Impact+on+Society

   After Facebook became popular, millions of users were able to connect and communicate with old friends. Features such as Facebook chat, "People You Know", and groups allow users all over the world to connect with each other. Unfortunately, these applications also allow stalkers and dangerous users to gain personal information of the many teenagers who use Facebook. ~Ron Qiao  

   __ Positive Effects __
Just like everything in the world Facebook has positive qualities and negative qualities. Using facebook connects people from different high schools, states, countries, and even continents! It creates a new form of communication. This site allows for many different purposes. Facebook can be used to unite people to discuss business, teens to socialize, people to meet others, groups to communicate such as clubs, and for people to discuss issues. This site has revolutionized the way people can communicate making username profiles, adding pictures, videos, and truly allowing the user to express themsleves. Unlike Myspace, Facebook can control who can see the information that they put up. For example, Facebook has privacy settings that allow the user to select the level of privacy the user would like to use, controlling what information goes to who. You can control who you want to see your page and who can see what. If there is a picture or video that you would only like certain people to see you are able to edit it and decide who you want to see it. Facebook is fun with the applications made, communication opportunities, and the protection offered. ~Nicole Ghicas/Joanna Troetti/Nicole jablon **
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__Negative Effects  __  <span style="display: block; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; text-align: center;">**<span style="color: rgb(235, 234, 234);"><span style="color: rgb(187, 37, 174);">Facebook is popular because its easy to use, but its simplicity gives it a few flaws. Since online social website such as Myspace and Facebook encourage teenagers to provide their personal information, it also attracts pedofiles/stalkers. Although some accounts require you to be friends with that person in order to view their profile, adults an easily create an account and disguise themselves as teenagers. Many students that go to college and have a Facebook usually don't concentrate on the work that is needed to be done. Teachers find it as a distraction for students, so at some colleges they ban the website. Also, many students have been suspended from their schools for putting inappropriate pictures of themselves and other people on their profile. So Facebook can have its negative effects when used incorrectly. ~Ron Qiao/Joanna Troetti

that's mean :( ** <span style="display: block; color: rgb(149, 9, 17); font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; text-align: center;">