Facebook Applications Can Customize Your Social Networking Experience

When talking about social networking sites, Facebook is always (and has always been) the first site that immediately comes out of the mouths of those people being asked. Not far behind from the usually talked about site are Twitter, Friendster and MySpace. However, no other site has ever outdone the wonders of the social networking site called Facebook – all starting with the Facebook login.Facebook was launched in 2004 and was co-founded by controversial computer programmer and internet entrepreneur Mark Zuckerberg along with his college room mates Eduardo Saverin, Dustin Moskovitz and Chris Hughes. Originally targeting Harvard students, eventually it expanded its coverage outside of the university area, all the way up to the Ivy Leagues and Stanford University. To date, Facebook is the most used social networking website used by people from all walks of life.Though Facebook applications have a fair share of similarity with other social networking sites such as status updates, customized profiles, posting of photos, videos, and the sending of direct messages, Facebook goes beyond the prototype of the social networking website. Facebook applications also consist of daily horoscopes and daily advice. It also has an application where the user can conduct a survey by asking questions about the user to his or her friends.One of the most interesting Facebook applications, if not the most interesting, is the Like button, usually stylized with a thumbs up icon, where users can "like" a friend or a comment made by another user. Another interesting application is its own Facebook online chat, wherein the user can chat. The Facebook credit is another application that users can utilize. It is virtual cash that the user can use to buy gifts and other virtual goods in the Facebook games.Facebook also has an application wherein the user can create a profile for a random group, of a well-known entity, or an official organization, whether for government or non-government corporations. In addition, fan pages can also be produced for their favorite celebrities, food, trait and other things. Once these pages are made, they can "like" and write comments on the profile's wall.Aside from keeping in touch with friends who are living in different places, Facebook is also a perfect avenue for people who are planning events. There is a particular feature where an events planner, or anybody who is spearheading an event, can make an announcement, writing the name of the activity, the date, time and the venue of the said activity. Advertisers as well can post classified ads for sales, housing, jobs and other things via the Facebook Marketplace.