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Facebook is a free social networking website made up of hundreds of separate networks based around schools, business and region. The minimum age to join is 13. Facebook is strictly for connecting with people online; they don’t have extras like music, videos, games, classifieds, etc.
The website design is straightforward; it has few graphics or decoration, but they have a good variety of networking features.
Register for Facebook with your name, birthday, school (if applicable) and an email address. Once you’re registered, you can start customizing your profile. You can upload unlimited photos, news feeds and videos from other sources.
We were a little concerned about the security of personal information; when we registered, a dialog box popped up indicating that the page contained both secure and non secure items.
You must join at least one network to browse or search for people. Click on “Join a Network” and choose a network based on your location or school affiliation. Click on “browse” and a list of random members within your new network are displayed. You can also see a list of groups within your network.
Once you’ve found someone you want to connect with, send them a message, see a list of their friends and invite them into your network of friends. Share photos, notes and news feeds. Your friends can also post comments on your profile.
Only people within your network have access to your profile, but you can limit your profile and block individual members.
In their Terms of Service agreement, Facebook states that they do not allow offensive content such as sexually charged language and explicit photos; however, they also state that it is not their responsibility to closely monitor the content on their website. To encourage members to report content they find offensive, Facebook provides a “report this person” link on all profile pages.
We conducted a test search for offensive language and photos; however, we only found one curse word.
Facebook is a good social networking website that doesn’t waste time with extras and eye candy, so if you’re looking for a no–nonsense site with plenty of networking features, Facebook is the site for you.
For the best social networking website we could find with plenty of networking features and extras, see MySpace.
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