Facebook is a very good social networking device. It allows you to create and maintain a profile, which can be used to tell people more about you. On your profile you can edit things such as your profile picture, gender, birth date, hometown, family, relationship status, political views, religion, activities, hobbies, interests, favourite music, favourite movies, favourite TV shows, favourite quotations, favourite books, about me information, contact details and education and work.

There are also many groups, pages and networks that you can join to connect with people that have similar interests. As well as joining them, you can create them yourself.

Status updates can be used to tell people what you are doing, eating, drinking, reading, watching, listening to, etc. You can also use the status update to post links, photos, videos, events, etc.

The best thing about Facebook is the interaction with friends. Once you have added a person as a friend (and they have accepted your request), you will have the opportunity to view their profile, comment on their photos and chat with them, invite them to groups, challenge them in games, add posts to their wall, send them virtual gifts and more.

Applications can be added to your profile to allow you to play games, take quizzes, etc. You can also invite friends to these and challenge them.

Adding friends is a good way to connect with family, long lost friends and unknown relatives. I personally discovered my half-brother who I didn't even know existed.

However, please keep in mind that you HAVE to be AT LEAST 13 years old to register for Facebook. It is illegal to sign up for Facebook if you are under 13 years old. Please also remember to keep your profile private - there have been numerous cases of people using personal information on profiles to track people down and intentionally hurt them. Thank you for reading this useful piece of information.