Comments on: Facebook Hits 175M Active Users

By: Jordan McCollum

Jordan McCollum — Tue, 17 Feb 2009 23:41:03 +0000

The x-axis is the independent variable, which was virtually always time the last time I took statistics and calculus. I thought that was abundantly clear without a label—I mean, in an article discussing the growth of Facebook, I don’t have to say Facebook grew “over time,” and when reading such an article I’d have to assume that we’re not going to see a graph of Facebook growth as a function of days of sunshine in Kennowick.

I’m not sure what you’re saying the days “don’t match up” to, since they match up to each data point provided in this article, starting with the date FB hit 100 million, August 26th. Unfortunately, labeling an x-axis with dates like “August 26th,” “November 11th,” etc., is neither helpful nor particularly meaningful. Dates are routinely coded as seen above. I tried to suppress the admittedly-confusing labels on the x-axis, but the software was exceedingly unhelpful.

However, if the interpretation of this graph is unclear, I submit that you’re overthinking it. It’s a line graph.

By: Jamie

Jamie — Tue, 17 Feb 2009 23:34:44 +0000

As a middle school teacher, I am noticing that the facebook line graph is wrong. There is no title to the x-axis which makes me question what it is they are measuring the millions of users with…? A line graph graphs time but with intervals of +25, the title couldn’t be days (which was my guess), or hours or even years.

We all can see that facebook is getting larger and larger even though their way of showcasing it is flawed.

Sorry to not touch on the subject matter at hand but with my math mentality, I couldn’t get passed the graph!

(If this posts twice, I apologize…The first one isn’t showing up for me)

By: Rachel Burkot

Rachel Burkot — Tue, 17 Feb 2009 19:07:45 +0000

The rate of Facebook's growth is astounding. Do you think there could come a point when basically all internet users are active on at least one social networking site (aka these sites will be the face of the internet)? If so, how will these sites survive? How many people actually click on those annoying ads that come up on the side of the screen when you're trying to do whatever you do on a social networking site? Will people begin to ignore these completely? Rachel Burkot's last blog post..Emotional Targeting- Smart Marketing or Virtual Sucker Punch?

By: Just a person

Just a person — Tue, 17 Feb 2009 17:25:17 +0000

Yes, and that is 175, 000 people they have the right to “keep their information forever” I know it is a choice to sign up but when they change the rules half way through and it is retroactive I have a problem with that.

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By: Jordan McCollum

Jordan McCollum — Tue, 17 Feb 2009 14:28:39 +0000

@Tom: http://www.marketingpilgrim.com/2009/02/facebook-terms-of-service-swit cheroo.html However, that clause has been in the TOS for some time now; the only update was that if you close your account, you leave your information. The original article in the Consumerist has several pertinent updates and statements from FB: http://consumerist.com/5150175/facebooks-new-terms-of-service-we-can-d o-anything-we-want-with-your-content-forever

By: Guillaume

Guillaume — Tue, 17 Feb 2009 14:28:31 +0000

Figure sound great, but it must be a burden now for FB as their cost are soaring whereas their revenue are growing not as such a rapid pace. Maybe there last move regarding TOS means a more aggressive stance on monetization/use of users' content. Guillaume's last blog post..ad:tech sydney

By: Shirley - Velvet Blues

Shirley - Velvet Blues — Tue, 17 Feb 2009 10:27:19 +0000

Wow. These are quite insane stats. I doubt that Facebook will be able to sustain this type of growth. And yes, this will be its undoing. As it gets more expensive for Facebook to maintain itself, it will try even harder to capitalize on the advertising potential. As one of the first adopters of Facebook, I have been horrified by many of the changes. And I know that many once-loyal users have stopped using Facebook because of how it has changed. Shirley - Velvet Blues's last blog post..New Domain Name? Use GoDaddy Discount Codes

By: Tom Lindstrom

Tom Lindstrom — Tue, 17 Feb 2009 10:01:21 +0000

I read that Facebook changes their TOS recently so that they now own the persons data forever even if the person closes the facebook account.Have you heard about this?

Here´s more info:
http://www.ajc.com/business/content/business/stories/2009/02/16/facebo ok_terms_of_service.html

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By: Brandon Walker

Brandon Walker — Tue, 17 Feb 2009 05:42:23 +0000

Those are mind boggling figures! 675,000 new members per day from January 7 to February 13 is absolutely amazing. But I must admit facebook is a incredible site which is only getting better as word spreads. Soon that figure will be up around 200M active users in no time. Brandon Walker's last blog post..Real Estate Magazine 9 - Real Estate Wordpress Theme

By: Military Aircraft

Military Aircraft — Tue, 17 Feb 2009 05:20:36 +0000

There Is No Doubt…. Face Book Was The Best Community For Any Thing Like Friends OR Business….