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Facebook has announced that it has attained the 500 million user-milestone. This is indeed a great landmark for a Website that is still less than ten years old. The remarkable achievement of the world’s number one social networking site was boosted by around 100 million new user registration in the last six months. It will be remembered that only recently, Facebook founder and chief executive, Mark Zuckerberg said that he believed the site will reach the 1 billion mark. While he might have been accused of being overly ambitious at the time, the one billion target does not appear to be impossible now.
How Facebook Users Increased
In spite of its success, Facebook has had its fair share of competition and controversy least of which bothers around privacy and security. However, the major question remains whether the firm can maintain its success particularly in a world where changes in Internet technology and user-enthusiasm is all but too common. Perhaps a measure of the tough times that lie ahead for Facebook can be seen in other social networks such as Bebo and MySpace, both of which have been struggling recently to maintain their user base and earlier achievements.
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Gary Cramer
July 22, 2010 at 8:48 pm
Having 1/12th of the world’s population as members isn’t too shabby.
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July 23, 2010 at 3:08 am
you can’t really blame them. facebook is really fun, even for older people. rather than friendster…………
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July 23, 2010 at 5:39 pm
i agree with you. There’s more to do in facebook rather than friendster. You can play games there.
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July 24, 2010 at 8:06 am
Facebook rocks! 500 million + members is not a joke! I wish I had that number of visitors in my blog!
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July 24, 2010 at 9:46 am
At least one out of every 13 people on the planet now uses Facebook.The popular site was launched in 2004. It has gained around 100 million new users in the last six months alone.good job keep it up..
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July 26, 2010 at 10:31 am
That is a great achievement for Facebook, I hope they will continue to grow…
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December 30, 2010 at 3:39 pm
The demographics have def. changed since I started using it, and there’s not a doubt in my mind that they will reach 1 billion as Zuckerbeg states. Interested to see how the implementation of email into facebook changes things…
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Marc Rasmussen
July 1, 2011 at 8:56 pm
If facebook has achieved the 500 million mark it means there is certainly something which is drawing peoples attention. At 25 Mark Zuckerberg has achieved what we can only dream of. As users lets just hope that whether its facebook, twitter or myspace as long as it doesn’t pollute the internet, as long as users try not to misuse these networking sites, social media will prove beneficial.
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July 21, 2011 at 3:01 pm
At last check, Facebook now has 750 million active users – definitely approaching the one billion mark rather quickly. I think the Facebook team has shown a remarkable ability to adapt to changes and incorporate the best traits from other social platforms (i.e. the Twitter-esque timeline/newsfeed and the ability to check in (Foursquare), which is why Facebook will be around for a very, very long time.
Gaurav
September 13, 2011 at 1:52 pm
I m also one of them.FACEBOOK ROCKSS!!!