FACEBOOK

Facebook

Facebook

Introduction

The topic that is selected for the study is Faceebook, as it is known that majority of the people of United States use this social networking website; among which large part belongs to youth or teen agers and it has become the culture of United States. Keeping this in view, it is noted that the Faceebook has played a key role in connecting the people with each other which has contributed in developing the culture of United States.

Discussion

Facebook is a social network in which registered users can network and create groups, and share messages and photos, and use the application. In October 2012, the number of users around the world amounted to more than 1 billion out of which 30% belong to United States, and a monthly upload more than 1 billion photos and 10 million videos, which is now 265 billion. According to researchers, the Moreover, with respect to Facebook usage in United States, the average age of users of the service is 22 years (Baloun, 2007).

The use of social media that is Facebook in US is based on disseminating information about scientific research. Among the data presented is that the Internet has surpassed newspapers as the second largest source of news (after television) to the general public in the United States. But in the case of scientific information and for those who have less than 30 years, the main source is the online vehicle that is Facebook. It is assumed in the United States that if an individual is not using the social media that is Facebook, he or she simply is not communicating with the majority of the population. It is observed that more than 680,000 statuses updates per minute are shared on Facebook. So far, nothing new, but the main point is that people who do not ...