Facebook is a free social networking website that allows users to create profiles, connect with friends, join groups, post photos and updates, and use applications. It was founded in 2004 by Mark Zuckerberg and has grown to over 200 million users worldwide. Users can customize their privacy settings and limit what they share publicly versus privately with friends. While the site aims to help people connect, it also warns that users may encounter online harassment, disturbing content, and even addiction to the social platform.

1. Facebook
The solution for worldwide communication
A free social-networking website

2. What you can do
 Create a profile, update your  Publicize events
current status  Chat online
 Add and talk to friends  Write, draw, and color on
 Join networks based on your friends’ walls
◦ Communities  Limit information, photos to
◦ Cities certain individuals
◦ Interests  Add applications
◦ Work-related
 Post photos, interests, and
notes
◦ Tag friends
◦ Write comments

3. Applications
 Give a gift
 Poke, tickle, or hug
your friend
 Sell or advertise on the
Marketplace
 Post events
 Share videosPlay games
 Create a pet
 iphone: use facebook
while out and about
33,000 launched by July 23, 2008… 100 more each day!

4. Why get facebook?
 Easy to join, easy to use
 It’s free
 Conveniently keep in touch
with friends
 Fun applications and activities
 Something to do when you’re
bored

5. Facts
 Facebook has over 200 million users worldwide
 Anyone (aged 13 and over) can join
 President: Sean Parker
 International Headquarters established in 2008-
Dublin, Ireland
 July 20th, 2008: Facebook Beta launched
1st
◦ Gave the website a new look
◦ Cleaned it up
 Worldwide traffic: Facebook ranks 7th
amongst undergrads 2nd 2nd
◦ 2nd most popular (first: iPod)
◦ Tied with beer
◦ Used for legal purposes

6. History of Facebook
 Invented by Mark Zuckerberg
 Publicized Summer 2004
 Derived from “facebooks” made for incoming
University students
 Initially limited to
◦ Harvard students, then
◦ Ivy League Students, then
◦ All university students, then
◦ All High school students
◦ Anyone over age 13
 Spin-off from “Facemash”
 Became “Facebook” from “The Facebook”

7. Warning!!!
 Unwanted circumstances may occur from
Facebook use:
◦ Online harassment
◦ Disturbing images and/or photos
◦ Gossip
◦ Stalkers
◦ Application spam
◦ Addiction to the online service

8. Sources
 Google
 Google images
Wikipedia
 Facebook