the facts on facebook

Done  by  Taylor  Ivey  

Facebook was created and founded by Mark Zuckerberg on

February 4th, 2004

As of December 31st, 2013, 757 million users log onto Facebook daily

Online Networks Before Facebook

How  many  of  these  do  you  remember?  

"My goal was never to just create a company. A lot of people misinterpret that, as if I don't care about revenue or profit or any of those things. But what not being "just" a company means to me is building something that actually makes a really big change in the world.”  

- Mark Zuckerberg, Founder of Facebook

Facebook has become a world- wide phenomenon

1 in every 13 people on Earth is on Facebook

People spend over 700 billion

minutes per month on Facebook

Facebook has changed

the way we live

“Think about what people are doing on Facebook today. They're keeping up with their friends and family, but they're also building an image and identity for themselves, which in a sense is their brand. They're connecting with the audience that they want to connect to. It's almost a disadvantage if you're not on it now.”

- Mark Zuckerberg

#1  Facebook has changed the way we connect with people

The ability to connect is easier than ever!

Connect with friends

Connect with family

Connect with co-workers

And many more!

#2 #2 Facebook  changed  how  we  communicate    

•  Wall posts

•  Statuses

•  Messages

•  Pictures

•  Videos

•  Sharing

#3 Facebook changed the way we do business

Entrepreneurs and developers from more than 190 countries build with a Facebook Platform  

80% of social media users in the U.S prefer to connect to a brand on Facebook

75% of businesses say that Facebook is critical or important to their business

60% of the Fortune 500 Companies have a presence on Facebook

#4 Facebook changed the way we share and receive information

•  In 20 minutes 1, 000, 000 links are shared on Facebook

•  48% of young Americans said they found out about news through Facebook

• More than 30 billion pieces of content (web links, news stories, blog posts, notes, photo albums, etc.) shared each month

“Facebook was not originally created to be a company. It was built to accomplish a social mission - to make the world more open and connected.” - Mark Zuckerberg  

Beware  of  the  

     Dangers  of  Facebook          

However…

à Presence of fake profiles à Time - consuming à Platform for cyberbullying

à Inappropriate content could cost you your job or your education à Easy for strangers to access profile à Your personal information could be used for harm

Dangers of Facebook include…

Always remember

Be Smart

on Facebook

“Right now, with social networks and other tools on the Internet, all of these 500 million people have a way to say what they're thinking and have their voice be heard.” - Mark Zuckerberg    

What do YOU think?

What role does Facebook have in your life?

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