NY Times: Facebook

This article discusses when and where Facebook was created and the variety of ways it can be used for. I use Facebook to share my life story to the world, a.k.a my friends. I upload photos, make statuses, and write comments. To me Facebook is a way to keep connected and to stalk or creep on your random friends. While Facebook is used for this reason for me, some use it as advertisement, which is one of the many uses for Facebook. These ads are located wherever I look on my homepage. Companies buy ad space which thus helps pay the company. Most of the times these ads are relevant to things I am interested in, or have Googled in the past. Do I like these ads bombarding me as I try to gossip? No, however if it keeps Facebook free for me, by all means keep on advertising!

Reading:
http://topics.nytimes.com/top/news/business/companies/facebook_inc/index.html