Some people are prejudiced against Facebook. They have a pre-conceived notion that it’s all a waste of time. While it is true that a lot of people might spend excessive amounts of time on it, Facebook can be an effective social networking tool.
4 reasons to use Facebook
- It is one of the main methods of communication people use today.
- people have communication options
- post a public message on their own wall
- share pictures or videos
- post a message on a friend’s wall
- post an announcement or invitation
- comment on a post
- send a direct message – like email but inside Facebook
- communicate via instant messages when both parties are online
- people use it to avoid SPAM
- people have communication options
- The community spans generations
- Youth play the games
- Young adults share their lives with each other
- Mature adults share their lives, play games, network and also get a glimpse of their children’s lives
- Senior adults use it for communication, networking
- It strengthens relationships with your family, friends & community
- Stay informed about family events and needs
- Family can stay connected with each other even if they they’re separated by time-zones.
- Helps you to know about events in your network’s personal lives.
- It provides a platform to connect with other people who have similar interests and views or values as you do.
- You can use Facebook to find others to associate with on the internet.
- Others can use this same technology to find you.
Will there be people on Facebook who are annoying? YES.
NOTE: Facebook has this wonderful feature that allows you to hide those people who comment way too much. Some of your friends don’t realize that every detail of their life is a little too much; just sharing the major stuff would be sufficient.
