FACEBOOKBY:GARSAN THAYANANTHAN

What is Facebook?

•Facebook is a social networking site that allows people to communicate and connect to family, friends or colleagues through a pc or mobile device

Messenger

• Messenger was a app created by Facebook so that users can message and contact family in a more efficient and accessible way

FACEBOOK HAS APPROXIMATELY 1.23 BILLION MONTHLY ACTIVE USERS AND 945 MILLION MOBILE USERS. THERE IS NOT A FIXED NUMBER OF CREATED FACEBOOK ACOUNTS BECAUSE EVERYYDAY, THOUSANDS OF

PEOPLE JOIN FACEBOOK SO THE POPULATION GROWS VERY FAST.

Background info on Facebook

• Founded in February 4, 2004• CEO: Mark Zuckerburg • Founders: Mark Zuckerburg, Dustin

Mostokitz, Eduardo Saverin, Andrew McCollum, Chris Hughes

• 2006 was the year when everyone 13 years or older with a valid email address, were allowed to have access to Facebook

About Mark Zuckerburg

•CEO of Facebook•He was a Harvard drop-out•Born May 14, 1984 (age 30)•Net Worth: 34.8 billion USD

How many people have Facebook?•As of 1/28/15, 1.23 billion people use Facebook every month

•72% of the people who go on Facebook every month are adults

•The number of daily active users as of 1/28/15 is 890 million people

DID YOU KNOW?THE COUNTRY WITH THE MOST ACTIVE FACEBOOK

USERS IS CANADA (1/28/15)

Pros about Facebook

• Easy to use• Good way to connect with friends and family• Liking/Following celebrities on give you updates about what they

are doing• Makes it easier to talk to people• Can be used for educational purposes• Good way to use leisure time

Cons about Facebook

• Accounts aren’t very secure• People spend too much time on Facebook which puts

them behind in school work or how much time they have to sleep

• People will express their opinion on Facebook but sometimes. Pictures and status updates can hurt chances of getting a job.

• Number 1 cause of cyber bullying• In the future, people start to regret what they posted

in the past

What other companies do Facebook own?

IF YOU DON’T ALREADY HAVE FACEBOOK, YOU SHOULD CONSIDER CREATING AN ACCOUNT

BECAUSE IT IS A GREAT WAY TO CONNECT TO YOUR FAMILY AND FRIENDS. IT CAN ALSO BE USEFULL IN

THE FUTURE BECAUSE YOU CAN TALK TO SOME OLD FRIENDS AND MEET UP SOMETIMES. IT IS

ALSO HELPS BECAUSE IF FAMILY OR FRIENDS GO TO A DIFFERENT COUNTRY, COMMUNICATING WITH

THEM IS ABSOLUTELY FREE.