Written Analysis 1

Facebook

Facebook is a social media website that was created by Mark Zuckerberg. Facebook allows friends to connect by having personal websites that friends can communicate and share photos. Facebook has become a pop culture phenomenon. Facebook is made up of many myths and has become a pop culture icon. 

Firstly, Facebook itself is not a myth but the things that are on Facebook along with things that Facebook itself have communicated have turned out to be myths. Firstly, there is no fact checker on Facebook so users are able to create fake profiles and enhance or lie about information on their lives. The most important myth  that Facebook has communicated include privacy setting allowances. Facebook has communicated many times that pages are secure but this has been proven many times false when updates make all user’s information readily available. Recently, Facebook has removed the option to make your name unsearchable (Constine, 2013). 

Facebook has become an icon. Facebook is mentioned in Television shows, in magazines, and in movies. The creation of Facebook was even depicted in its own major motion picture called the Social Network in 2012. Facebook allows businesses to promote themselves for free and connects people for purposes of business or pleasure. Facebook has also branched out and has purchased other social networks such as instagram. Facebook has began to monopolize social media by making these purchases which pushes Facebook farther into icon status. 

The insights I get from analyzing Facebook is the progress that has been made from the creation of Facebook. Facebook allows people to easily connect with family and friends that live far away. It allows businesses to promote themselves without spending a fortune. Lastly, Facebook has encouraged other forms of social media to pop up such as Twitter, Instagram, and Snap Chat. Facebook has greatly increased technology’s bounds.  

References

Constine, J. (2013, October 10). Facebook Removing Option To Be Unsearchable By Name, Highlighting Lack Of Universal Privacy Controls. TechCrunch. Retrieved November 22, 2013, from http://techcrunch.com/2013/10/10/facebook-search-privacy/