Facebook passes 500m users

Eric Bianchi
July 22, 2010
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Got FacebookIf you don’t have Facebook, or haven’t heard of it, what’s wrong with you? I mean seriously, my mother can’t operate a computer and knows what Facebook is. So it’s no surprise that the social network has reached 500m users and has, in the process, beaten all its rivals to the bottom of the social networking league, but, as an industry it can be notoriously hard to measure which, and is up and down more than a one of those Pro Yo’s you had when you were a kid. It’s little wonder that gaming companies look set to exploit the significant gains that can be made from such sites with the customer base available. Read more.

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  • greane

    watch out for the Facebook movie! coming soon.

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