Loyola Phoenix: Facebook forms social network
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Loyola Phoenix: Facebook forms social network
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An article in the Loyola Phoenix by Nellie Sires covers the new website, www.thefacebook.com, which was "essentially a voluntary online directory of students at colleges across the country." Mark Zuckerberg launched in in February 2004 and other schools were added later. Loyola University was added on October 26.
According to the article, "To join The Facebook, each user must have a valid university e-mail address to create an account." Several other Jesuit schools had already joined. "Once students join The Facebook by verifying their university e-mail account, they may post any amount of personal information they desire.
Facebook members may link themselves with friends from school based on interests, hobbies, classes, as well as friends from other universities listed on The Facebook.
'It helps me reacquaint myself with friends from freshman year,' junior Josh Hayes said.
To add friends and significant others to their profile, members must send a confirmation e-mail which the other person must accept or confirm in order to be added. Once the two persons have confirmed that they are friends or in a relationship, their profiles will be linked.
From an academic standpoint, one of the most useful features of The Facebook is the class listing. Students can list classes they are in by course and section number. The Facebook then allows students to find contact information of others in their classes to organize study groups or get class notes."
The article mentions students being able to search for former classmates across the country, adjust privacy settings, and join interest groups. Several student organizations had created groups on The Facebook. "Students watched with amazement as their friend networks went from 10 to a 1000 in less than two weeks."
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According to the article, "To join The Facebook, each user must have a valid university e-mail address to create an account." Several other Jesuit schools had already joined. "Once students join The Facebook by verifying their university e-mail account, they may post any amount of personal information they desire.
Facebook members may link themselves with friends from school based on interests, hobbies, classes, as well as friends from other universities listed on The Facebook.
'It helps me reacquaint myself with friends from freshman year,' junior Josh Hayes said.
To add friends and significant others to their profile, members must send a confirmation e-mail which the other person must accept or confirm in order to be added. Once the two persons have confirmed that they are friends or in a relationship, their profiles will be linked.
From an academic standpoint, one of the most useful features of The Facebook is the class listing. Students can list classes they are in by course and section number. The Facebook then allows students to find contact information of others in their classes to organize study groups or get class notes."
The article mentions students being able to search for former classmates across the country, adjust privacy settings, and join interest groups. Several student organizations had created groups on The Facebook. "Students watched with amazement as their friend networks went from 10 to a 1000 in less than two weeks."
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Date, date span, or circa acceptable
2004-11-17
File name
The Loyola Phoenix, 2004-11-17
Sources archive, University Archives and Special Collections or Women and Leadership Archives
University Archives and Special Collections
Source
University Archives and Special Collections, The Loyola Phoenix, 2004-11-17, page 5, Facebook forms social network
Subject
Loyola University Chicago
Social media
Student life organizations
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