When Mark Zuckerburg started ‘Facemash’, little did he know that he was spawn a trendsetter of sorts in social media networking, otherwise known as Facebook, that found itself online by February 2004. In April 2008, even though this ‘idea’ that wasn’t so well received initially, Facebook overtook MySpace (another social networking site) to become the most popular application to be used, with its unique visitors hitting almost 130 million in number.
It is obvious to point out that the word ‘Facebook’ which is proper noun, is now referred to as a verb (facebooking) due to its overwhelming popularity that has made it synonymous with the idea of ‘social networking’.
From being a simple site providing a user with the platform to connect with school buddies that are in other states or countries, this site has expanded to the point of not only allowing users to create profiles and post pictures but also allow developers to create software as well. Not only can you access your Facebook profile on the internet but also through Smartphones as well.
Since users can post comments, join groups, play videogames, update their personal status from time to time, write notes on walls while also using the instant messaging, this can turn out to be source of much mirth and entertainment and has drawn the wrath of companies that do not want their employees wasting their on Facebook.
While being the recipient of several awards, it has been subject to criticism most notably in the form of Lamebook (parodied on the name Facebook) which post conversations on Facebook that one might find funny as well.
With the company financials in the ‘red’ since September 2009, it sure looks like things are looking up for the ‘grand-daddy of all social networking sites’, also known as Facebook.