Facebook denies shutdown Rumors

LAS VEGAS — A rumor Facebook was shutting down wafted over the Web, forcing the hugely popular social network to deny it had any intention of closing.

The rumor was started by a satirical online website whose other news flashes include such items as "Alien Spaceships to Attack Earth in 2011" and "George Clooney Running for President."
As unlikely as it would seem that the social network with more than 500 million members would shut down, the rumor spread rapidly on Twitter and on Facebook itself.

Facebook denied it was shutting down in a statement posted on... Facebook.
"We didn't get the memo about shutting down, so we'll keep working away like always. We aren't going anywhere; we're just getting started," it said.

Say a Oh Nooo !!! or a Oh Yess !!!

News Courtesy: Google News

Facebook is going to shutdown on this March 15.

PALO ALTO, CA –Mark Zuckerberg announced that Facebook will be shut down in March. Managing the site has become too stressful.

“Facebook has gotten out of control,” said Zuckerberg in a press conference outside his Palo Alto office, “and the stress of managing this company has ruined my life. I need to put an end to all the madness.”

Zuckerberg went on to explain that starting March 15th, users will no longer be able to access their Facebook accounts.

“After March 15th the whole website shuts down,” said Avrat Humarthi, Vice President of Technical Affairs at Facebook. “So if you ever want to see your pictures again, I recommend you take them off the internet. You won’t be able to get them back once Facebook goes out of business.”

Zuckerberg said that the decision to shut down Facebook was difficult, but that he does not think people will be upset.

“I personally don’t think it’s a big deal,” he said in a private phone interview. “And to be honest, I think it’s for the better. Without Facebook, people will have to go outside and make real friends. That’s always a good thing.”

Some Facebook users were furious upon hearing the shocking news.

“What am I going to do without Facebook?” said Denise Bradshaw, a high school student from Indiana. “My life revolves around it. I’m on Facebook at least 10 hours a day. Now what am I going to do with all that free time?”

However, parents across the country have been experiencing a long anticipated sense of relief.

“I’m glad the Facebook nightmare is over,” said Jon Guttari, a single parent from Detroit. “Now my teenager’s face won’t be glued to a computer screen all day. Maybe I can even have a conversation with her.”

Those in the financial circuit are criticizing Zuckerberg for walking away from a multibillion dollar franchise. Facebook is currently ranked as one of the wealthiest businesses in the world, with economists estimating its value at around 7.9 billion.

But Zuckerberg remains unruffled by these accusations. He says he will stand by his decision to give Facebook the axe.

“I don’t care about the money,” said Zuckerberg. “I just want my old life back.”

The Facebook Corporation suggests that users remove all of their personal information from the website before March 15th. After that date, all photos, notes, links, and videos will be permanently erased. 

News Courtesy Weekly World News

One Minute On Facebook

Check out what happens in one minute on facebook in the video below:

Facebook Friendship's Map

A map that is literally created by friendship

The map above is the result of, Facebook intern Paul Butler attempts to visualise where people live relative to their Facebook friends. Each line connects cities with pairs of friends. The brighter the line, the more friends between those cities.

 He is quoted saying in his blog on facebook:

After a few minutes of rendering, the new plot appeared, and I was a bit taken aback by what I saw. The blob had turned into a surprisingly detailed map of the world. Not only were continents visible, certain international borders were apparent as well. What really struck me, though, was knowing that the lines didn't represent coasts or rivers or political borders, but real human relationships. Each line might represent a friendship made while travelling, a family member abroad, or an old college friend pulled away by the various forces of life.

However, large chunks of the world are missing, such as China(that maybe because Qzone is more popular there) and central Africa, where Facebook has little presence.
For full size image click here.

Facebook Fails

Here's a list of top 10 Facebook fails that are bound to make you laugh:

Farmville Vs Phrases..

When I started Farmville i was never aware of it's that rapid success. I left it a year back but i still have friends who are crazy about plowing and seeding .. Damn get a life .. It's not jus about my few friends, Farmville was awarded as the best and highly rated Facebook application. I got the reason why you loved it. LOL ..!!

Farmville was growing so fast that on each month  and when Facebook ranks the active users on its application, farmville was found on the top with 80 million users at sometime back. I heard they rule about 15 months (Zynga earned a lot ~winks~) but recently I heard thar farmville is beaten by Phrases. ftw..!! Monthy active users of Phrases are more than Farmville (yea Farmville's daily active users are still more than Phrases.) what's Phrases.??

Phrases is a Facebook application to create more Facebook applications, btw I jus created one today as a test drive .. its not so awesome .. seriously .. !!

Farmville is with 54 million active users now with 3.9/5 starts and phrases has more than that with 3.5/5 rating. People are losing interest in Farmville 'cause of playing it like an ordinary video game. Zynga is trying hard to gain its popularity back with other games . On the other hand, a bit odd thing happened that Phrases was banned for the US users..