One of the obvious advantages of Facebook is that it allows people to strengthen their current relationships and create new ones. This makes sense since Facebook's service is based on the idea of ​​allowing you to connect with friends, family and acquaintances, something that would be difficult to do even with modern technology like cell phones or email . Although a cell phone makes it possible to contact people quickly, it can be laborious to keep tabs if the social group becomes too large. Facebook makes this possible quickly and efficiently. We can now create and maintain relationships that would otherwise fall apart. When we leave one offline community and move to another, it doesn't mean we want those relationships to dissolve. In fact, one study came to the conclusion that "online interactions do not necessarily remove people from their offline world, but can indeed be used to nurture relationships and keep people connected, even as circumstances change." life pushes them away from each other” (Ellison). . Without Facebook, we would need to spend a lot of time and energy maintaining or creating long-distance relationships, but with Facebook we can easily see what they are doing, how they are feeling, what major events are happening in their lives and in general. what is happening in their lives and doing it effectively. This doesn't mean that people are giving up offline relationships in favor of online relationships, it means that they want to maintain the relationships they have, not break them off when they are no longer able to see the person they are with. constant manner. Some would argue, however, that while Facebook makes it easy for us to create and maintain online relationships, it comes at the cost of weakening our offline relationships. That when we spend time building and maintaining relationships online, ...... middle of paper ...... it works well and the benefits, and potential that Facebook has on our lives the far outweigh the inconveniences or risks arising therefrom. may be imposed when we use this service. The fact that Facebook allows users to form and maintain relationships, increase social capital, and promote political change is incredible. Without this website and those like it, we would not have the relationships we do; we would not have the ability to organize and demonstrate as easily. Facebook gives power to the masses, something we haven't always had. Facebook in terms of other technologies and services is relatively new, but its potential is enormous. As people and organizations use this service more, it will play a bigger role than messaging friends and updating our status. As it grows and improves, it will become a tool to improve our society..