
• To be cautious about what information is posted on your
profile

9. Components of Facebook
• Personal Profile:
• Personal Information
• Photo
• Groups
• Class Schedule
• Wall

10. Components of Facebook
• Groups and Groupies
• Thousands of groups can be joined by members of
Facebook:
• “I love Harry Potter”
• “Procrastinators Unite…Tomorrow!!”
• “Student Government Association @ Diversity College”
• You can also become a “groupie” of a group if you
know a certain amount of people with membership
in that group
• The groupie feature can be turned off in the privacy
settings

12. Components of Facebook
• The Facebook “Wall”
• Each individual and group profile can have a wall
• Essentially a message board where other users can
post public messages on a user’s profile
• Can be edited by the person whose profile the
message is posted
• The message writer’s Facebook picture appears
next to their message

13. Facebook is beneficial in many
ways :
• It helps us to regain the
lost contacts.
• We can find new friends
and also our old friends.
• It provides safe
environment for university
related data transferring.
• Communication skills are
greatly developed.

14. CREATES FUN
• Group discussions and
chatting can be done.
• We can share our
status, pictures,
videos, music and
more.
• It also entertains
people by providing
applications and
games.

16. Facebook: The Bad
• Procrastination Tool
• Most students who use Facebook state that it can
serve as a distraction from school work and other
responsibilities
• Feeling of “safe” and “private” playground for
students
• In fact many people other than students can access
Facebook profiles

17. Facebook can be very addictive for its members. Once
you stay connected with friends, you will realize how
often you login for another chat and discover what
other members are doing. Several members of social
networking sites actually use them throughout the
day and night without any sense at all.

18. • TheobviousdisadvantageofFacebookistheavailabilityofyourpersonalprofileon
theInternetformanypeopletosee. However, manypeopledonotthinkaboutthe
typeofinformationtheymakeavailableandmanytimespeoplewillputtoomuch
information, leavingthemquitevulnerable.

20. Facebook: The Ugly
• Internet Stalking
• Personal information such as address, phone
number and class schedule can provide many tools
to individuals interesting in keeping tabs on
someone

21. Other social network sites :
• MySpace, Friendster, XuQa
• Similar to Facebook
• Livejournal, Blog, and many others
• Online journal pages
• WebCT, Blackboard
• Online component to academics, internet support
for courses
• AIM, MSN Messenger, etc.
• Internet messaging programs

23. SUMMARY…SUMMARY…
Looking at all these drawbacks, your life will
become a waste of time and avoid you from doing
more enjoyable activities than having to sit on
your seat and type away for many hours. Facebook
is good for staying in contact with friends, but
you need to understand that these sites can be
used to some extent, but not over the limit…..

24. Information for this presentation
was found at the following sites:
• www.facebook.com
• http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Facebook_(website)
• https://www.facebook.com/apedux.knowledge
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