Activity 5- Online Sharing

2. Is a popular free social
networking website that allows
registered users to create
profiles, upload photos and
video, send messages and
keep in touch with friends,
family and colleagues.

3. We can do a lot of things in
Facebook like:
‘We can post’
‘We can share’

4. ‘We can like’
‘We can comment’

5. Mark Zuckerberg
Is an American computer
programmer and Internet
entrepreneur. He is the chairman,
chief executive officer, and co-
founder of Facebook.

6. The Importance of
Facebook
- Business
Facebook also has an entire interface designed for
businesses, complete with business profile pages and
an advertising system that allows marketers to target
their ads based on the wealth of information users
provide about themselves on the site. on the wealth of
information users provide about themselves on the site
- Journalism and Information
According to a study by the Pew Research Center, Facebook
is an important driver to online news sites. The Huffington
Post and The New York Times receive a significant amount
of their traffic from Facebook links and referrals, with the
Huffington Post topping the list at 8 percent.

7. - Communication
In 2009, Facebook's chat program surpassed the
one billion messages per day milestone, less than a
year after the platform was launched. These figures
don't take other communication methods on
Facebook -- such as messages, wall posts, comments
and pokes -- into account, but do demonstrate the
huge and growing importance of the site as a way for
contacts to exchange information
- Facebook as a Community
he sociologist Benedict Anderson defines a community
as a group where even if the members do not know each other
personally, they recognize each other's existence as parts of the
whole and share a set of common practices and experiences.That
could be good or bad, depending largely on the conduct of users
and the decisions made by Facebook to shape relationships
among members, yet the very existence of such a large
community is important to say the least.

8. A Brief History of Facebook
In February 2004 Mr. Zuckerberg launched
"The Facebook", as it was originally known; the
name taken from the sheets of paper
distributed to freshmen, profiling students and
staff. Within 24 hours, 1,200 Harvard students
had signed up, and after one month, over half
of the undergraduate population had a profile.

9. and

10. Facebook for Networking
You can use Facebook to connect with your
family, friends, work colleagues, and you can even
meet new people on Facebook.
Facebook for Dating
Indeed, with a social network powered by over 1
billion active users, it’s easy to find a date that shares
common interests and hobbies.

11. Facebook for Business
Anyone can take advantage of Facebook to
maintain a good relationship with others who identify
with certain tastes or products. This is very important
because as a business, you can sell or promote a
product/service to a highly targeted audience, thus
increasing the possibilities of making money on the
internet.
Facebook Video Chatting
Recently, Facebook implemented the Facebook
video chat feature in partnership with Skype. Now
you can make video calls to your friends using
Facebook’s inbuilt video chat service.

12. Facebook for Image and Video Hosting
You can set privacy levels for individual albums to
control who can see what you share.
Moreover, you can always download your complete
collection of Facebook photos and videos using the
Facebook backup account feature.
Facebook for News & Information
This makes it one of the best sources to stay updated
with the latest news and information. Major news
usually goes viral on Facebook, and most brands use
it to announce important things regarding their
products/services.

13. Facebook Privacy
One of the major concerns and disadvantages of
Facebook has to do with Facebook’s privacy.
Here’s a good rule:
Never give out too much personal information.
Fake Facebook Profiles
There is no limit to these profiles. Most of them are
created by stalkers or marketers looking to gain
more friends and use it for their marketing purposes.

14. Time-consuming
Being one of the best ways to stay updated about
what your friends are doing, people spend too much
time on this vast social networking site.

15. YOU