Looking for that buddy of yours from primary school who hasn't been seen in over 2 decades?Or wonder what the long-lost eye candy from your early teen days finally did with her life?You don't have to hire a private detective to help quell your curiousity.Chances are you could get those answers from Facebook,the enormously popular(& addictive)social networking site that comes complete with pictures of friends & foes.The madness over this site has caught on big time amongst young Nigerians & millions across the globe.It's quite surprising that it's only been in existence for a little over 3 yrs.This great idea was conceived by 23-yr old Mark Zuckerberg(in picture),an ex-Harvard student who wanted to create a virtual place for his fellow students to network & communicate with ease.It eventually spread to other Ivy League schools in the States,after which institutions in other continents got involved.A year ago,the owners decided to make it available to everyone on the planet with a valid email adress,prompting protests from existing users who knew it's 'exclusivity' status was potentially over .With that decision,the craze took off.There are about 40 million registered users today and the online company makes over $100m annually through advertising.
On Facebook,users can join hundreds of networks,share photos with friends,post articles & videos,exchange views,virtual gifts & basically interact with each other constantly,irrespective of location.Currently,an average of 8.5 million pictures are uploaded onto the site daily & many can't pass through a single day without visiting the website.
Just last week,Microsoft was rumored to be offering $500m for a 5% stake in the business.I guess that sums it all up.
Facebook.As addictive as cocaine,but as sweet as Mother Theresa.
3 comments:
Nice one Chakams, here's an idea, why don't we set up our and call it (can't say just yet) maybe most wanted...to find just about anyone who owes us money or hasn't returned our favourite original CDs and see if EFCC might buy us over...neat idea eh? we can start with family members and friends. That can garner loads of attention because of the 'traffic'/ visits to the site. Think About it.
That outta the way, it was nice seeing you again and nice one with the blog...really interesting.
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M.
It truly is addictive, I've had to restrict myself to 20 mins a day. Spot on about old friends I've found so many.....
I refused to join facebook addicts group but this stuff is really addictive!
I was totally shocked to see the guy who heads my group on facebook !Its just so much fun and not pointless.
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