So now they’re doing some translation service – in effect, they’re asking people who use the application to translate Facebook into Chinese themselves, and then they will use those translations so that people can use it in China. I think it’s a good idea, but sometimes when I use applications in different languages (and when I tried to use Facebook in Chinese) I find that it is a bit daunting.

Anyway, so if Facebook adds a couple of hundred million Chinese people, how will they integrate and communicate with the other people who are currently using the site in English? Chinese characters are completely different from English script (or any other European script) and so it is difficult to comprehend what people are saying, even with the use of Babelfish or Google Translate. Oh well. We’ll see how Chinese Facebook takes off soon.

I use Facebook every day, and there are so many features than Facebook has that appeal to me. Facebook notes are pretty cool – they’re a good way of keeping up with what my friends are doing in their daily lives, as well as writing messages to them about what I am doing.

I also sometimes leave wall posts for my friends, although because the majority of them are Chinese, they can’t read them. I don’t really mind, because there are some ways of talking to people without using words. For that, I use emoticons.

Facebook emoticons are the best way of talking to each other without using words. They show emotions as well as faces, and they can show a huge amount of information without needing to use English. Facebook emoticons, smileys and smilies are easy to do too. I will try to find a website with some more info about where to find Facebook emoticons and smileys later.

I also know how to do Facebook symbols and characters for chats and status updates. I will let you know later!