Ever since its rise to fame among the general public, the internet has been a morphing and evolving method of conveying information. In the Internet's original form webpages simply existed to provide information written by one person, with no method of direct feedback and comments. There were few limits on what you could accomplish with a webpage and many years to learn even basic coding, aside from the technical limitations of technology at the time.
Social networking websites such as Facebook or MySpace emerged in the last years. Some say that the advanced in Internet connection and computer systems made these networks possible. These networks brought together millions of users who could now share information and data on the websites without the need to understand html or another web programming language.
Every user can make an account at Facebook which can then be found by other Facebook users. It is possible to receive friend requests and send them out as well. You are then actively taking part in the virtual life of your friends by receiving status updates, pictures, links and other information that they post or receive.This makes it easy to keep up with the life of friends that you do not visit or meet every day.
Security and privacy options have been added to Facebook over time to provide users with better security and privacy on the website. It is for instance possible to hide an account so that it cannot be found by other Facebook users. The remaining functionality on the other hand would still be accessible including the ability to search for and add friends to that account.
Many users like Facebook as it makes it more than easy to post messages and to upload videos and photos to the web service. Others enjoy the various applications and games that are provided by Facebook and third party developers. These often make use of social networking features as well. It is for example possible to invite friends to play games, share high-scores or to send them messages if you beat their highscore. Games range from Tetris over Scrable to Mafia Wars.
Facebook also has many quizzes that you can take, about a variety of subjects ranging from 'Which of the Seven Dwarfs are You?' to 'What Political Party most Suits You?'. The quizzes are made by the users, so there's almost an infinite variety to choose from! As with the games, you can send your results to all of your friends if you so choose. You could even invite them to take the quiz, and compare your results with all of your friends.
College students where the prime group that Facebook targeted in the beginning. It was an excellent tool for college students away from home to stay in contact with friends and family left behind. The social network quickly grew beyond that and is now used by every population group from grandparents to teenagers.
Overall, Facebook allows you to safely keep in contact with friends, relatives, children, and anyone that you would wish to talk to. You can share pictures with your friends, play games against them, or do a vast variety of other fun activities. It's what all social networks should be - easy to use, secure, and best of all, fun!
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Gerry Knight Jr. runs his own Internet blog where he recently published the articles about the Facebook Login and a Facebook login error he encountered recently.
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