I wonder how intelligent this young man “Mark Zuckerberg “ that he was able to allure over 901 million active users monthly into this mainstream, a hit, a masterpiece and I would say a successful culture of collaboration, FACEBOOK.
I bet
most of you, especially the teens wake up every morning and immediately peak on
their iphones, tablets or the like and check on the latest news or what’s going
on in the world, or even share and express what matters to you. It is somehow
like a feeling of euphoria which Facebook can give that no other sites or
social networks or other collaborative tools can do. This makes me think of how
powerful Facebook is and how enormous it can grow. Its capability to stay close with the customer and make
the world more open and connected I believe is the reason of its ongoing
success despite the growing obstacles typical of a technology
start-up in which the management is
encountering.
Looking back on a
variety of very entertaining games, the billion dollar purchase – Instagram (Waugh,
2012) (which is still in process) and its variety of special effects to layer over photos, Pinterest
- a site where people “pin” pictures that interest them and share them with
friends (Valdes, 2012), and Facebook’s products like the latest Timeline, the
chat and video call, messages, photos and videos, activity logs, events, pages,
news feeds and subscriptions. But aside from all these is an influence that can
help and save people’s lives which I am very much blissful about.
How is this
possible? Because of Facebook’s strength to connect with people, the company
announced last May 1, 2012 a plan to encourage all Facebook users to begin posting
their donor’s status on their pages. Imagine nearly 7,000 people in the United
States die each year while waiting for an organ transplant, no advertisement,
no announcements of their needs, how much more if we are to consider other
countries especially the developing and 3rd world nations. Since its
introduction in UK and US, the organ
registration spiked remarkably. And now Australian Facebook users can link to
organ donor registries. By accessing the timeline, clicking on "life
event", selecting "health and wellbeing", and choosing
"organ donor" and from there you can share your status to your
friends and families. Having this wide awareness can help increase organ
donation rates (AAP, 2012).
Having posted most of Facebook's highlights and its clever projects make me realize that the world is definitely changing at a speed we could have never imagined. It is in this era where social networks like Facebook acts as a collaborator and a tool to save lives.
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