Facebook more than just a cool tool for kids
Posted by Tyler Kinch on December 17th, 2007
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Michael Geist
If 2006 was the year of YouTube, 2007 has been Facebook’s year. The growth of social media, led by Facebook, has taken the world by storm. Since January, Facebook has added 250,000 new users each day. Canadians have led the way, accounting for about 8 million of the site’s nearly 60 million global users.
The hyper-growth does not tell the whole story, however. Facebook has also garnered considerable attention regarding its user privacy policies, online marketing strategies, and the short-sighted decision of some companies and governments to block employee access to the site.
While these issues have shone the spotlight on some of the challenges of social media, the lasting lesson of Facebook may come from a series of events that unfolded over the past two weeks. They demonstrate that Facebook is far more than just a cool way to catch up with old friends; rather, it is an incredibly effective and efficient tool that can be used to educate and galvanize grassroots advocacy, placing unprecedented power into the hands of individuals.
Read More At The Toronto Star
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December 17th, 2007 at 11:55 pm
Here’s another bit of intelligence for you. Serena Software a company of about 800 employees is implementing Facebook as their intranet.