10 things I love about FaceBook
Posted by Yassine on February 25, 2009
A couple of weeks ago, I blogged about the reasons I hate Myspace. In this post I’m going to list some of the reason that made me fall in love with Facebook:
- Unlike MySpace, Facebook people have come up with a sleek simple design that looks quite clean evenfor busy social networkers with hundreds of friends and networks. I simply love the design and many people join me on that point.
- FB is a social website that can be painlessly tweeked into a professional working place. You can think of the tools as an altenative to emails, phone calls, snail mail, blogging… WWD have compiled a list of 12 to use face book professionally.
- The news feed in fb help me get in touch instantly with my friends and colleagues without the fuss MSN creates. Of course twitter should get credit for that idea.
- NGO’s and associations with limited financial resources can have their word heard online professionally and reach their traget clientele though advertisng on given networks.
- I can find anyone on fb ranging from my primary school friends to current work colleagues, Kings, CEO’s and famous people. There are goup fans even for the dead. To stop abuse, fb have adopted an efficient privacy policy that helps people connect but at the same time dont get them overwhelmed.
- I can sneak in anytime to learn about what the others are doing (alas, that’s human!)
- People are referenced (most of the time) under their real names unless they mean to deceive the others.
- Applications turn to be highly useful and entertaining. My favourites at this time are : addicted to Boston Legal & Send Coffee
- FB reminds me of my friends’ birthdays!
- I can instantly promote my wordpress blogs!
Do you love facebook as well? Do you have any more reasons apart from the above mentioned? Or do you prefer anoter socialwebsite? Please share.
Loula la nomade said
Thumbs up! Facebook is indeed great! Apart from # 6 it is a blast, a great way to connect people.
Yassine said
#6: 90% of my personal phone calls are to ask me where I am and what I’m doing. I believe fb has changed the way many people interact with each other.
Mike said
Just passing by.Btw, your website have great content!
Yassine said
Thanks Mike!
Jamal.H said
Hi man ,
It’s a way to go !!
Tell me , are you getting paid for advertising Facebook or are you doing it out of love you got for it ? Just kidding big boy , i know you are an active mind and you would do anything to keep moving instead of just stagnating like i do .
Cheerrrrrrrzzzzz up.
I agree with some of your top reasons although some of them are still very new to me , never tried using them .
Take care Yassin .
Yassine said
Hello Jamal,
Yes, long time no see (in real world!).
Are there any ads on my page? My blog provider doesn’t put any of them (yet). If you’re talking about advertising FaceBook, then it’s another thing. I’m not inviting anyone to sign up there. I’m just sharing my experience with that social networking site. I did the same about MySpace where I mentioned things I hate about the site.
I don’t see you there though you’ve had an account for more than a year now, right?
Anyway, keep in touch good boy.
Yassine
Jamal.H said
Easy, easy man .What i meant is that the job you have done on your blog about Facebook would cost the facebookers a budget and a lot of planning to do it, and here you are doing it free of charges.Anyway,the already rich don’t need alms , you could have put your efforts somewhere else .Don’t get me wrong ,it’s just a way to say i have clicked on your blog and appreciated its content .
Great job .
Yeh , i have got an account but ,in fact, i ain’t have the right things to put on it right now .
stay well buddy .