Facebook Mobile for Web

Quick summary

Facebook remains one of the leading social platforms worldwide and a top-visited site on the internet. It lets you stay connected with friends, reconnect with people from your past, and share a wide variety of content — from short updates to multimedia and links.

Profile and information you can add

Your account lets you build a detailed personal page where you can list:

• Hobbies and interests
• Professional history and current job
• Educational background
• General personal details

You control which elements are visible and how much of your life is public.

Privacy settings and control

Privacy on the network is ultimately in your hands: it depends on what you decide to publish and how you set your visibility options. The platform provides many controls to tailor who can see each piece of information. You can also create custom groups of contacts and assign different sharing permissions to each group so that different people see different things.

Ways to communicate

There are several methods to interact with others:

• Real-time instant messaging for chatting with people who are online
• A public timeline area for posting status updates, photos, videos and links
• Private messages for one-on-one conversations

These tools let you share both casual and more private content.

Communities, pages and mini-apps

Beyond personal profiles, the site hosts dedicated pages for celebrities, bands, TV shows, sports teams, websites and many other interests that you can follow as a fan. It also supports small third-party applications you can add to your profile — games, quizzes, virtual gifts, e-cards and similar extras that expand what you can do on the platform.

Final thoughts

In short, Facebook offers a comprehensive set of tools to keep in touch and entertain yourself online. The main downside is how much time you can lose using it, so be mindful of how much attention you want to give the service.