Facebook Addiction
Facebook Addiction
The newest social networking site, Facebook has opened up an exciting online world that has enabled millions of people around the world to connect with each other. Facebook provides its members a way to make new friends, keep in touch with current friends, and find old friends and family anywhere in the world without ever having to leave their home. Since its introduction to the public in 2005 Facebook has experienced phenomenal growth and has become the world’s most popular social networking site, far surpassing that of the previous favorites MySpace and Twitter.
Facebook is an amazing site that provides an exciting and stimulating entertainment for its members 24 hours a day. People find themselves spending anywhere from a few minutes a day to several hours a day on Facebook discovering what others have posted, taking part in conversations and posting on interesting subjects. They become so involved in sending and answering messages to their growing number of friends, making new friends and keeping everyone updated on their activities several times a day about what they are doing that they do not notice the amount of time that has gone by. Some joke about calling themselves or their friends “Facebook addicts” because of the amount of time they spend each day on Facebook.
Some people also find the time to enjoy some of the other fun entertainment offered on Facebook. Playing online games with other members is one of the popular sources of entertainment that Facebook offers. Two of the most popular online games are Farmville and Vampire Wars. Both games require people to check in several times a day. Members can spend hours each day tending their farms or chasing others for their blood points. Some players have commented that they have lost total track of time when playing these games and are amazed when they realize that several hours have gone by since they had started the game (Hinz).
Quizzes are another form of entertainment
The newest social networking site, Facebook has opened up an exciting online world that has enabled millions of people around the world to connect with each other. Facebook provides its members a way to make new friends, keep in touch with current friends, and find old friends and family anywhere in the world without ever having to leave their home. Since its introduction to the public in 2005 Facebook has experienced phenomenal growth and has become the world’s most popular social networking site, far surpassing that of the previous favorites MySpace and Twitter.
Facebook is an amazing site that provides an exciting and stimulating entertainment for its members 24 hours a day. People find themselves spending anywhere from a few minutes a day to several hours a day on Facebook discovering what others have posted, taking part in conversations and posting on interesting subjects. They become so involved in sending and answering messages to their growing number of friends, making new friends and keeping everyone updated on their activities several times a day about what they are doing that they do not notice the amount of time that has gone by. Some joke about calling themselves or their friends “Facebook addicts” because of the amount of time they spend each day on Facebook.
Some people also find the time to enjoy some of the other fun entertainment offered on Facebook. Playing online games with other members is one of the popular sources of entertainment that Facebook offers. Two of the most popular online games are Farmville and Vampire Wars. Both games require people to check in several times a day. Members can spend hours each day tending their farms or chasing others for their blood points. Some players have commented that they have lost total track of time when playing these games and are amazed when they realize that several hours have gone by since they had started the game (Hinz).
Quizzes are another form of entertainment
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