It started when Mark Zuckerberg founded Facebook on February 4, 2004 with two of his roommates and another computer science comrade from Harvard College. Their vision was to create a networking site where they could remain in touch with friends. At first, this socialization network was exclusive to Harvard College students. But in September 2006, the network opened to users worldwide. By 2007, CEO Mark Zeckenberg has become an instant billionaire and was ranked by Forbes as the youngest billionaire at 23!
According to Facebook’s own statistics, it is said that there are more than 250 million active facebook users worldwide, making it the largest socialization network in the world. More than 5 billion minutes are spent on Facebook each day, worldwide. 30 milion update their statuses at least once each day and 8 million users become a fan every day. One billion photos and 10 million get uploaded every month. Indeed, everyone has been hooked to the phenomenon that is Facebook. Even so much that there is now this thing called FAD, as in Facebook Addiction Disorder. Apparently, some people have been so addicted to it that it has been disruptive to a persons normal activities in daily living.
Clues that you have facebook addiction:
- you lose sleep over Facebook
- you spend more than an hour a day on Facebook
- you become obsessed with old loves (ex. meeting up with bf/gf on Facebook)
- you ignore work in favor of Facebook
- the thought of getting off Facebook leaves you a cold sweat
hmmm.
Are you a Facebook addict? :P
2 comments:
oh noes! i am a facebook addict! where's the 12 step program?
mini, see my post. there are top 5 jobs for people afflicted with FAD. perfect for us addicts. haha. =)
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