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WWW.Facebook.Com And Making Friends Around The World
By Christine Wales
In the world of social networking, two names stand out from the
crowd. The first is MySpace and the second is its big rival Facebook.
Both are growing websites that have millions of users logging
on each and every day, although for some adults, Facebook and
MySpace are virtual unknowns.
They may hear about it on the news but they have never used either
one of these social networking sites. As far as networking news
is concerned, www.facebook.com
and its rival MySpace are headliners that make the news in some
way, daily.
Facebook Was First Used To Connect College Students
In February of 2004 www facebook com made its way onto a single
college campus. It immediately made networking news for its ability
to connect students together in one environment that was simple
to use. But many business experts began to wonder, if there was
real money to be made from this new venture. Would it succeed
and actually make money or would it bomb the first year, taking
down all potential investors?
The Facebook website was created by Mark Zuckerberg as a way
to provide Harvard students the ability to network with each other.
It soon spread from Harvard to other Ivy League schools as it
gained in popularity.
Create Your Facebook Profile To Connect With Others
On September 26, 2006 it became available to the world. With
a Facebook login, which is only attainable if you are over thirteen
and have an email address, you can create your own personal profile
and connect with others. It was an instant success with younger
generations.
The Facebook website allows people to review their options and
find friends, upload photos and post comments for other friends.
The website is free for use but it does gather money through its
advertising services through the use of banner ads.
More People Use MySpace Than Facebook
Here is where the problem is arising. Many business experts are
forecasting that not enough revenue will be generated through
services purchased, via the banner ads, to keep supporting the
growing network.
The biggest threat that Facebook faces is from their rival competitor
MySpace. There are only 36 million people using Facebook compared
to the 73 million that use MySpace. This may lead many potential
business investors to veer away from this social networking site.
Facebook Is A Great Place To Make Friends
It is a growing concern among investors that eventually the cost
of running Facebook will eclipse the revenue it is generating.
There are talks of merger news every few months but founder Mark
Zuckerberg maintains that he has no interest in allowing an acquisition
or merger. This may prove to be the downfall of Facebook.
For now though, Facebook is still standing strong and is a great
way to find friends. It may not have the users that MySpace has
attained but it is still the second largest networking site in
the world.
Other networking sites that are in development may not have the
chance to cash in on this market unless something happens to Facebook
and it falls from grace due to monetary problems. If you are interested
in learning about this social networking site, then you can visit
www facebook com to try it out. You may be surprised and prefer
it over MySpace.
About the Author:
Christine Wales has written a number of articles on Social Networking,
Computers, Software, Web Design and Online Shopping including
Facebook Proxy,
Social Media Tools,
Advertising Online,
Online Shopping,
Website Design.
Keep a lookout for more of her articles on this website.
Did You Know This About Facebook?
Do I need to post a picture on my Facebook profile?
No, you do not need to post a picture to
your profile if you do not wish to do so. Some people prefer to
be anonymous and keep their pictures private. Some people like
to share their pictures with other people as a way of keeping
in touch.
If you do not upload a picture, Facebook will just
have a generic outline photo posted on your page. If you are
not comfortable posting a picture of your face for others to
see you may try uploading a funny image or one of your pet.
The profile is yours and you can do whatever you want with it.
You can even make the profile private so that only the friends
on your list can see your writings or pictures.
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