by Jonathan

Facebook is a social network where users can create profiles with photos, lists of personal interests, contact information and other personal information. Communicating with friends and other users can be done through private or public messages or a chat feature. Users can also create and join interest groups and "like pages." Harvard sophomore student Mark Zuckerberg launched Facebook on February 4, 2004; it had been previously referred to as the “The Facebook” or the “Facemash.” Facebook has expanded membership and eligibility to Microsoft and Apple Inc. Among the many criticisms directed toward Facebook, the one that seems the most widespread is that it lacks privacy for users