Definition and characteristics of

By Ohoud AL-oufiMaisa’a Abdulhai

Definition-: Facebook is a social networking site that helps users stay in touch with friends and relatives across the world. It helps users to create profiles, upload photos and video and send messages. The site is

available in 37 different languages. Users sign up for a free account and can post status updates, photographs, videos which

can be seen by friends. Privacy is always been an important feature for the Facebook platform and has privacy settings that

can be adjusted from within the account ranging from only friends seeing information to having a totally public profile. Facebook

users can therefore control the information that they share and who they wish to share with it

Characteristics of

1 -Chat

Users may chat with their Facebook friends on a one-to-one basis, or a user may chat with multiple friends through

the groups feature.

2 -Facebook Live live streaming video channel

that is intended to keep Facebook users updated to

what is happening on the social networking site.

3 -Networks and groups

Facebook allows different networks and groups which many users can join. Groups are used for discussions,

events, etc. It allows members who have common interests to find each other and interact.

4 -Pages

It enables a number of people to come together online to share

information and discuss specific subject. The members can create and promote a public page built

around a specific topic .

5 -Graph Search

Facebook Graph Search allows users to search

within their network of friends for answers to

natural language questions and receive direct answers.

6 -Friending

Friending someone is the act of sending another user

a friend request on Facebook.

7 -LikeDescribed by Facebook as a way to "give positive feedback and connect with things you care about" users can "like" status updates, comments, photos,

and links posted by others.

8 -Messages and Inbox

It allows users to send messages to each other. A Facebook user can send a message to

any number of his/her friends at a time .

9 -InvitationSending event invitations

through Facebook has become quite common. It helps spreading word of

different events as it’s the easiest way to invite everyone you know.

10 -Connect with friends

Face lets the users connect with all friends up there on the friends

list . It allows you to easily keep in contact with friends through

im's and personal messages.

11 -Notifications

Notifications are what inform the user that an

addition has been added to his or her profile page.

12 -Individual Expression

Individual expression and sharing about yourself you do this through your profile

by adding content including likes, interests,

pics, and vids.

13 -MarketplaceIt allows members to post, read and respond to

classified ads. You can open a small online store. Users can search Marketplace for all sorts of products.

14 -Individual Expression

Individual expression and sharing about yourself you do this through your profile

by adding content including likes, interests,

pics, and vids.