One of the best and "over-rated" social networking sites available on the web is Facebook.com. It has billions of active users daily, where majority of the people around the world know how to use it. From old people who knows how to use computers to little children ages 5 has their own Facebook. But how come it gained a ton-loads of traffic, viewers and member?
This is one of the questions people frequently asked. To be fair, I myself use facebook for more than 3 years. I had to admit that the social networking giant has grew alot since its first birth.
We can't avoid that fact that the social media giant did have a great job in "attracting" people with its user-friendly interface. Compared with other blog posting sites, social media sites like Twitter and former rivals like the Myspace and Friendster, Facebook gained the most trusted yet, most known social media. But why?
Answering the Obvious
Conduct a survey or not, you can see for yourself what facebook offers. It offers almost everything a person want. A video clip, sound clip, link to other website, photography shots, blog posting and other stuffs that you can enjoy.
The strategy of facebook is to "supply full entertainment" while developing a large and vast connection from one person to another. We cannot deny the fact that the "social connection" of people makes it more popular. The site is also known for its "business card" method but, in a more comprehensive and attractive way.
You can make friends with the help of it, you may also talk to a friend of a friend you've talked with on a party. Or find someone you know about it. The connection never closes. Whenever a friend likes a photo or whenever you upload something, there will be a bulletin board called "home" where you can look at it. Inshort, this is what people want, extreme attention, provide announcement, and to brag something.
Get all what you want
Facebook is one of the pioneer in tagging and a "news feed", one way in tweeting everything, but written in a post form. The news feed supplies people everything they wanted to see, or see something new from a friend. Here comes the sharks, bashers and the avid fans who will like every post that they see. This is what captivates people to post on facebook, the "like" button. This tells them that the people wanted what they see. Well, lets try facebook with "dislike" button, let us see if people would still post non-sense post that is quite irritating.
There is a psychological effect when your post acquired more likes, it boost the confidence of people, but it makes them to spam unnecessary and irritating content that you may want to not see. But smart enough for facebook admin, they included the "controlled viewing" on a user settings. It allows you to see what you wanted to see, and see those irritates you. But instead of it, why not put the "dislike" button as an alternative?
Place for Gaining Popularity
Most businesses, prominent individuals, and celebrity have their own fan site on the page. This is created to update the viewers or fans about the current update on their lives. In the first years of Facebook, it is pretty acceptable, but for these later years, It is not. Every individual has their own Facebook Fan Page. Individuals are trying hard to get attention from Facebook users. In the early days of Facebook, there are some few people who have fan page, If they are known, prominent or celebrity; it is alright. But if they are not, it is somehow not.
There are many online celebrity that came out from sites that produces viral content. Youtube star like Ray William Johnson, Smosh and Ryan Nigahiga created their own name using their own techniques. They deserve the attention they recieve from their fans. But in facebook, If you have a pretty face, plus a sexy body, you can have your own facebook fan page.
This fan page is for what? For the perverts to have their own updates? Well, yes, it is. People loves getting attention, being pampered and hate if they are bashed by the internet trolls. Getting likes on facebook will not make you a celebrity earning $5000 for a single appearance, doing it so will only make you a "famewhore"
Business Profiles
Facebook.com is one of the most preferred fan base of major companies in the whole world. Little companies to large companies have their own facebook account to convey information, yet gather traffic for their website. e-commerce is also now possible on facebook. This benefits the facebook because it helps in acquiring trust from people. But due to the facebook ads displayed on the sidebar, get irritated with the nonsense advertising post displayed at the side of your screen. People will still love companies that are offering sincere service.
This is one of the questions people frequently asked. To be fair, I myself use facebook for more than 3 years. I had to admit that the social networking giant has grew alot since its first birth.
We can't avoid that fact that the social media giant did have a great job in "attracting" people with its user-friendly interface. Compared with other blog posting sites, social media sites like Twitter and former rivals like the Myspace and Friendster, Facebook gained the most trusted yet, most known social media. But why?
Answering the Obvious
Conduct a survey or not, you can see for yourself what facebook offers. It offers almost everything a person want. A video clip, sound clip, link to other website, photography shots, blog posting and other stuffs that you can enjoy.
The strategy of facebook is to "supply full entertainment" while developing a large and vast connection from one person to another. We cannot deny the fact that the "social connection" of people makes it more popular. The site is also known for its "business card" method but, in a more comprehensive and attractive way.
You can make friends with the help of it, you may also talk to a friend of a friend you've talked with on a party. Or find someone you know about it. The connection never closes. Whenever a friend likes a photo or whenever you upload something, there will be a bulletin board called "home" where you can look at it. Inshort, this is what people want, extreme attention, provide announcement, and to brag something.
Get all what you want
Facebook is one of the pioneer in tagging and a "news feed", one way in tweeting everything, but written in a post form. The news feed supplies people everything they wanted to see, or see something new from a friend. Here comes the sharks, bashers and the avid fans who will like every post that they see. This is what captivates people to post on facebook, the "like" button. This tells them that the people wanted what they see. Well, lets try facebook with "dislike" button, let us see if people would still post non-sense post that is quite irritating.
There is a psychological effect when your post acquired more likes, it boost the confidence of people, but it makes them to spam unnecessary and irritating content that you may want to not see. But smart enough for facebook admin, they included the "controlled viewing" on a user settings. It allows you to see what you wanted to see, and see those irritates you. But instead of it, why not put the "dislike" button as an alternative?
Place for Gaining Popularity
Most businesses, prominent individuals, and celebrity have their own fan site on the page. This is created to update the viewers or fans about the current update on their lives. In the first years of Facebook, it is pretty acceptable, but for these later years, It is not. Every individual has their own Facebook Fan Page. Individuals are trying hard to get attention from Facebook users. In the early days of Facebook, there are some few people who have fan page, If they are known, prominent or celebrity; it is alright. But if they are not, it is somehow not.
There are many online celebrity that came out from sites that produces viral content. Youtube star like Ray William Johnson, Smosh and Ryan Nigahiga created their own name using their own techniques. They deserve the attention they recieve from their fans. But in facebook, If you have a pretty face, plus a sexy body, you can have your own facebook fan page.
This fan page is for what? For the perverts to have their own updates? Well, yes, it is. People loves getting attention, being pampered and hate if they are bashed by the internet trolls. Getting likes on facebook will not make you a celebrity earning $5000 for a single appearance, doing it so will only make you a "famewhore"
Business Profiles
Facebook.com is one of the most preferred fan base of major companies in the whole world. Little companies to large companies have their own facebook account to convey information, yet gather traffic for their website. e-commerce is also now possible on facebook. This benefits the facebook because it helps in acquiring trust from people. But due to the facebook ads displayed on the sidebar, get irritated with the nonsense advertising post displayed at the side of your screen. People will still love companies that are offering sincere service.
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