Essay # 1

Facebook

Introduction

     My topic is about Facebook. It is one of the most popular social website worldwide. It enables people from different ages, nationalities and countries to contact each other. In addition, It is the best website that makes the people to be together all the time and helps its users to make friends from all over the world. Moreover, Facebook is considered the number one social media.

 Early history

      It was invented by Harvard computer science student Mark Zuckerberg. He is an American student who could with some of his friends launch the most popular website called Facebook. In February, 2004 Mark Zuckerberg became youngest billionaire and he was also named in 2008 “Man of the year”. During his studies at Harvard University Mark Zuckerberg wrote a program and called it Course Match. This program allowed users to make class selection decisions based on the choices of other students and also to help them form study groups. While at Harvard, Mark co-founded Facebook, an internet based social network. Of course, Mark Zuckerberg and with the help of his fellows are called the founders of Facebook and they could found the best networking services as a social utility. They presented to the humanity the most valuable gift in our modern times.

 Development

       No one can deny that the invention of the Facebook took same important steps to be developed and become as it is today. It started as a student –oriented- social networking website developed in college dorm room called “The Facebook”, it was initially distributed to Harvard Freshmen. But the network grew quickly to include Boston University and it was renamed in 2005 “Facebook”. Nowadays the Facebook is a website on which the members can post personal messages and update on the event of their life.  

Modern developments

As the revolution of the technology people prefer smartphones with quality of computers. Mark took this point in consideration and lunch Facebook for phones. Statistically, the number of visitors to Facebook through their phones is about 618 million and it is growing dramatically. Facebook has an international position between other social networks websites. Furthermore, there are huge differences between Facebook in 2004 and now in 2013. Facebook can become better in understanding the needs of users. Facebook should know the relationship between users and media. For example, if we liked any page Facebook can’t know the why we like it. However, Facebook is already a magnificent website; nevertheless it should develop to compete with others social networks.

Conclusion

     Facebook is one of the most important social networking sites; it has many positives and negative sides. Some people use the Facebook in good way but others use it in bad way. Moreover, Facebook let the users to communicate with each other worldwide. Facebook started to be used as a way for university students to communicate with each other, but evolved into a first means of communication between people. In this day not only to communicate, but also became the site to find out the latest news around the world, and knowledge of the latest programs, movies, and make new friends. I think that Facebook is an important site for the community and no one can live without it, but everyone must use it correctly in order to benefit from it fully.

 

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