Sunday, 27 November 2011

The world (of Facebook) is closing in.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-15844230

This article, posted on the BBC news technology page, really highlights how many people in the world can now be defined as a 'facebook user' and how this fact means you are now able to think of anyone other person in the world and you are only ever 3.74 degrees away from being there 'friend' in the social networking haven. This article really highlights the influence Facebook is able to have because such a huge proportion of the world are amongst its now in its rank. This fact worth knowing alone to put things into the wider context when looking at the ethical issues social networks bring up.

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