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Facebook Hits 150 Million Users, Adding 450,000 Users Per DayYesterday

This morning Mark Zuckerberg posted on the Facebook blog that the company has officially hit 150 million. That’s approximately 3 weeks after the company announced that it hit the 140 million mark suggesting that the company is now growing at approximately 450,000 users per day. This is a significant pace and if the company keeps up this pace for the first half of 200, the company will easily hit 230 million users. If the pace continues the whole year, the company will surpass 300 million users.

This phenomenal growth is unprecedented, making it the fastest growing social network in the world in absolute terms. Much of this growth has been taking place outside of the United States in countries like Italy, Spain, France, and Switzerland where monthly growth rates are reaching an impressive 50 percent. We will continue to track the company’s growth via our demographic statistics tool.

It will be interesting to see how long the company can sustain this impressive growth rate. Have you been noticing more people using the site?

Celebrity Model Jordan Protests Facebook for Group RemovalJanuary 6

Yet another celebrity-related story for Facebook today (we’re trying not to overdo the celebrity news here); British model Jordan (real name Katie Price) has had her Facebook group removed by the social network for violating the terms of service. After reaching the 5,000 friend limit on Facebook, Jordan set up a group on the popular site in order to maintain a relationship with her fans.

According to The Sun, however, Jordan’s group was removed by Facebook as it was not created for a company or product. Jordan reportedly contacted Facebook requesting a copy of its policy, stating that she won’t be gotten rid of so easily. What doesn’t make sense to us, however, is why Jordan’s group would be taken down in the first place.

Not only are there countless users bearing the namesake and likeness of Jordan/Katie Price for their own profiles, but there are a number of groups and fan pages dedicated to the model. None of these groups or pages appear to have been set up and administered directly from Jordan, so if she did in fact create a group it very well may have been taken down. Seeing as Jordan is a public figure, however, it seems odd that Jordan’s group page would be taken down at all.

Depending on the categorization (was it labeled as a fan group f

Facebook Sharing Gives Insight Into New Site VisitorsJanuary 6

Often times I track where incoming visitors to AllFacebook are coming from. It’s a private addiction of mine to see how quickly people are coming into the site. This evening when I returned home, I noticed that one of my visitors came from a shared link on Facebook. When I clicked the link, I saw the image pictured below. It was a page which included 3 comments from visitors. I would have previously been unaware of who these visitors were but I now have insight.

Interestingly enough, these visitors happened to be Middle Eastern which helps me know how I’m doing with converting new users. For example, I’ve been seeing an increase in traffic from the Middle East with our coverage of social media’s role in the Gaza war. Since this article wasn’t related to our recent Middle Eastern coverage it let me know that I had successfully converted some new readers to the site.

It was not only encouraging but it also gave me insight that I previously wouldn’t have known. It was also great to see that other visitors experienced a social experience on this site with their friends despite it being apparent on my site in the comments. Additionally, it was great to get insight into some of the communication that I previously would have been unaware of.

This insight is invaluable in that I ca

Facebook Censoring Gaza-Related Content?January 5

Even though the Israeli government is turning to online social networks to distribute information about the war in Gaza, there are others using such social networks for their own agendas. According to Gawker, some Facebook users have found it impossible to post certain content related to words like “Gaza” or “Palestine.”

From the users’ perspective, it seems as though Facebook is censoring some politically sensitive content. But Gawker reports that the supposed censorship is really a result of the self-contained flagging system, which enables users to report inappropriate content. To the dismay of many, this merely reflects Facebook as the user-generated network that it is. As a reflection of human nature’s truest colors, users are no doubt frustrated by the act of not being able to express themselves through Facebook’s network. What’s a user to do?

This isn’t the first type of censorship we’ve seen in the online space, and there’s only so much you can do when content is being prevented from posting as a result of other users flagging the content. Should Facebook step in, it would then become the ultimate determining factor in which content can and cannot be pos

Disgruntled Facebook Employee? Probably Not.January 5

A prank reportedly pulled by a disgruntled Facebook employee got the attention of TechCrunch UK writer Mike Butcher.  When he was tipped off that someone working at Facebook had hacked the system and changed the Advertising tab to read “Lying,” Butcher questioned Facebook’s ability to keep employees happy as well as the company’s ability to prevent such security breeches.  But a closer look at the image sent by the Facebook tipster leads us to believe the whole thing was a hoax.

Whoever created this image of the modified Facebook tab didn’t take the time to align it with the rest of the tabs on the screen shot.  What we’re left with is an issue regarding the public perception of Facebook’s advertising program–not its security. 

Most of us that have turned to advertising on social networks have found that it’s rather difficult across the board.  And while Facebook is supposed to be promoting its social graph and wide array of organic marketing capabilities based on the information users share within their profiles and across the Facebook platforms, Facebook is also dealing with a host of privacy standards and ongoing issues that appeared to be