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Facebook has 500 million users: can they reach the 1 billion mark?

Created by : Amrita , Animation/Graphic Artist, Creative design  | 07 22 2010 05:40:36 +0000
Industry : InternetFunctional Area : Web 2.0 +(Technology)
Keywords : facebook twitter social networking sites orkut can facebook have 1 billion users facebook tops now with 500 million users facebook has 500 million users
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Facebook the social networking site which just started 6 years ago in Harvard university for internal communications among the students is now boasting 500 million users, and just 18 months ago it had 150 million users and so soon they have reached 500 million users, and now the next quest for them is to reach the 1 billion mark.  And with 500 million users they reach nearly 8% of the world population, with the billion mark in their mind, they will reach nearly 20% of the worlds population.

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But, there might be a case of too much is a bad thing for most of the things, and that holds true for social networking sites also, earlier it was orkut, which has faded like anything with facebook dominance, next it could be facebook to face stiff competition from Twitter and many others who are on the verge to create something better than facebook, with competition rising from all the quarters, can facebook keep up the dominance the way it has..So, what do you think people, can facebook reach 1 billion users mark?? share your views on this...

  
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I think they easily can reach the 1 billion mark, people are always on facebook, dont know much about twitter but, facebook has just killed orkut like anything. And the growth rate is like anything for facebook, in such a short time they have achieved this mark, and 1 billion mark will happen in a year and a half or 2 yrs or so I guess, but surely they will reach the billion mark which will be an amazing feat by any social networking site.
By Amrita , Animation/Graphic Artist, Creative design  07 22 2010 05:40:36 +0000
 
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Yeah they will but the constant Innovation is the key word to sustain the existing and new user otherwise logging off in the virtual world is very fast and easy
By Abhijeet Kapoor, Sales Manager, ACS Technologies ltd  | 09 05 2011 08:13:06 +0000
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I think they easily can. People are spending more time on facebook so everybody is signing in to be in touch with their friends.
By Nilesh Pawar, Legal & Secretarial, Valencia Professional & Management Services LLP  | 01 22 2011 10:56:26 +0000
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Their investment in understanding human psychology as in why we get addicted to an activity and their focus on clear layout has really differentiated them from Orkut and the long forgotten friendster/Hi5 which were once a popular social networking site.
By Joe Antony, Retail Sales and Marketing, JSW Steel Limited  | 11 17 2010 07:40:35 +0000
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Yes, they can go beyond 1 billion mark.
By SHRIKANT MANOHAR DANKE, Project Manager, Phadnis Infrastructur Ltd  | 11 17 2010 06:56:16 +0000
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yes I am very much sure that they will reach as soon as 2 years or before because the fact is people of age group bet 14-25 are internet savvy mostly on facebook. Nowdays marketer are looking to include facebook in their strategy that only increases the publicity and follwer therby more subcribers will lead huge succes for this site.
By pramod Suresh Vishwakarma, An Indivisual with passion, vision and belief  | 08 24 2010 06:08:17 +0000
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U r very much correct now a days Facebook is broking all the records and awareness of Facebook is regular increasing. if talk about age group of 14-70 or above everybody is using Facebook so can reach very easily
By shaiki agarwal, MBA/PGDM student, siva sivani institute of management, secunderabad  | 08 23 2010 19:52:16 +0000
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social media is growing vastly all the companies are trying to give their adverting campaign through cheapest means of adv.
By sandeep pathiwar, MBA/PGDM student, siva sivani institute of mangment  | 08 23 2010 16:17:08 +0000
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Yes ofcourse why not, but Orkut has its own set of people and moe over people use both of them. People who wnatd to connect both professionally and also make them as friends usually use facebook
By Rajesh Yerra, Sales Executive/Officer, GRT Hotels & Resorts  | 08 23 2010 14:21:15 +0000
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The way it is increasing the number of users, it will not be a surprise if it touches 1.0 billion users within a short period of time.
By Suresh Prasad Gupta, Freelancer, Pharmaceuticals  | 07 26 2010 03:16:15 +0000
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Yes. I think its possible to reach the target easily  


By K.Arokiyadoss , Project co ordinatar, Essjayericsson  | 07 23 2010 10:35:47 +0000
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Yes They can easily reached because it's easy to operate and understand with better privacy than other social networking sites....
By Kevadkar Mangesh Daji, Lecturer, Universal College Of Engineering and Reserch,Pune  | 07 23 2010 03:04:41 +0000
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Yes this site is brilliant response with all over the world not only youth i think most of the people are on facebook just because of instant communication ...
By shambhu gopal swarnkar, CEO/MD/Director, BROADCAST INDIA  | 07 22 2010 14:38:42 +0000
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ya.. definitely because every handset which is gprs enbled has inbuilt facebook so it will support to reach their destination.....
By gautam verma, S/W Engineer, college  | 07 22 2010 13:02:41 +0000
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definitely yes. with FB on mobile & with so many youngsters catching the bug from their parents, it is a matter of time for social networking in India to touch another milestone!
By Amit Abrol, Business Owner , Primexp  | 07 22 2010 11:34:43 +0000
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Yes, I think as per u.
By Diwakar Tiwari, Sr. Manager, THE Arvind LTD  | 07 22 2010 09:42:54 +0000
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yes, most people like to the face book, no one escape to the face book it is relay achieve. 


By manoj thakur, team member, dowell technology  | 07 22 2010 06:54:17 +0000
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Sure as face book rocking. Its a very great media connecting everyone and all r comfortable to use facebok unlike other sites.....
By Prem Nawas, Senior Project Manager, Dutco Balfour Beatty  | 07 22 2010 06:19:06 +0000
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facebook  is most popular...  no dounbt it will reach 1 bilion.....
By rajesh , Freelancer, Radio, TV & Films  | 07 22 2010 06:10:25 +0000
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yes,facebook has nice features compares to orkut & all others..facebook will reach a billion wit in few months..facebook is very user frindly compare to twitter so every one loves facebook..
By Pradeep B M, Software Developer, heliosys technologies pvt ltd  | 07 22 2010 06:03:18 +0000
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looking at the rate by which the number of users are increasing daily, that time is not far when facebook will reach 1 billion mark.
By Ashish Patel, Associate/Senior Associate, Infiniti Research Limited  | 07 22 2010 05:49:22 +0000
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Ofcorz Not
Before that "TOOSTEP" will reach1 billion mark
By Adarsh V Peter, Head/Creative Visualisers, Vyga Animation System Pvt Ltd  | 07 23 2010 04:39:29 +0000
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Technology is evolving so fast. Facebook need to stay for many years, additionally penetration of social sites in less developed areas will be required.
By Mukesh Kumar, Director, Clinical Development and Clinical Pharmacology  | 07 22 2010 08:19:58 +0000
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