A small presentation on Facebook for students #facebook

2. FACEBOOK
GROUP MEMBERS :
ROBINA UW-15-ECO-BS-015
MUHAMMAD ISMAIL UW-15-ECO-BS-002
HASSAN AHMAD NIZAM UW-15-ECO-BS-015
PRESENTED TO :
MAM SADIA

3. WHAT IS SOCIAL NETWORKING ??
• Social Networking is defined as:
“A phenomena defined by linking people to each other in some way”
by topicguru.com
• A social network service focuses on building online communities of people
who share interests and/or activities, or who are interested in exploring the
interests and activities of others
by wikipedia.com
• This is where people develop networks of friends and associates. It forges
and creates links between different people. A social network can form a key
element of collaborating and networking
by edublog.org

4. NUMBER OF FAMOUS SOCIAL
WEBSITES
Facebook – 908,000,000 Twitter – 500,000,000
Google Plus – 400,000,000 Linkedin – 187,000,000
Bebo – 117,000,000 Tagged – 100,000,000
Instagram – 32,000,000+ deviantART – 24,000,000
Pinterest – 20,000,000+ FourSquare – 20,000,000
That is a total of just over 2.3 billion registered users of social networking
sites world wide.

5. WHAT EXACTLY IS FACEBOOK ??
• Facebook is a “social networking website”
• Facebook is a free service that allows you to create an online
page to connect with friends, family, or make new friends with
anyone anywhere.
• On your Facebook page or account, you can share pictures,
personal information , messages, videos , join groups and
add applications.

6. CO-FOUNDERS OF FACEBOOK
• Facebook was founded in 2004 by Harvard student Mark E. Zuckerberg
with help from hisroommatesDustin Moskovitz and ChrisHughes.
• Facebook was originally for Harvard students then expanded to other
collegesthen to anyoneover theageof 18, and now currently to anyone13
yearsof ageor older.

7. EVOLUTION OF FACEBOOK

8. FACEBOOK AGE DISTRIBUTION

9. COMMUNICATION WITH
FRIENDS/FAMILY
 Message: Send aprivatemessageto afriend or
someoneyou would liketo befriendswith
 Like : Nothing witty to say?Giveyour friend the
thumbsup
 Comments : Writecommentson pictures, friend’s
statusupdatesor wall posts
 Share : What you likepostsor things, shareit with
your friendson Facebook

10. COMMUNICATION ( PREVIOUS)
 Status Update : Sharewhat you’redoing, feeling or
thinking
 Facebook Chat : Real timecommunication with friends
currently on theFacebook website
 Wall : Writeapublic messageto afriend on their wall
 News feed : Seepostsfrom friendsor family , groupsor
pageswhat you haveliked .

11. IMPORTANT QUESTION
You may ask….You may ask….
How can Ibe sure that Iam safe onHow can Ibe sure that Iam safe on
Facebook oron any othersocial networkingFacebook oron any othersocial networking
sites?sites?
Lets explore…Lets explore…

12. Privacy Policy as per FacebookPrivacy Policy as per Facebook
 You should have control over your personal
information
 Children between 13-18 should ask parents before
posting something
 Be careful when sharing your Information with Third
Parties

13. SOME SAFETY TIPS FOR USING
FACEBOOK
• Keep theamount of privateinformation you post to aminimum.
• Never post information likeyour address, birthday, telephonenumber, class
schedule, or anything elsethat you would not want astranger to know.
• Keep your password asecret
• Makesureto adjust your privacy setting so only peopleyou want to review
you pagecan
• Becautiousabout posting and sharing personal information, especially
information that could beused to identify you or locateyou offline, such as
your addressor telephonenumber
• Block and report anyonethat sendsyou unwanted or inappropriate
communications

14. ADVANTAGES
• It’sasocial network- It’sagreat way to keep in touch with friends
and also makenew friends. You can meet peoplewith your same
interest or hobbies, and even connect with peoplein your samefield
of study or job.
• Facebook allowsyou to shareinformation and photos, you can blog
about atopic of interest, and you can also connect to other
applicationslike, Twitter or Flickr.
• Facebook allowspeopleto connect, to learn from each other, to
discussissues, viewpointsand shareadvice. You can also join
groupshaving similar likesand dislikes.

15. DISADVANTAGES
 Sharing too much privateinformation could becomea
problem so shareonly what you arecomfortablewith
sharing. Through your privacy settingsyou can control
what you share.
 If usetoo much , it wastesyour precioustimeand can
reduceyour physical fitnessand even, can damageyour
eyes.

16. FACTS ABOUT FACEBOOK
• Facebook hasover 1.4 billion users
• Over 70% of Facebook usersareoutsidetheUnited States
• Theaverageperson has120 friendson Facebook
• Morethan 3.5 billion minutesarespent on Facebook each day
• Thefastest growing demographic isthose35 yearsold and
older
• Slogan : “Facebook”
helpsyou connect and sharewith the
peoplein your life.