Since its inception, Facebook has quickly become one of the biggest media corporations in the world. Even though on the surface it's a social networking website where you can look at pictures and see what your friends are doing, it goes much deeper than that.
Facebook contains many different aspects that can be considered "content" in the McLuhan diagram. There is text, video, picture, and sometimes audio communication as well as targeted advertising and direct marketing. The messages conveyed are as follows:
1. Facebook wants to connect everyone in the world with everyone else. Nobody will feel like they're alone with anything anymore.
2. Most people won't admit it, but facebook is addicting. Almost every new technology device has some form of Facebook connectivity built in.
3. Advertising: Facebook uses your personal information and interests to custom tailor suggestions to what you want to see.
4. Privacy is always an issue with Facebook and other social sites - even Facebook states that anything you post on their site is their property and they can do whatever they want with it.
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