Online community: www.facebook.com
Facebook was designed to help keep family and friends connected around the world, and to enable people to share things with each other about their lives.
Having a facebook enables someone to create a profile of their own and which contains a “wall”, where the individual can post comments about whatever they like. These comments will be able to be viewed by their friends that they have added on facebook. A persons friends can also post comments on their wall to communicate with each other. Facebook also enables people to upload their favourite photos and videos to share with their facebook friends. People are also able to “chat” with each other through facebook if two friends are on at the same time. A range of games are also available with which people can compare scores and play against each other.
People may choose to contribute to this community as it is an easy and convenient way to keep in touch and stay connected with family and friends no matter where in the world they are. It is also very convenient for viewing photos and videos of their friends, this could enable people to feel connected with each other.
An Example of a Facebook topic:
The Facebook Blog
Helping Kids Find Their Way Home
by Joe Sullivan on Tuesday, May 25, 2010 at 12:51am
Today is International Missing Children's Day, a day to celebrate efforts that have led to the recovery of missing children, reflect on the plight of those who are still missing, and dedicate ourselves anew to helping bring those children home.
What started as a local effort in one country has spread across four continents, with events and activities in Australia, Brazil, Canada, Germany, Greece, Ireland, Romania, the Netherlands, the United Kingdom and the United States. At Facebook, we always work to create a safe environment for people using it and, wherever you live, Missing Children's Day serves to remind us all to make child protection a priority.
Retrieved from: http://blog.facebook.com/blog.php?post=393390212130
Facebook has many potential ethical risks. Because people can post whatever they wish on their blog, unwanted photos, videos and information can be accessed and brought up on facebook for many people to see. A lot of people also choose to put private information on their profile including their name, age, phone number, employers and high schools they went to. These details can be accessed by a range of different people, not necessarily their friends.
Facebook eliminates the issue of being unconnected with people close to one another due to travel and distance, as it is accessible to anyone in the world. It enables live chat and private messages to be sent which means it is very convenient for people to catch up in their free time.
Facebook can offer a lot for keeping connected to close ones, however it does not enable people to hear each other’s voices live as a telephone would, or to video chat live as some other communication sites do. These are the two main limitations to facebook.
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