Mike Rooney

Facebook Analysis

Facebook is a social media site, where you register, create a profile, add other users and chat with people. Users can browse other’s photos, videos and walls, update their profile and make statuses. Facebook was made to reconnect with old friends and meet new ones over the internet.

           

Facebook is used by businesses to spread the word about their business. Businesses can have fan pages, so users can like their businesses and write on their walls. Users can read the businesses statuses, and posts to find out about new products and upcoming events. Businesses can also post advertisements on the side of the web page to promote themselves. However a downside is that some businesses might have an audience that doesn’t use Facebook, like an older generation.

           

Facebook is used for social purposes as well. People can connect with past classmates, and even meet future roommates they will bunk with in college. Requests can be made to other users, so you can access their photos, wall posts and videos. Friends can chat and comment on statuses, photos and videos to share their mind. A downside to the social side is that people can stalk you and find your information if it isn’t safely blocked.

           

Facebook can also be used for entertainment too. Users can play games, trivia and take surveys if they want. There are virtual simulation games, like Farmville, when time needs to be invested into the game. Users can also like celebrities, bands and other stars to see their statuses and comment on their profiles. A downside to this is that when you play certain games, they have the ability to send requests to other friends to play and post statuses on your profile about the game.

           

Facebook is also used for news aspects too. Groups on Facebook can be made in order to spread the word about some charities, and good causes; like the Invisible Children group. Also, events can be made and people can attend or not attend (depending on the user) to go to a fundraiser or another event.

           

For recreational purposes users can like songs, bands, games, movies and tons more. By hitting like, the users can see updates, posts, and upcoming movies and shows. A downside is that there could be spoiler alerts.

There are downsides to these aspects of Facebook. For the business, they could keep sending invites to your profile. For social, people can stalk you and find out your information. For entertainment, games can post statuses whenever they feel and send invites. For news, you can keep sending out invites and harass people. For recreational purposes, you can get spam from the games you play.