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Facebook Last modified: Monday, April 07, 2008
The name of a social networking site (SNS) that connects people with friends and others who work, study and live around them. People use Facebook to keep in touch with friends, post photos, share links and exchange other information. Facebook users can see only the profiles of confirmed friends and the people in their networks. See also "Social Networking Sites" in Webopedia's Quick Reference section.		Related Categories Web 2.0 Web Services Related Terms Facebook forced invite Facebook Mini-Feed Facebook News Feed Facebook wall faceosphere online social network social network analysis social networking site social software Web 2.0 Web site
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