77. Facebook
One of the most recent social changes taking
in the United States, and in the world,
social networking. Social networking in itself is not
new development. These types of groups have been
existence for at least 150 years, and probably
than that. In the times before the invention
the personal computer, and the advent of the
Wide Web, social networking was done in person.
who had similar likes and interests would gather
to share experiences, make new contacts, and promote
, or their businesses.
On the Internet, social networking
made their first appearances during the late 1990s.
first major social networking website in the United
was MySpace. MySpace was a comprehensive, social networking
that allowed its users to exchange messages, share
, and make new friends in a way that
never thought of in the past. With MySpace,
who did not go out much could reach
to others from the comfort of their own
.
In 2004, Facebook was created. It was originally
website created for use by Harvard University students,
, and faculty, but it soon expanded to include
about everyone. Facebook is an elaborate social networking
that has grown incredibly fast. It is now
than some of the largest companies in the
. It is a website that is in constant
. New features are added regularly. Facebook has revolutionized
way people stay connected with each other and
rest of the world. The way it works
simple. Users can set up a new account
. All a new user needs is an email
to start. Once a person has created an
, he, or she can invite friends by sending
request out to people they know who also
their own Facebook pages. Once you get started,
new friends will come easily.
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