Facebook

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Facebooks Big Changes

• Alejandra Garcia
• MIS 304
• October 4, 2011

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Overview

• What it is?
• How it relates to IT/IS?
• How is affecting peoples lives
• What are the changes
• Where is facebook taking us?

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What it is?

• Social Networking Service
• Connects people around the world
• www.facebook.com
• Created in 2004 by Mark Zuckerberg
• A Personal Space
• Profile
• Download pictures
• thoughts

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How it relate to IT/IS?

• Information and Communication Technology (ICT)
• Advertisements

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How is Affecting peoples lives

• 2011, 800 Million Active Users
• Students, teachers, parents, employees,
  businesses.
• 2004-1 million
• 2007-50 million
• 2008-100 million
• 2009- 350 million
• 2010-500 million
• 2011-800 million

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What are the changes
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The News Feed Ticker

• Let you see what friends are doing, like watching
  a movie, or listening to a song.
• If youre checking facebook ten times a day at
  work, then most of the items in your feed will be
  recent.

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Smart Lists

• Group people into work, school, family and city.
• You may select the group, you want to see your
  posts

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Story Timeline

• Organize photos in a chronological form.
• Provide to view the story of your life.
• It will be available in few weeks

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Where is facebook taking us?

• Mark Zuckerbergs Vision
• Habit
• Emotional
• Will you follow?
• How long?
• Does facebook care about users?

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References

• http//youthspeak.blogspot.com/2011/09/where-is-fa
  cebook-take-us-and-will-you.html
• http//www.cnn.com/2011/09/28/tech/social-media/fa
  cebook-rumors/index.html
• http//www.facebook.com/press/info.php?timeline
• http//www.benphoster.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/
  07/Facebook-User-Growth-Chart.png
• http//articles.nydailynews.com/2011-09-23/news/30
  214911_1_founder-mark-zuckerberg-facebook-experien
  ce-open-graph
• http//latimesblogs.latimes.com/technology/2011/09
  /facebook-wants-users-to-share-it-all.html