Ray Voulo
Mr. Hennings
Facebook
and Other Social Medias Critical Analysis
Facebook is an online social networking device that
was created in 2004 by Harvard student Mark Zuckerberg. Initially, it was created where only Harvard
students could join and be in contact with fellow students. It was later expanded to all other Ivy League
schools, schools in the Boston area, and to Stanford. Now anyone over the age of 13 can create an
account.
Businesses used Facebook as a key way to advertise
when it was at the peak of popularity.
Companies would create their own page and would post advertisements,
which is how Facebook mad a majority of their profits. Facebook is a great place to advertise
because nearly 51% of internet users use Facebook at least once a month.
People also use Facebook socially. Facebook is a great way to keep in touch with
close friends and see what they have been up too. “Facebook Stalking” has become a popular term
that describes people looking at other people’s page and seeing what they have
been posting.
Entertainment is a big part of Facebook as
well. Facebook has games that its users
can play and share with your friends.
Also, a lot of apps on your I-Phone allow you to share your score to
Facebook so that all of your friends can see how you are doing. Connecting your account to the games your
play has become a lot more common over the past few years.
News channels
also have their own facebook pages.
Instead of having to go on their website or turn the T.V. on to be up to
date on society, you can go on their facebook pages to see what has been
happening. This is a much easier way to
stay up to date.
Lastly, people also use Facebook
recreationally. People like to post
pictures of a vacation you went on or just of a nice day you had so other
people can see. You can also post what
you are doing at any time during the day.
A big thing people do is “Like” other people’s posts or pictures. Facebook has been a great way to link everyone
together.
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