Post comments, submit pictures, send emails, etc.
Facebook is a FREE social networking site, with very good privacy policies, a user-friendly design and minimal advertising. Cornell University does not monitor the Facebook site and has no responsibility for its content.
To register with Facebook select this link...
ABOUT FACEBOOK...
Founded by two Harvard students in 2004, Facebook was originally designed for college students. There are two layers of public accessibility on Facebook:
1. Once you register, any other member of Facebook can see ONLY your name, photo(if you submit one), and "network" (if you submit one).
2. Only those whom you approve as "FRIENDS" can see your "PROFILE."
You can edit your profile: for example you can show, or not show, your email address, your educational background, or your birthdate... Although only "friends" can view your profile, you will not know who, or when, someone has visited your profile. Furthermore, once you have been approved as a friend, your "friends" will not know if you have visited their site.
Our Facebook Group Page for the Cornell Class of 1974 contains comments, photos, and links to profiles of others.
If you want to see someone else's profile, you must request to be a "friend." Facebook will send an email request to that person, and they must approve the request. You may search Facebook to find old classmates, but you will then need to send a "friend request" for further access. Facebook regularly monitors photos and comments: members can "report" inappropriate postings and Facebook will remove inappropriate content.
From the Web Master
I am a college professor and mother of two college students, so having a Facebook Profile seemed very natural for me. My sons helped me register when Facebook first got underway, making me immediately cool, at the time, in the eyes of my students. The students also seem to enjoy seeing a different side of me outside of class.
Some students spend hours each day posting pictures, tracking friends, posting comments to the "wall", and looking up old high-school classmates. This is unnecessary. When used in moderation, Facebook is an easy way to network: clear, fun, and simple. This is a natural complement to our Cornell web site.