Currently Facebook is one of the hottest social networking sites on the Internet. Several factors help explain this. Years ago, Facebook started with limited release to Ivy League colleges. It spread from there to other major universities, then other institutions of higher education.
For a while, it was coming in distant second to MySpace. Then Facebook permitted high school students to sign up. After a while, they opened up accounts to anyone. At that point, the site took off and now it has millions and millions of users.
Interestingly, Facebook never offended users who were able to access under the more limited eligibility requirements. If anything, opening up Facebook and making it universally accessible has only made it much more popular. Facebook keeps up its popularity through several means:
Everyone has an account. When Facebook became super-popular, it hit a tipping point. Now there are more people who have a Facebook account than people who don't.
Everyone who is anyone has a Facebook account. Facebook also beats MySpace in that it makes it possible to link up businesses and entrepreneurs with people who are 'fans' or who use their services. Users do not mind the commercialization, and Facebook has huge marketing potential.
The ads aren't horrible. Ok, nobody is thrilled about ads. But the ads on Facebook are fairly inoffensive. They are repetitive, but at least the content isn't garish or horrid like what you find at MySpace. Also, the ads are targeted to users' recorded viewpoints and tastes (based on what you post in your profile) so the ads you see are likely going to be things that won't bother you. You may even see a few that you are interested in, making them worthwhile.
Lots of games and apps. Facebook users can spend hours and hours playing games and doing different quizzes and questionnaires. These games and apps are meant to be addictive, and reward regular players with more levels, badges, items or other flair. This keeps people coming back to the site more frequently and at regular intervals.
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