As I am a user of social networks I can see how indefinately they are beginning to take over the world. Facebook especially, you can have it on phones, iPods, as well as on computers, automatically signed in when the devices are turned on. As facebook was just beginning in February of 2004 it was only limited to Harvard students but just 3 months after July 15, 2009 in Tech Crunch it was announced to have "200 million users" but it was also said that was an under count. Now there are more than "500 million active users 50% of which log in on any given day" those users have an average of possibly 130 friends to communicate with on there and spend about 700 billion minutes per month on this network as said in the Facebook Press Room.Founder Mark Zuckerberg has also created almost 900 million attractions to his site to keep peoples interest to a maximum. There is something on there for each individuals interest which keeps them coming back to facebook on an often basis, as well as expressing to others the possible interactions they have for themselves. This social network could be used for business and pleasure which helps to increase the amount of users. Business' are able to use this site for networking and to build their corporate empire, as regular everyday people use this system to connect to friends and join groups as well as other entertaining factors as said by "Linda Roeder in What is Facebook.com? What Does Facebook.com Have to Offer?". Its more than just socializing its broadening certain spectacles of personal and professional in one innovative network bringing the world to come and join in on the action Facebook the takeover. Look me up!
As a computer major, I would have to agree with the statement "social network could be used for business and pleasure," which connects the world. Without the internet and the social networks, such as Facebook, people in businesses or just old friends would have a hard time keeping in touch. Before programs like Facebook, people would have to send letters that could take days to get to its destination. The internet has saved time and money for individuals and companies.
ReplyDeleteEven though the connection around the world from social networking is a helpful tool, social networking can become a health problem. According to the new York Times, people can become addicted to Facebook and from looking at a computer all day, your brain and body can be harmed. A "Facebook takeover" helps connect people all over the world but also has some hurtful side effects.
(http://bits.blogs.nytimes.com/2009/02/24/the-health-effects-of-social-networking/)
ReplyDeletePerfect title, I agree that Facebook is taking over, positively and negatively. Being a social network, it is a great way to interact with friends and family. However, the site can become very addictive. The statistics you had mentioned in your blog are very believable, considering that I personally log on at least once a day. The blog is very interesting, but you should have used a more appealing visual. For such a broad topic, the writing is a little scattered.
ReplyDeleteI will have to agree with the stats given in the blog. I know that I myself get on Facebook.com at least twice a day, in the mornings and nights. I will also have to agree with the fact that Facebook is taking over the world. We as human beings have the choice of whether or not we want to get on Facebook. But sometimes people just can’t control themselves and spend hours on Facebook. It is difficult when all your friends are online to chat with them, or when people post different things as their statuses and sometimes people just want to read them all. But in the end it is up to us, to allow Facebook to take over the world. The world has over six billion people on it. And if there are about 500 million users of Facebook, that means that about 8% of the world is on Facebook. Therefore it is far away from having the entire world on it. It will be up to all the users if they want Facebook to take over their individual lives.
ReplyDeleteAs a minor Facebook user, I can still agree that Facebook is taking over. When I first went into the library here at VSU, I never expected so many people to be using Facebook instead of doing some assignment given to them. I barely use Facebook, I might get on to see how everyones holding up everynow and then but other than that I don't use it much. While it might take over everyone elses lives it won't take over my life.
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