Online communities are social networks that allow people to post information, which crosses geographical and political boundaries so discuss and reflect on mutual interests( Wikipedia -http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Facebook. The online community I have been following is facebook -www.facebook.com
Facebook is a social networking website that was launched in February 2004 and was privately operated and owned by Facebook INC. Facebook was created by Mark Zuckerman and his fellow students while attending Harvard. Facebook is used by members to keep in contact with friends all over the world. Users can create profiles which allow them show information about themselves, including photos, lists of personal interests, contact info, and videos.
Facebook has become the top social network and has been highly used in the years 2009 and 2010. On February 5th, 2010 their were 400 million users linked to facebook. Features of facebook include personal rooms, chat room, photos, status, pokes,attachments, creation of interest groups and like pages.
Facebook has had some major ethical issues particularly in relation to privacy. It has been blocked from several countries and banned in some work places to discourage employees from wasting their time.
All in all facebook is a great way to keep in contact but should be used in moderation.
