Theme
My chosen theme for this assignment is Technology and Society
The issue that I want to talk about is The Facebook.
Problem Statement & Isuue
Almost everyone around us have a facebook now.
How popular actually Facebook is now? I will share some amazing and interesting facts about Facebook.
Points of Overview of Facebook(2012 to 2013):
i. If Facebook was a country it would be the third largest in the world, behind China and India. It have over 900 million active user in 2012. (Source: The Telegraph)
ii. 300 millions photos are uploaded to Facebook everyday, which is 4% of ALL photos ever taken in history. (Source: Inquirer, The Telegraph)
iii. There are over 30 million accounts on Facebook belonging to dead people. (Source: Business Insider, Forbes)
iv. In 2012 July, the Facebook Mobile application for mobile devices had 543 million active users. (Source: http://www.socialbakers.com/blog/814-facebook-mobile-hits-543-million-users-update)
v. People spent time on Facebook is average 6.35 hours per month, which is highter than Google(3.2 hours) , Yahoo(2.07 hours) , and Microsoft(1.55 hours). (Source: Facebook Newsroom)
vi. There are 3,200,000,000 Likes and Comments every day in the world. (Source: Facebook)
vii. There are now 219 billion photos uploaded on Facebook.
viii. 63 million song played and 17 billion Location check-ins.
ix. Reading EVERY post on Facebook would take 1700 centuries.
x. 67% of young americans said they find out News through facebook. (Source: www.onlineschools.org).
xi. 79% of smartphone users check their Facebook right when they wake up AND 58% check it before going to sleep. (Source: dailymail)
xii. In 2012, there are 40 offices in 27 countries, 67 Facebook Affiliates in 12 Countries and 3 Data Centers Worldwide. (Source: Facebook)
