Facebook Mania!

Unless you have been living under a rock for the past couple of years, you will have heard of the social networking website, Facebook. Facebook was founded by Mark Zuckerberg, a Havard University student, and his roomates and fellow Computer Science students. At first it was only accessible to Harvard students, but soon expanded to include all Ivy League universities, then all US colleges and high schools and then to anyone over the age of 13. The social networking site then caught on in the UK and Australia and after being translated into over 70 languages, it now boasts over 350 million users worldwide. Although the Facebook craze has infected most countries, it hasn't taken everywhere by storm. In fact, the site is actually banned in several countries including Vietnam, China, Syria and Iran. It has also been banned in many places of work because bosses don't want their employees wasting company time using this service.

Using Facebook in work time is not the only job-related risk; these people either almost lost or did lose their jobs because of foolish things they posted on the site. Read on...

The guys who played the Lying down game > > >

The guy who skived off work > > >

The girl who publicly insulted her boss > > >

So, next time you are posting something on your profile, just think carefully about who may be reading!

Some people are believed to have a Facebook addiction because they go on the site so much. Do you think you are a Facebook addict? To find out you can do this online quiz > > >