The Smiling and the Frowning Face of the Facebook

Abstract

Men and women, young and old, literate and illiterate are all engaged in a way or another with the face book. They spend most of their time either chatting or browsing contributions on their pages, exchanging expressions of congrats, gratitude or inquiries. This study is meant to investigate the advantages and the disadvantages of the face book. To this end a survey was made on a group of face book users chosen randomly comprising different ages, attitudes and levels of education. The tools of the study were: a question about the advantages and disadvantages of the face book published on the researcher’s page and open interviews with another group of face book users. The responses of the subjects were analyzed and classified under different subtitles. The results of the survey showed that the advantages of the face book are much more than the disadvantages. The study concludes with recommendations about the wise and responsible use of the face book.