There are a number of websites on the Internet today that are known as social networking sites. These websites provide a platform for people to come together on the Internet. These people can either be connected with ties of kith and kin, which is friends and relations respectively, or can be connected by common interests. Among the many social networking sites popular all over the world, Facebook features prominently. Along with Face Book, the other popular websites for social networking include Twitter, HI5, MySpace, LinkedIn, Friendster, Orkut, among others. Certain social networking websites that are popular in a particular country may be overshadowed by other social networking websites in a different country. In India, the primary websites used by the people for social networking include Facebook, which is also referred by some as Facbook; along with Twitter and Orkut. Face Book or Facbook has an important presence in India, with many people being registered on Facebook India.
Facebook was launched on the Internet in the year 2004. Over the years, Face Book or Facbook became a popular medium for people to connect with their friends and family over the Internet. Facebook India provides all features as Facebook in other parts of the world. Face Book commands an impressive network that has users registered from the different parts of the world. Creating an account on Facebook in any country, including Facebook India is a simple and easy process. The minimum age limit required for registering on Facebook India or Facbook in any part of the world is thirteen years. Any person over thirteen years of age can easily register on the website and enjoy all the features and services provided. Facebook enables a person to be updated about all that person's friends and family who are part of that person's contacts on the website. Facebook India is used by many for immediate sharing of pictures and other personal details. Face Book, in addition to being used for getting updates on friends and family, is also increasingly being used as a powerful medium to mobilize public opinion. Recently, many people have awakened to the immense potential of Facbook for bringing together people that feel strongly on any social issues as such.
