Recently there is heavy public debate about FACEBOOK violating users' privacy.....so as I was searching for more information on that issue, I've found something interesting. (Hope you guys are not bored that I always write about FACEBOOK) Things that you (probably) didn't know about FACEBOOK.
Did you know....
- That FACEBOOK was launched on February 2004 by the Harvard drop out Mark Zuckerberg (who was 19 years old). By the end of the month more than half of the undergraduate population at Harvard was registered on the service.
- that June 2008 Mark Zuckerberg paid a 65 million dollar settlement to close a long- running legal battle concerning whether Mark stole the FACEBOOK idea from his former room mate.
- That FACEBOOK has more than 175 million active users (active at least once a month) and more than 700 employees
- FACEBOOK is only a low security web service. This means that you should never use the same password for your FACEBOOK account as you use for more important services (e.g. webmails or netbanking).
- that FACEBOOK leaves quite a few cookies in your browser which enables other Internet sites to identify your FACEBOOK identity. (If your browser does not accept these cookies you won't get access to your FACEBOOK account).
- That FACEBOOK reserves every right to register and keep all kind of your private information and FACEBOOK activities – even after you eliminate your profile”. You are immortal.
- that the general counsel of FACEBOOK, Ted Ullyot, is a former attorney of CIA, famous for neglecting privacy issues in CIA’s war against terrorism
- October 24, 2007, Facebook has agreed to sell a 1.6% stake of the company to Microsoft for $240 million. This means Microsoft, as an exclusive third-party will get access to all personal FACEBOOK information
- That Mark Zuckerberg, founder and owner of ca. 30% of FACEBOOK is the world's youngest billionaire (worth 1,5 billion Dollars)
- Have your ever wondered why FACEBOOK advertisements often feed exactly your personal needs? Because an intelligent system analyzes cyberspace behaviour on a personal level to maximize the value of your personal information.
- that even though you change your name, email, address etc. your old data can still appear in the FACEBOOK Friend Finder.
- that FACEBOOK accounts with more than 4.000 friends are often closed down with no further explanation. This is not mentioned in FACEBOOK's Term of Agreement.
- that psychologists have introduced the diagnosis FAD (Facebook Addiction Disorder) as a new kind of addiction disorder.
Well, I really didn't know about all these information. Did all these information help you in understanding more on what you are using now (FACEBOOK)?
-Siew Ching-
References: Facebook, Group, "Things you didn't know about Facebook", Retrieved 20 February 2009
URL: http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=5585067263&ref=mf
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15 years ago
I really don;t know all the information before I read this post....It really helpful for others...because there are still some of the people put the same password for facebook and also other important account...Please beware that, hacker or cracker can hack to the system and use your password to do something you never know.
ReplyDeleteyea..it really helps me to know more about facebook now..thanks...erm..actually I'm 1 of the people who using same password for facebook and my email account..=p I'm a forgetful person so i have no choice but to use the same password..really thanks a lot for this important information...
ReplyDeletelol, microsoft ma.. no choice..they rich..
ReplyDeletebut after i read this post..only then i know the facts.. lol thanks
Hey there...i really appreciate the information. I didn't know much about the history of Facebook as to when it was established and a 19 year old guy was the one behind it. Shocked actually because i didn't know the person who created it is so young. Even though i rarely use Facebook because of the adding applications thing, i do think that it is a creative website though. Thank you for the information. =)
ReplyDeletethanx for the information..
ReplyDeletei find this very useful especially they low security site part..i guess i need to change my facebook password already lol..
Thanks for the info. Seriously, it looks like millions of teenagers are now addicted to social networking sites not only Facebook. Some popular ones are MySpace, Friendster and Bebo. I felt that Facebook distracts me to do assignment sometimes, but yea I Manage to control my addiction. proven this past few weeks. I didn't logged in for 2 days.. lol
ReplyDeletewah...i don't know much about facebook history but noe i have know more about online dating..
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