Communication on Facebook

Communication on Facebook

Social networking websites are increasing in popularity in this day and age.   A social website is an internet site that focuses on the building of online communities of people that share common interests or activities, or who are interested in exploring the interests and activities of others.   Most of these sites offer a variety of ways for users to interact and communicate.   These sites are being used regularly by millions of people around the world, and currently it seems that they have become part of a routine day in many people’s lives.   Facebook is one of the most popular social networking sites used in North America.   It offers a variety of tools that allow many different ways of communication such as instant messaging and a personal page.   While these tools allow for a diverse range of communication, there are still some constraints that don’t allow users on Facebook to fully communicate with each other.
Facebook was created in 2004 by Mark Zuckerburg as a site for Ivy League college students, but as its popularity grew, so did the site.   In 2005, high school students could be invited by friends and in 2006 it opened its doors to everyone.   Facebook users can join one or more networks that are organized by city, workplace, school, and religion.   Within these networks, they can add friends and view all of their friend’s profiles.   The site is free to users, but generates revenue from web advertisements that pop up in a corner of every screen.   Facebook users create personal profiles that include pictures, videos, personal interests, contact information, and many different applications.   Each user also has the choice to limit the public viewing of their profile.   It’s usually restricted to users from the same network of confirmed friends.   Without limiting the privacy settings, a profile is available for anyone to view. (wikipedia.org)
Facebook has a variety of features for users to communicate with each other.   There is the Wall, a space on each...