Facebook Encourages Writing On The Wall
Facebook, Inc., an Internet social networking site incorporating all that is good in individuality and the connection of a global society, stands out from other similar sites in its many innovative applications. One of which is “The Wall.”
Facebook users are allowed to comment on each other’s “walls,” a space in your profile for friends to post greetings, thoughts, ideas, and general comments. Much like text messaging on cell phones, The Wall offers a place for people to connect without spending lots of time conversing.
With the climbing popularity of video-posting sites like YouTube, the Facebook team lent their efforts towards keeping up with the rapidly changing electronic era and opened posting avenues by allowing members to record videos to post, attach links including the embedded video itself, send photos and fortunes (another application), etc. Keep in mind, you can only attach applications that you or the friend whose wall you are writing on has.
One of the first updates Facebook made to The Wall was building a typing space into The Wall itself so members no longer needed to travel from one page to another to post a comment, something other sites still do. This change saves time and frustration for members with slower connections.
Don’t want The Wall? Simple! Users can choose to delete their wall or edit to whom it is visible to by going to the Profile section of the Privacy page.
When a member posts on a friend’s wall, that post may be made visible to people in his or his friends’ networks through the Mini-Feed on the homepage. You can also see others’ wall posts through the Wall-to-Wall application, which lets you to view wall posts between two people whose privacy settings normally allow you to see their walls.
All information regarding The Wall can be found on the Facebook help page, which makes it all even easier and convenient. So forget what your mother said when you were a child because writing on walls has a whole new meaning.