“Facebook”

Facebook is a social media site that can be used in multiple different ways such as for businesses, news, social networking, recreational, and entertainment. Facebook is a website where you create a personal profile, add other users as friends, and exchange messages. Facebook is easy to use and can be accessed from the computer, or your phone. It’s a great way to communicate and keep up with today’s society. Users can join common-interest user groups, organized by workplace, school, or other characteristics, and categorize their friends into lists such as “People from Work” or “Close Friends”.

Businesses use this social media site to target customers, and to inform people about their products or services. By advertising on Facebook, companies can make online sales, and determine the interests of their customers. From making a campaign on social media sites, a company can better understand what works and what should be changed based on consumer reaction. Another use of Facebook for businesses is not necessarily to make online sales, but to raise brand awareness. By getting more likes on their page, the word then spreads about their company, and attracts more customers. Marketing and advertising on Facebook is a cost effective way to display ones business.

Another use of Facebook is social networking. Many use Facebook to connect with friends and family members, and people all across the world.  A major example of Facebook used for social connections is the role of the social media site in the Tunisian Revolution. Revolutionists used the social media site to connect people, and create an uprising. The Arab Spring was able to “show the world what is possible when you combine social unrest with brave citizenry and powerful digital tools.” Socially, Facebook can also cause some problems such as teenagers who post things that they later regret. Anyone can view your postings, such as colleges, or future employers, this is why you must always be aware of what you post.

Facebook is not only used for connecting people, it can also be used for a form of entertainment.  You can play various different types of games, follow horoscopes, and post videos. Entertainment on Facebook is fun and a way to occupy your time. Some negatives of Facebook entertainment are spending too much of your time on the site, and it consuming your life.  

Facebook is also used to spread news. Both good and bad news is transmitted through Facebook. People can gain updates and learn about the new and trending topics. Facebook is also a great way to rally people, such as its use during presidential campaigns. Being that people tend to be surfing the web more than anything else these days, Facebook is an excellent way to get information out to people. It specifically was used during the Obama campaign.  

Lastly, Facebook can also be used for recreational purposes. By posting pictures, and chatting with friends people can connect with others, and use Facebook as leisure activity. It is a way to fill your time, and learn information you may not have been previously aware of. By scrolling through Facebook, one can gain an insight into the lives of others, and gain a better understanding of their daily life.

 

 

http://www.wired.com/magazine/2013/04/arabspring/

http://www.qwaya.com/facebook-for-business

http://swampland.time.com/2012/11/20/friended-how-the-obama-campaign-connected-with-young-voters/