Facebook fever continues to run rampant
A phenomenon that’s spreading faster than a flu epidemic: There are now two million Internet users in Germany registered on Facebook. Worldwide, about 150 million people use the social network—and about one million new users join every week.
A phenomenon that is spreading faster than a flu epidemic: two million Internet users in Germany are now registered with Facebook. Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg explained this at Hubert Burda Media's Digital Life Design (DLD) conference. In October, the figure was 1.2 million. According to Zuckerberg, around 150 million people worldwide use the contact network - and around one million new users join every week. Facebook is growing particularly fast in England. Despite the recession, ad sales are still going well, Zuckerberg continued. He is optimistic that Facebook will prevail over other portals such as StudiVZ or Myspace. The 24-year-old has no security concerns. Facebook gives users full control over their own data.
Facebook is also becoming increasingly popular in Switzerland and is increasingly being used as a means of exerting political pressure. For example, following a satirical column by Mario Güdel in the advisory magazine Beobachter, in which he made disparaging remarks about Valais, a Facebook group called "Mario Güdel läbt gferli und versteits nid" was formed. The group had over 1,500 members and prompted the editor-in-chief of the Beobachter to write a public apology to the people of Valais.
The Facebook group "Esther Maurer must go" is currently active and is plotting a coup against the politician. Whether the group will be successful is debatable. Mauro Tuena told the free newspaper 20 Minuten that the political pressure that such a group could exert should not be underestimated. The attacked Esther Maurer and Zurich SP President Koni Loepfe, on the other hand, are skeptical. All they have left for the Facebook campaign is a weary smile.
Facebook is also becoming increasingly popular in Switzerland and is increasingly being used as a means of exerting political pressure. For example, following a satirical column by Mario Güdel in the advisory magazine Beobachter, in which he made disparaging remarks about Valais, a Facebook group called "Mario Güdel läbt gferli und versteits nid" was formed. The group had over 1,500 members and prompted the editor-in-chief of the Beobachter to write a public apology to the people of Valais.
The Facebook group "Esther Maurer must go" is currently active and is plotting a coup against the politician. Whether the group will be successful is debatable. Mauro Tuena told the free newspaper 20 Minuten that the political pressure that such a group could exert should not be underestimated. The attacked Esther Maurer and Zurich SP President Koni Loepfe, on the other hand, are skeptical. All they have left for the Facebook campaign is a weary smile.
