http://gigaom.com/2008/05/15/geek-out-how-facebook-scales-chat/ The Business of Technology Tue, 02 Dec 2008 04:43:01 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=MU hourly 1 http://gigaom.com/2008/05/15/geek-out-how-facebook-scales-chat/#comment-878579 Cyndy Aleo-Carreira Thu, 15 May 2008 23:53:01 +0000 http://gigaom.com/?p=13440#comment-878579 My problem with their claims of scaling with Facebook chat are the hyperbole involved. They are claiming that chat is used with every user account, even accounts that are abandoned. There are also many of us who either refuse to use it, or use an unsupported browser (like Camino). I'd like to see the actual numbers of how many active users are utilizing the chat. My problem with their claims of scaling with Facebook chat are the hyperbole involved. They are claiming that chat is used with every user account, even accounts that are abandoned. There are also many of us who either refuse to use it, or use an unsupported browser (like Camino). I’d like to see the actual numbers of how many active users are utilizing the chat.

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