Facebook: Modern Technology at its Greatest

Ever since its rise to fame among the general public, the internet has been a morphing and evolving method of conveying information. In the Internet's original form webpages simply existed to provide information written by one person, with no method of direct feedback and comments. There were few limits on what you could accomplish with a webpage and many years to learn even basic coding, aside from the technical limitations of technology at the time.

Social networking websites such as Facebook or MySpace emerged in the last years. Some say that the advanced in Internet connection and computer systems made these networks possible. These networks brought together millions of users who could now share information and data on the websites without the need to understand html or another web programming language.

Every user can make an account at Facebook which can then be found by other Facebook users. It is possible to receive friend requests and send them out as well. You are then actively taking part in the virtual life of your friends by receiving status updates, pictures, links and other information that they post or receive.This makes it easy to keep up with the life of friends that you do not visit or meet every day.

Security and privacy options have been added to Facebook over time to provide users with better security and privacy on the website. It is for instance possible to hide an account so that it cannot be found by other Facebook users. The remaining functionality on the other hand would still be accessible including the ability to search for and add friends to that account.

While the main benefit is the ease which you can post pictures and text, one of the more exciting features of Facebook is the ability to play various games on the site, and even battle against your friends for the high score. You can invite friends to play games with you, and even message them that you've beaten their score! It makes it easy for a group of friends to have fun competing against each other in a variety of games ranging from Tetris, to Scrabble and many more.

Facebook also has many quizzes that you can take, about a variety of subjects ranging from 'Which of the Seven Dwarfs are You?' to 'What Political Party most Suits You?'. The quizzes are made by the users, so there's almost an infinite variety to choose from! As with the games, you can send your results to all of your friends if you so choose. You could even invite them to take the quiz, and compare your results with all of your friends.

Facebook originated as mainly a social networking site for college students, allowing them to keep in contact with each other and those they left behind as they moved to different areas for college. However, it soon blossomed so that nearly every age demographic uses it - from teenagers to grandparents. It's still an endlessly useful tool for college students, making moving away from your family less painful as you can still easily keep in contact.

Facebook offers a great way for everyone to stay in touch with friends and relatives. It is also a place to meet new friends and share photos, videos and messages with each other.