| More than twenty years ago, we hadn't yet | | | | other methods. |
| heard or even knew what the Internet was. The | | | | 3. Facebook can be read by many languages like |
| internet back in those days was mainly used by | | | | Chinese, Persian, Italian, etc. |
| big institutions such as the government and | | | | 4. Workplaces and educational institutions now |
| universities. Now, the Internet is part of our daily | | | | uses Facebook to distribute training materials. |
| lives. We use it to pay our utility bills and catch up | | | | 5. Major companies can directly communicate to |
| with friends on Facebook. | | | | their customers and provide instantaneous |
| Facebook is an extremely popular website that | | | | feedback. These same companies can also collect |
| allows users to contact and look at other people's | | | | data that cannot easily be done offline. For |
| status. It has become so popular that it is now | | | | example, most people are reluctant to pick up the |
| considered to be one of the most visited | | | | phone and complain about their services. |
| websites in the world today. | | | | However, on Facebook, people can just type |
| Here are five things why Facebook is changing | | | | what they feel online immediately without having |
| the world: | | | | to dial the phone number. In the meantime, |
| 1. There are more users of Facebook than any | | | | companies can also promote their services that |
| other social media website - although Twitter is | | | | are custom made for the them. For instance, you |
| catching up fast. | | | | can offer free rock concert tickets to a teenager |
| 2. It can be used to organize events quickly, | | | | or if they're middle age, free opera tickets. |
| cheaply and to more people compared to any | | | | |