Thursday, April 9, 2009

Wikipedia - Facebook

Shockingly there was a lot of information on Wikipedia that was very resourceful. It also seemed very trustworthy to use. Wikipedia gave a lot of helpful information; it is a credible source. It gave a lot of back round information as to how facebook came to be. It stated who invented it, and when it was invented. It also talks about where around the world facebook can be looked at.
What was really shocking was the fact that Wikipedia stated the fact that facebook is a way to meet new people. Most people think of Facebook as a way of communicating with your current friends both near and far; they don’t think about how they want to meet new people. Wikipedia also talks about how Facebook is a social network; it is a way to communicate your ideas to others. While researching my social network on Wikipedia, I found a lot of interesting new facts.

Many people don’t realize this, but there are a lot of ads on facebook that you don’t realize. While on facebook you are receiving advertisements just as if you were watching a television commercial. Another thing Wikipedia mentioned is that you have to be thirteen years of age to make one. As of 2008 there are only 700 workers that work on facebook.

While looking at the discussion part of the Wikipedia source, the information seemed more invalid; Most especially because it is written in the first person. Also, the discussion is basically people’s opinions and this isn’t a credible source.
-SARAH DOMINGUEZ

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