Founded in 2004, the U.S. community site Facebook currently has about 50 million users worldwide. A remarkable success story for a site that is not less: Facebook reinvents interpersonal communication on the Web.
5 reasons to love Facebook
1 - The grip of the site is simple. After a short registration, the principle is to give real information to be viewed by other Internet users, some only with your consent - the navigation is very intuitive.
2 - You can find old friends and other people through there name, career or school or city.. You can also view profile of some registered users.
3 - The whole concept is new. You can find users who have the same interests as you? Nothing more simple with the search tool.
4 - Facebook is fun with, fake profiles policies or stars used as pranks.
5 - We can sell and sell. Facebook has become an excellent vehicle for promoting emerging artists and young companies that focus on "viral marketing".
5 reasons to hate Facebook
1 - Facebook privacy threat. Upon registration, the site proposes to browse the contacts stored in your mailbox. While it offers the opportunity to more quickly find your friends on the network. But better be careful, one click too fast and now your address book sent to the company. An Internet note that under the terms and conditions, Facebook allows himself to "rent" to companies and networks of friends included.
2 - Facebook is very intrusive. By default, the site sends you an email each time you seek another registrant, which can happen several times a day - it is necessary to go into the options to change the situation.
3 - Facebook now bombard members of targeted advertisements. Launched last week, Facebook Ads is a system of ad placement on the pages visited by members of the network according to their profile and their actions on the site. This is also mainly to meet the huge advertising market that Microsoft recently invested $240 million in the company. This service to advertisers is it legal? The CNIL said vigilant, but the legal issue is not formally decided yet.
4 - Facebook is annoying, sometimes ... An "old friend" relationship or a desktop that you would rather avoid you spotted on the network? If you do not accept the contact, he will ... Your profile is full of details about your privacy, your friends, your tastes? Think of your future employer that is sure to look curiously at these crisp details ...
5 - Facebook is not available in all International languages.