Facebook Me Samantha Farrow Facebook, one of the most popular means of communication in the 21st century, a place where one can find people they know or knew, make new friends, share their stuff with the world, well, within the world of Facebook, which is expanding rapidly. Facebook now has nicknames like Crackbook and Facecrack because of its addictiveness; how many of you with Facebook accounts don't check it daily? I find myself often telling people to Facebook me. Everywhere I go, everyone is talking about Facebook. It's amazing to think that it was founded by a couple of university students. The Origins of Facebook "Mark Zuckerberg founded "The Facebook" in February 2004, while attending Harvard University, with support from Andrew McCollum and Eduardo Saverin. By the end of the month, more than half of the undergraduate population at Harvard were registered on the service. At that time, Zuckerberg was joined by Dustin Moskovitz and Chris Hughes for site promotion and Facebook expanded to MIT, Boston University, and Boston College. This expansion continued in April of 2004 when it expanded to the rest of Ivy League and a few other schools. The following month, Zuckerberg, McCollum and Moskov moved to Palo F- fi Jfej ' 4 SKKKm'.i3.s.,s., j.. ,i 5 College of New Caledonia - Ion Do you know a CNC staff member or instructor who provides great service? Nominate them for the "STUDENT SEAL OF APPROVAL!" Call 562-2131, ext 5643 E-mail scottacnc.bc.ca Drop by CNC Marketing & Enrollment (on the first floor near Continuing Education and First Nations) Each month, the winning staff member will be recognized in CNC's employee newsletter. Alto, California, to continue work on Facebook's development with additional help from Adam D'Angelo and Sean Parker." Wikipedia 2007 On September 11, 2006, Facebook began to allow all Internet users with a valid email to connect up through Facebook. It is in the top 10 of frequently visited sites in the world. The popularity of Facebook is expanding daily. What is Facebook? . For those of you who haven't heard of Facebook, which I am assuming is not many, it is a site to join, create a profile, add your picture and then start looking for or accepting friends. Some people accept anyone on their friend's list; others are choosier and only accept people they know. You have options with your profile, allowing you to restrict who views it and how much they can view. If you prefer, you can make your