With more than 800 million users, Facebook is not only the largest social network in the world, it’s also one of the most popular websites on the Internet–and one of the fastest growing networks, adding an estimated half a million new users every single day. The social network, started in a Harvard dorm room by Mark Zuckerberg in 2004, offers an array of features that allow you to document your social life, communicate with friends and family, and much more.
And Facebook’s not just for people.As more users have flocked to Facebook, businesses have followed. By creating a Facebook Page, businesses are able to stay in touch with customers and increase their brand awareness. People can “like” their favorite brands, movies and celebrities, as well as their local mom-and-pop grocery.Facebook re-defined the online profile with the introduction of the Timeline, a visual representation of the story of your life. Just scroll down to be taken back in time, and see what you were doing, where you went, and what you shared, on any particular day. You can even fill in the blanks in your personal history with just a click of the Timeline. When you’re not busy changing the past, you can link Facebook to the rest of your online life with social apps, challenge friends to games, upload pictures of your last party, promote your business or invite guests to your next party.