Those who are not in Facebook frequently wonder why it is so popular? Well, a good part of its popularity is because it is a way to match a face with a name, and because through its use one can make social connections.

What Else Can You Do With It?

It is also a way to meet new people who are interested in what you are interested in, or go to your school, for instance. For example some have been able to “pre-meet” future college roommates on Facebook, so that the awkwardness of meeting them first in the dorm room no longer has to happen.

It also means that old school chums they had during high school, for example, are not lost but often become even closer than when these kids were in school together. Granted now they are spread all over the world in their own college but due to Facebook they are in actuality still together.

Dating Helper

Some point to the popularity of Facebook being that they can check up on the particulars of someone, thus they use it to set up dates, arrange get togethers such as parties and such. Many admit that Facebook is highly addicting.

Did You Say A Confessional?

The ability to share with friends your innermost thoughts about different things enables many to use it as a “quasi-confessional” too. Thus it can be said that it can function as an unburdening tool, extending even to being to pass along an “I am sorry” to friends and families, keeping them together and friendly in ways that have never been available before! Facebook has Wall feature which allows members to give update about them.

Privacy Settings

There have been in the past, tales of people denied jobs when their possible employer read their entries in social networks. Well, another reason for the popularity of Facebook is that in order to have control over who gets to see what in your profile, you can choose your own privacy settings. This is an exemplary move on the part of Facebook as it is thorough enough so that by setting your own privacy settings you thus can choose who is enabled to see certain parts of your profile!

For webmasters who like to create a social network like Facebook, you can see facebook themes here.

Here Facebook Themes Screenshot 1…

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The same time with release of RC2, phpFox really wants to update a new theme to their communities. The theme is inspired by Facebook itself. Clients are welcomed to use the theme, but please note phpFox support team does not support this theme officially. It is released for developers and webmaster who love to learn a new theme system. Everyone is free to see demo and download the script from phpFox.  Facebook theme requires phpFox 2.0.0rc2 or higher

* Note: You must visit phpFox‘s Blog to download the script. The demo’s script can be no available  anytime without prior notice.