I have
read the article "From relationships to revolution: Sevenways
Facebook has changed the world" which is about Facebook and how
social media has changed the way we communicate with friends, family
and acquaintances. Facebook has changed a lot in the way we
communicate and foremost what we call friends, from family members to
superficial acquaintances. For just as it is mentioned in the
article, it is very easy to add to any and to remove any with just
one click. Just that one can remove someone just with a click over
real life where you have to grab it and solve it on the spot which
makes life on Facebook might be a little simpler than the reality.
One thing that struck me when I think of this how easy it is to get
in touch with people compared to when I was little. Because when I
was little, before I started using it, it was the only way to come in
contact with friends to call them on the phone or go and knock on
their door. Today it is just to use Facebook's built-in instant
messenger and send a message when most have Messenger on their phone
and computer.
That it has become easier to get in touch with people with this, it has also become easier to be spontaneous and organize spontaneous events with friends and acquaintances. Facebook is used not only by individuals but also by public figures like celebrities and politicians.
Just that even politicians use Facebook makes it easier for them to spread their views and large parts of todays elections could as well be won through social media. Which can be both good and bad, the bad is that they can be easy to use Facebook as a politician instead of going out and meeting people. Speaking of bad and good with Facebook as it can also be used by criminals who are after personal data that can be used to commit fraud. Because the whole is a fairly new phenomenon, as is sometimes the police is after by the investigating these scams then usually criminals hiding behind the bottle profiles. An example of such fraud was a while ago when it was circulating false ICA gift card on Facebook. The whole thing was that the user should click on a link to fill in the details to get the gift which was of course false. But even good deeds have been using Facebook as people have found jobs through the businesses that use Facebook to find them there. Even companies acting Facebook to advertise and get in touch with the new and old customers. Much of Facebook's revenue comes precisely from ads then they are free to use. As the article says many users list their interests which allows companies to target advertising based on what users like.
That it has become easier to get in touch with people with this, it has also become easier to be spontaneous and organize spontaneous events with friends and acquaintances. Facebook is used not only by individuals but also by public figures like celebrities and politicians.
Just that even politicians use Facebook makes it easier for them to spread their views and large parts of todays elections could as well be won through social media. Which can be both good and bad, the bad is that they can be easy to use Facebook as a politician instead of going out and meeting people. Speaking of bad and good with Facebook as it can also be used by criminals who are after personal data that can be used to commit fraud. Because the whole is a fairly new phenomenon, as is sometimes the police is after by the investigating these scams then usually criminals hiding behind the bottle profiles. An example of such fraud was a while ago when it was circulating false ICA gift card on Facebook. The whole thing was that the user should click on a link to fill in the details to get the gift which was of course false. But even good deeds have been using Facebook as people have found jobs through the businesses that use Facebook to find them there. Even companies acting Facebook to advertise and get in touch with the new and old customers. Much of Facebook's revenue comes precisely from ads then they are free to use. As the article says many users list their interests which allows companies to target advertising based on what users like.
Even
how we get in touch with news today have Facebook changed and how the
journalists distribute their articles. Now a journalist need just to
link his articles on Facebook to find readers instead of issue the
articles in a magazine or newspaper.
So, in
the end Facebook have changed a lot in our ways to communicate with
each other and not only for individuals even politician use it and
other public figures. Facebook have open new doors for both good and
bad peoples. So be safe out there and if something is to good to be
true, it is often so. It is also good to have source criticism when
you read articles and status updates on Facebook.
