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Facebook
Last modified: Thursday, February 26, 2009 

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 "Social Networking Sites" in Webopedia's Quick Reference section.

See also "How To Create a Facebook Group" in the Quick Reference section of Webopedia.

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