Title Page Introduction Background Personal Benefits Potential Downsides Conclusion Bibliography

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Annotated Bibliography

    Anonymous, . The Other Face Of Facebook. (2010, February). HRMagazine, 55(2), 21. Retrieved February 24, 2010, from ABI/INFORM Global. (Document ID: 1955685041).

         This article provides an example of how Facebook is being used for purposes other than its intended reason. It is beginning to be used as a screening process for companies to investigate potential job applicants. This          is an example of how Facebook is changing how connected everyone’s lives really are.

    "Facebook Factsheet." Facebook. Facebook Inc., n.d. Web. 24 Feb. 2010. .

        This page contains many of the facts about Facebook used in this paper. It also contains information about its formation and how Facebook came to be as popular as it is today.

    Locke, Laura. "The Future of Facebook - TIME." Breaking News, Analysis, Politics, Blogs, News Photos, Video, Tech Reviews - TIME.com. N.p., 17 July 2007. Web. 24 Feb. 2010. .

        This is an interview with Mark Zuckerberg, the founder of Facebook Inc. and creator of Facebook. This article contains insight on the reasons he created what he did, and how the website formed its popularity in          comparison to other social networking sites. It shows what direction the website will go in the next few years.

    "MySpace Press Room Official MySpace Profile." MySpace. News Corporation, n.d. Web. 24 Feb. 2010. .

        This website provides some basic information about Myspace’s user base and how it helped revolutionize the social networking world. Myspace was the first major social networking website before Facebook.

    Shiri, Ali, and Keenan, Andrew. "Sociability and social interaction on social networking websites." Library Review 58.6 (2009): 438-450. Emerald Insight. Web. 24 Feb. 2010.

         This article provides a comprehensive study on social networking websites like Facebook and their effect on sociability within people and teens. Shiri and Keenan found that social networking websites worked to          encourage their members to be more sociable, and this encouragement increases users sociability with others.

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