Archive for October, 2011

Facebook Status Updates and Comments

Facebook Status Updates and Comments

“Here at the mall, eating.” “Just got home, having a snack.” “Sleeping…zzzz.” These and other seemingly insane status updates seem to crop up on the giant time-suck that is Facebook, one of the Internet’s most popular invention yet. Yes, Facebook does allow you to connect to your long-lost uncle’s uncle’s cousin’s son whom you don’t [...]

Facebook and Work

Facebook and Work

You have been into several interviews since you left your last job. You had good grades back in school, good references, you’re smart. You are well-versed and very articulate. In fact, it feels as if you were almost hired after every job interview. So what is it that’s keeping you from landing a new job? [...]

Facebook Negative Effects

Facebook Negative Effects

Although social networking systems offer many advantages like meeting new people across the globe and finding old pals. Facebook is one of those popular social networks. But are these advanced technological forms of communicating with people hurting the social’s skills? The obvious drawback of Facebook is that your profile is openly available to all the [...]

Facebook Security Issues

Facebook Security Issues

In today’s society of global communication, where “Facebook Me” is a commonly used phrase, less and less people find the need to meet their acquaintances in person. What is more, even fewer people make actual eye contact with that “awesome girl/guy” they met on the internet and claim to have fallen for. To the naïve [...]

Child Addiction to Facebook

Child Addiction to Facebook

The number of Facebook users is estimated to be over 800,000,000, making it the number one social networking site. Despite its popularity, Facebook is not without disturbing consequences.  Cases of Facebook addiction are surging. For instance, a study has indicated that 22% of women aged between 18 – 35 get up to check Facebook first [...]

Facebook and Privacy

Facebook and Privacy

Being connected and in touch with everyone you know through the many social networking sites like Facebook has its own advantages. In the excitement of getting in touch with all the people you know, you forget that there are malicious people out there who would love to malign your self morale just for the sake [...]

Why Quit Facebook

Why Quit Facebook

There are plenty of reasons why quitting the famous social networking site Facebook is good for you. Facebook claims to be a one stop site where you can conveniently get in touch with people you know around the world, friends from your school, college and other people you have met over a period of your [...]

Facebook Problems Today

Facebook Problems Today

There is nothing in this world which gives us some benefit is without any flaw, for some or the other, that thing can be harmful. The world’s best creations have always showed a downside to them as well, may it be electricity or Nuclear energy, for some it is productive and for some it is [...]

Effects of Facebook on Teenagers

Effects of Facebook on Teenagers

Social networking sites, most notably Facebook have become so popular today that they are the leading words on the lips of every teenager. Facebook has more than 750 millions users today. You love to spend most of your time checking your Facebook updates, but do you know that there are many negative effects of using [...]