FACEBOOK...

we all probablty know what facebook is because more 300 million people around the world are part of it.


WHAT IS FACEBOOK?

facebook is a social media website that allows people around the world to meet and interact with one another.It was created by a Harvard sophomore, Mark Zuckerbergit. it was launched in february 2004 as a social network for the Harvard university.The site allowed users to chat, post photos and comments, as well as connect with fellow students with common interests through online groups. "By last summer, it was used by more than 30,000 educational institutions in the US, Canada, and other English-speaking countries, with roughly eight million users". Last september facebook started accepting registrations from users around the world. This step helped facebook in becoming very popular around the world.Today there are 21 million facebook users around the world and every week 100,000 new users join.


APPLICATIONS

Facebook has many applications that make the interaction between friends aorund the world easier. Last March 2008, Facebook started the application instant messaging,which wil help people to interact directly with one another. "Initial rumors claimed that the new Facebook IM service, which is to be embedded into people's profiles, would be based on Jabber, the same standard underlying Google Talk".

There are many applications that facebook provide to its users and i will keep you updated with them every week because facebook is an intrest we all share.

helen

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