Facebook 101

This article, by Thomas Krivak is subtitled 'Ten Things You Need to Know About Facebook'. It gives a succinct overview of Facebook. The ten things are:

1. Who is using Facebook? Numbers and %ages by age group, rate of joining, how much time is spent per day there;
2. What can you find on Facebook? People's interests.
3. Why are people using Facebook? It's an easy icebreaker, you can upload and share photos.
4. What kinds of third-party programs can you add?
5. What are advertisers doing there? Advertising - to quote one, they find it 'invaluable'.
6. Who else is joining the Facebook network? It's not just college students, and political figures are there too.
7. What groups are now on Facebook? Lots, including professional organisations.
8. Why is Facebook so popular for sharing photos? Easy to upload. More photos than Flickr.
9. How do you find old friends and new colleagues? It sounds easy.
10. What about privacy? There are ways to avoid being visible to the whole world, but it's up to the user to implement them.