Importance of Facebook

At the moment, nothing too interesting is happening. So I thought I’d give you all a heads up on one of the trendiest things going on at ALL Universities… FACEBOOK!

Okay, so some of you may (or may not) know about this website: Facebook.
It’s a great way to keep in touch with everyone in University (or even highschool). I know as soon as I was able to access mywaterloo e-mail account, I signed up and already a bunch of my friends were on it! But now, facebook has changed so that even if you don’t have your university e-mail up and running yet, you can still sign up and then later join that University network.

Some features
Profile: Your profile can be searched by anyone, but you can control who can see anything in it. You can enable it to your friends only, people in your Network, or everyone can see it. In this section, you can upload photo’s, make photo albums, your “wall” can be posted on by your friends, and so much more.
Photo’s: When you post pictures, it’ll show up as pictures you tagged yourself in. However, when others ‘tag’ you in their photo’s, it’s also shown in your pictures on YOUR profile!
News Feed: Okay, this is the one feature NO ONE likes! It tells you everything that your friends on your list have done. Such as who’ve they added as friends, who posted on their wall, who added new pictures, exc…exc…
Groups: You can create or join as many groups as you wish! Groups are basically along the lines of common interests. I’m apart of many. Some examples are: Residence Council, The University Of Waterloo, CFM 2011 @UW, exc… It’s an awesome way to talk to others with the same interests as you.
Events: You can host an event and send people invitations over facebook! Also, if you are invited to an event, you can invite others (if the host allows this feature).

So, that’s the basic ‘jist’ of facebook. If you join, and have any questions , don’t hesitate to add me! I’ll try to be a useful source of information!