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The impact of Facebook

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This refers to the news that Facebook has surpassed the other social network and become the most popular social media in the UAE. (KT, August 20).

Published: Wed 21 Aug 2013, 8:31 PM

Updated: Tue 7 Apr 2015, 5:08 PM

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  • (Jayashree Kulkarni, by email)

Facebook, once merely a site to share photos and track down old chums with whom we had lost contacts, has become a universe unto itself. Its staggering use suggests that Internet users are moving away from google-centric web to people-centric web. Many think of it as the best online pastime, a source of getting news, interact with each other, watch videos, solicit restaurants and play games with a group of pals or family members, though virtually.

Though the other social media giants like — Twitter, LinkedIn are powerful information tools, Facebook seems to add more personal touch to the users lives.



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