Facebook

Facebook was a media outlet designed initially for businessmen and students to make contacts and market themselves. It has now turned into one of the biggest social media sites in the world. “Created in 2004, by 2007 Facebook was reported to have more than 21 million registered members generating 1.6 billion page views each day (Needham & Company, 2007),” (Ellison, N., Steinfield, C., & Lampe, C. 2007). “Fundamental features to the experience on Facebook are a person’s Home page and Profile. The Home page includes News Feed, a personalized feed of his or her friends updates. The Profile displays information about the individual he or she has chosen to share, including interests, education and work background and contact information. Facebook also includes core applications – Photos, Events, Videos, Groups, and Pages – that let people connect and share in rich and engaging ways. Additionally, people can communicate with one another through Chat, personal messages, Wall posts, Pokes, or Status Updates,” (http://www.facebook.com/press/info.php?factsheet).