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From what started as a social network between Harvard University students has now become a worldwide phenomenon and is being used for a various number of reasons. These start with keeping in touch with long-lost friends, organizing a birthday party amongst friends, reunions with old schoolmates and have recently evolved into forming groups for charity, such as in the case of Lisa Gatt who unfortunately got injured whilst on holiday in Cambodia. Politics has entered the sphere of Facebook too, with most Parliamentary Members having done a profile and formed groups to promote themselves and their work and current and hopeful MEP’s have also jumped on the bandwagon. Companies have started to promote on facebook with adverts and the creation of events and groups. Even this aspect has been taken a step further and nowadays one can also find funeral services being promoted.

The crux of it all is that unfortunately, some tragedies have taken place because of Facebook. Recently a woman who was going through a divorce was killed by her husband when she changed her status to ‘single’ in her profile. Another negative event happening as a result of facebook was when a young female was fired from her job after stating in her title that her job was ‘boring’.

It has also led to positive actions taking place, one instance being when a burglar in Queensland, New Zealand was identified through photos uploaded on facebook. Shocking also was when after having a row with his a girlfriend, a youth stabbed and killed a father-of-three but luckily was apprehended when police where tipped off about a message he had left on facebook.

If used appropriately, Facebook can be useful and fun to play around with but always pay attention to the information and type of photos that are disclosed. Happy facebooking to everyone!