A Look into the Top 10 Facebook Applications

Facebook is one of the most popular social networking sites across the internet with an estimated 350 million users worldwide. Founded by college student, Mark Zuckerberg and a few of his roommates, this site started out only being allowed access by Harvard University students. However, as the popularity grew, other colleges across the area were allowed access. Today, Facebook is available to anyone age 13 years old or older. Once an account is made, users can send messages to friends and family add photos, organize schools and colleges, professional networking and much more. The applications available on facebook are just a few ways to add a little fun. Let's take a look into the top 10 Facebook applications and how they operate.

Sorority Life- This application takes users into the life of a sorority full of glamour, fashion and fabulous friends. Users can design their own avatar, get a job and do special assignments to help make money so they can continue to buy fashionable items and keep up their popularity in the fashion world. Add this application today and become a part of the high fashion world in Sorority Life.

My Diet- If you are trying to loose weight, this application may help. It allows you to keep track of any food you eat and exercise you do. This application also gives nutrition facts and keeps a record of your weight loss progress. Invite friends to this application and your stats can be compared with each others.

Flixster- Are you an avid movie watcher? This application allows users to share movies with your friends, take movie quizzes and compare results. There are currently over 40 million flixster users on facebook and the application offers over 75,000 movies as well as 19,000 trailers.

Bumper Stickers- The bumper sticker application allows users to browse through thousands of sticks and send them to their friends. Whether you are searching for something funny to make someone laugh or something inspirational or just because, this application has what you are looking for.

RestaurantCity-Have you ever wanted to own your own restaurant? Well, Facebook makes it possible, virtually anyway. With this application, you can open your own restaurant and collect ingredients to make different dishes to serve to your customers. If you like, you can hire your own friends to work for you. In addition, you can even visit your friend's restaurant and see how they are running their own business.

SlideShare- This application allows users to share documents and presentations with your friends and co-workers on Facebook. You can even make comments and post documents to other networking sites or blogs. This is a great application for business users.

SuperPoke! Pets- This is a cute application that allows users to adopt virtual pets and take care of them by feeding, grooming, playing and more. You can even set up play dates with pets that your friends have adopted. This application is a great way to just relax and enjoy raising a virtual pet.

Lucky Strike Lanes- With this application you can bowl against 25 of your friends on Facebook. Sore points in this bowling game and earn coins to spend in the pro bowlers shop. Gather your friends together tonight and have a ball bowling the Lucky Strike Lanes.

Marketplace- This application gives users the opportunity to browse items their friends and other Facebook users have for sell. As a member, you can buy, sell and trade items in the marketplace as well. Visit the marketplace the next time you are logged into Facebook and see what all is available to you.

Causes- This is a great application that can help make a difference. Users can join in communities and help take action for the cause. This is also the perfect way to make a positive change toward a cause. Visit the cause's application today and learn how you can help make a difference with just a few clicks.

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