Everyone has heard of Facebook. Nearly everyone has a page. What started out as a simple site for college students has grown into a universal tool for worldwide networking. One of the best things about Facebook is that it makes it easy to know what’s happening with your friends, in your community, even the world. Facebook is a public service and is popular because of the simple fact that people want to be connected. These days, it’s pretty much a necessity.
Life is really busy lately. With school and work, everything is time consuming and you barely have any free time. Using Facebook really simplifies things and makes it easier to maintain your social life. It’s easy to keep up and keep in touch with people through Facebook. I am a transfer student here at UNCC and most of my closest friends live 5 hours away. Sure, we text and talk on the phone, but being able to visit their pages and seeing their pictures makes me feel like maybe we are not so far apart.
Besides people, Facebook makes it easy to stay connected to the world and/or community we live in. Honestly speaking, most of the events I attend on campus I found about because it was publicly posted on Facebook. Being a public service makes it an excellent outlet for businesses and new companies. It makes networking extremely easy and advertising on Facebook is like a worldwide billboard. Facebook makes self-promotion easy for up and coming artists and musicians. There is even Facebook Marketplace if you are looking for something in your area you want to buy or sell.
Facebook is public because it makes sense. In a way, having a Facebook page is like advertising yourself, presenting yourself to the world. You cannot control the internet but you can control what you put on your page. If something is so private you don’t want anyone to know about it then keep it off of Facebook. Privacy controls allow you to decide who sees what, what goes up or down. At the end of the day, you have full control of your page.
Facebook also makes it easy to keep tabs on people. Say you had a boyfriend (or girlfriend) and they told you that they were hanging with some friends one night. When you call them they tell you it’s just a movie night, nothing major. Well, when you get on Facebook the next day you see that they have been tagged in all these wild and crazy pictures! When you confront them about the night, they lie to your face about it because they are unaware of the photos. You probably would have believed them, but you are not a fool, you have proof! Thank you, Facebook!
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