Inspirational Uses of Facebook

1) It makes it easier to communicate with each other for projects or homework over Facebook and it makes it possible to have group discussions too.

2) You can share your feelings online on Facebook.

3) You can make new friends with people that you meet online and has common interests with you.

4) You are able to know about what is happening among your friends.

Interesting Facts about Facebook

1) Facebook has over 350 million active users. More than 35 million users update their status each day, with more than 55 million status updates each day.

2) Americans spend 13.9 billion minutes on Facebook every year .

3) More than 2.5 billion pictures are uploaded to Facebook each month.

4) The average Facebook user has 130 friends and sends eight friend requests per month.

Cyber Wellness Tips

1) Choose a screen name that is different from your real name. - Avoid using any personal information that would help someone identify or locate you offline. 

2) Keep your private information private. - Never post your full name, Social Security number, address, phone number, full birth date, financial information, or schedule. These will make you vulnerable to identity thieves, scams, burglars, or worse. 

3)  Consider restricting access to your profile. - If the site allows it, it’s a good idea to limit access to your profile. Don’t allow strangers to learn everything they can about you. It’s just not safe.

4)Think twice before posting your photo. - Photos can be used to identify you offline. They can also be altered or shared without your knowledge.

Dangers of Facebook

1) Your information is being shared with third parties

2) Your real friends unknowingly make you vulnerable.

3) Privacy settings revert to a less safe default mode after each redesign.

 

4) Scammers create fake profiles.

Case study

Case study in Florida

Two teenage girls in Florida are facing serious criminal charges for a Facebook prank they played on a classmate. The girls, aged 15 and 16, created a fake Facebook profile in the name of another student—a girl they were no longer friends with—and added photos doctored to make it look like their victim was engaged in sexually explicit acts, the Marco Eagle reports.

The fake account racked up 181 "friends" and the victim was "subjected to numerous incidents of teasing and ridicule for an ongoing period of time as a result," a school official says. The girls have been charged with aggravated stalking of a minor under 16 and have been ordered to have 21 days home detention before a hearing next month. The pair are believed to be the first people in the area charged under a state law against cyberbullying enacted in 2008 after a local teen committed suicide.