I.TECHNOLOGYGROUP ASSIGNMENT

Group Members :

1)Jasmeet Khosa2)Mahendran3)Uthayakumaran4)Denniz Zhang

Social network chosen :

REGISTRATION PROCESS :

There are 3 easy steps to Create a facebook account.

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FEATURES OF FACEBOOK :

There are many features of having a Facebook account and they are like followings

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PublisherPublisher is the main feature to post information and messages

which appear on the user's own Wall, on their friend's Walls, as well as the News Feed on the Home page. It appears at the top of the

Home page, Profile Wall page as well as friend's Wall page.

Send Message Post information on walls

News FeedOn 6 September 2006, Ruchi Sanghvi announced a new home page

feature called News Feed. Originally, when users logged into Facebook, they were presented with a customizable version of their

own profile. From news feed users can get information on friends profile. Now days users can choose what they want other users to

read on their profile.

News feed

PhotosOne of the most popular applications on Facebook is the

Photos application, where users can upload albums of photos, tag friends, and comment on photos

Tag friendsPhoto comment

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Album

GiftsFacebook also have a virtual gift feature to the website.

Friends could send gifts - small icons of novelty items to each other by selecting one from Facebook's virtual gift shop and

adding a message. Gifts given to a user appear on the recipient's wall with the giver's message, unless the giver decided to give the gift privately, in which case the giver's

name and message is not displayed to other users.

NotesFacebook Notes is a blogging feature that allowed tags and embeddable images. Users were later able to import blogs

from Xanga, LiveJournal, Blogger, and other blogging services.

MarketplaceFacebook introduced the Facebook Marketplace allowing

users to post free classified ads within the following categories: For Sale, Housing, Jobs, and Other. Ads can be posted in either available or wanted format. The market

place is available for all Facebook users and is currently free.

PokesThe poke feature is intended to be a virtual "nudge" to

attract the attention of another user. Hence, most Facebook users use this feature to attract attention or say "hello" to

their friends.

Status UpdatesFacebook has a micro-blogging feature called "status

updates" (also referred to simply as "status") which allows users to post messages for all their friends to read. In turn,

friends can respond with their own comments, and also press the "Like" button to show that they enjoyed reading it. A

user's most recent status update appears at the top of their profile, and is also noted in the "Recently updated" section of

a user's friend list.

Status updates

Like button

EventsFacebook events are a way for members to let friends know about upcoming events in their community and to organize

social gatherings. Events require an event name, network, host name, event type, start and end time, location, and a guest list of friends invited. Events can be open, closed, or secret. When

setting up an event the user can choose to allow friends to upload photos or videos.

Networks and groupsFacebook allows different networks and groups to which

many users can join. It also allows privacy settings on basis of networks. Groups are used for discussions and events etc.

Groups are a way of enabling a number of people to come together online to share information and discuss specific

subjects. They are increasingly used by clubs, companies and public sector organizations to engage with stakeholders - be they members of the public, employees, members, service

users, shareholders or customers.

VideoDuring the time that Facebook released its platform, it also

released an application of its own for sharing videos on Facebook. Users can add their videos with the service by

uploading video, adding video through Facebook Mobile, and using a webcam recording feature.

ChatFacebook Chat was released to the entire Facebook user

base. Users are only able to chat with their Facebook friends and on a one-to-one basis.

PagesIndividuals or companies can create "Pages" which allows

users to "become a fan" of the individual, product, service, or concept. Pages look and behave much like a user's personal

private profile, with some significant differences.

BENEFITS OF FACEBOOK : 3

· Allows user search for new and old friends .

· Accessible to chosen universities having a high level of security .

· Makes it less awkward when communicating with strangers or people you are not familiar with.

· Love attraction - can be used as a dating service

system

· Makes it easier to join groups having similar likes and dislikes.

· Allows members to check students who are taking the same class, living within the same area, or coming

from the same academy.

Disadvantages OF FACEBOOK : 4

· Overcrowding.

· Weakening long distance relationship.

· Unsupported by physical adjacency.

· Contributes wide-range procrastination.

· Rampant addiction.

· Stalking is possible.

· Acquaintances be labelled as friends.

THANK YOU VERY MUCH