Answers (Essay #2)

• http://www.facebook.com/press/info.php?statistics 
• Average user has 130 friends
• More than 500 million active users
• People spend 700 billion minutes of Facebook per mon
• "Facebook is an online site that lets you find people. Find people you used to know with Facebook or find out who's living around you." http://personalweb.about.com/od/makefriendsonfacebook/Make_Friends_on_Facebook.htm 
• Real Friends vs. virtual Friends
• Who can you trust?
• Virtual Friends - That's the thing, if you don't know the person in real life how can you trust them?
• It's simple as clicking on a button to add the person to become their friend. You don't need to know the, all you need is for them to accept the request.
• You can look up old friends you haven't seen since high school and reconnect.
• Who's reliable?
• Are they really your friend?
• How did you meet?
• How much time do you spend together?
• What do you know?
• How much should you trust them?
• Benefits of:
• Facebook
• Keep intouch with friends/family who've either moved away/don't have time to see/haven't seen in years.
• "When you find old friends using Facebook you're given the chance to make amends, start over and be best friends again, not to mention find lost love." Linda Roeder
• Keep social groups in contact such as clubs or extra activities.
• Learn more information about a business or organization.