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Facebooktheworld'sbiggestsocialnetworkingsiteiscelebratingitssixthbirthday.Thesite's
founderMarkZuckergergstatesthatFacebookwillcontinuetoworkashardasithasworkedin
thelastsixyearsinordertostaytheweb'snumberonecommunicationsite.
Thecompanystartedinadormroomin2004.Todayithas150millionactiveusersmorethan
the130millionofitscompetitorMySpace.
Facebooksetitselfapartfromothersocialnetworkingsitesbecauseyoucancommunicatewith
peopleyoureallyknowandtrust.Beforemostpeopledidn'twanttosharetheirrealidentitiesonline.
Facebookhasgivenpeopleasafeandtrustedenvironmentforpeopletointeractonline.Ithaschanged
thewaypeopleviewtheworld.Afriendfromanycountryisonlyafewclicksaway.
ItwasbackinFebruary2004whenZuckerbergstarted"theFacebook"fromaHarvardstudent's
room.TheaimwastohelpstudentsgetintouchwitheachotherovertheInternet.Within24hoursover
athousandstudentshadsignedupandsoonafterthatthenetworkspreadouttootheruniversities.
By2005aresearchstudyshowedthatabout85%ofthestudentsinthenetworkhadaFacebook
account.AnothersurveyshowedthatFacebookwasalmostasimportantasaniPod.Attheendof
2005FacebookcametotheUK.Anduptotodaythesitehasbeentranslatedinto35languages.
SixyearsafteritsstartFacebookhasescapedtheuniversitiesandcolleges.Morethanhalfofits
usersarenotatcollegeanymoreandthefastestgrowinggrouparethe30to40-year-olds.Everyday
15millionusersupdatetheirprofilestotelltheirfriendsandtheworldwhat'shappeningtothem.They
alsosharephotosuploadvideoschatmakefriendsjoingroupsandsimplyhavefun.
1.Facebookisdifferentfromothersocialnetworkingsitesmainlybecause_______.
A.itissetupbyZuckerberginadormroom
B.ithaschangedthewaypeopleviewtheworld
C.itmakespeoplecommunicatewitheachotheronline
D.itprovidesasafeandtrustedenvironmenttocommunicateonline
2.WhichofthefollowingisNOTtrueaboutFaceboo
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