Comments on: As Facebook Hits 350M Mark, Growth Shows Signs of Slowing http://gigaom.com/2009/12/01/as-facebook-hits-350m-mark-growth-shows-signs-of-slowing/ Fri, 10 Feb 2012 22:52:55 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.com/ By: Facebook Acquires Contact Importing Startup Octazen – GigaOM http://gigaom.com/2009/12/01/as-facebook-hits-350m-mark-growth-shows-signs-of-slowing/#comment-231961 Sat, 20 Feb 2010 01:00:12 +0000 http://gigaom.com/?p=83598#comment-231961 [...] which now has more than 400 million users including 250 million added in the last year alone, has kept fairly quiet on the acquisition front, focusing primarily on talent buys rather than [...]

]]> By: Facebook Matures, Will Build Its Own Data Center – GigaOM http://gigaom.com/2009/12/01/as-facebook-hits-350m-mark-growth-shows-signs-of-slowing/#comment-231960 Thu, 21 Jan 2010 21:55:10 +0000 http://gigaom.com/?p=83598#comment-231960 [...] of next year, and it will still lease data center space in other parts of the country, but for the site with 350 million users, it has clearly reached a point where it can plunk down the up-front capital and [...]

]]> By: Five Key Trends in Online Advertising for 2010 « Epic's Winning the Web Blog http://gigaom.com/2009/12/01/as-facebook-hits-350m-mark-growth-shows-signs-of-slowing/#comment-231959 Thu, 21 Jan 2010 16:22:57 +0000 http://gigaom.com/?p=83598#comment-231959 [...] then this prediction will hold true, as a majority of social networks and social media outlets are growing at an unprecedented [...]

]]> By: Analyzing Facebook’s Forthcoming ReDesign – GigaOM http://gigaom.com/2009/12/01/as-facebook-hits-350m-mark-growth-shows-signs-of-slowing/#comment-231958 Mon, 28 Dec 2009 01:36:32 +0000 http://gigaom.com/?p=83598#comment-231958 [...] While it is still a work in progress, it shows some simple yet major enhancements that reveal where world’s largest social network with over 350 million subscribers might be headed. For starters, Facebook seems to be headed back to its roots, emphasizing fidelity [...]

]]> By: Predictions & Trends For Casual Games In 2010 | Product Management Meets Pop Culture http://gigaom.com/2009/12/01/as-facebook-hits-350m-mark-growth-shows-signs-of-slowing/#comment-231957 Tue, 22 Dec 2009 17:54:15 +0000 http://gigaom.com/?p=83598#comment-231957 [...] similar titles relying on the same mechanics and experience. In 2010, as Facebook evolves and its growth slows and its members become more savvy… look for innovation in gameplay, marketing, and [...]

]]> By: Howie @Sky Pulse Media http://gigaom.com/2009/12/01/as-facebook-hits-350m-mark-growth-shows-signs-of-slowing/#comment-231956 Mon, 07 Dec 2009 00:34:57 +0000 http://gigaom.com/?p=83598#comment-231956 350 million accounts yet only about 100 million unique visitors per month. So what account for the 250 million zombie accounts that Facebook and anyone with a $$ interest in the business keeps touting??????

]]> By: Facebook User Registrations Timeline — Tech Crunchies – Internet Statistics and Numbers http://gigaom.com/2009/12/01/as-facebook-hits-350m-mark-growth-shows-signs-of-slowing/#comment-231955 Thu, 03 Dec 2009 04:25:58 +0000 http://gigaom.com/?p=83598#comment-231955 [...] first 100 million members, the growth has been terrific ever since. Nothing succeeds like success. Here are the milestone marks along the [...]

]]> By: Stephan Wehner http://gigaom.com/2009/12/01/as-facebook-hits-350m-mark-growth-shows-signs-of-slowing/#comment-231954 Thu, 03 Dec 2009 00:55:19 +0000 http://gigaom.com/?p=83598#comment-231954 Made a chart based on the posted data, see

http://img70.yfrog.com/i/867.png/

I think the there is not enough data to draw any conclusions.

Stephan

]]> By: The Scorecard: Winners & Losers of Yahoo, Facebook Connect Deal – GigaOM http://gigaom.com/2009/12/01/as-facebook-hits-350m-mark-growth-shows-signs-of-slowing/#comment-231953 Wed, 02 Dec 2009 17:07:31 +0000 http://gigaom.com/?p=83598#comment-231953 [...] Wants to Personalize News for the Masses See All Articles » As Facebook Hits 350M Mark, Growth Shows Signs [...]

]]> By: Joe http://gigaom.com/2009/12/01/as-facebook-hits-350m-mark-growth-shows-signs-of-slowing/#comment-231952 Wed, 02 Dec 2009 11:56:33 +0000 http://gigaom.com/?p=83598#comment-231952 @ Chris – Yes the growth is nothing short of phenomenal. Probably Facebook themselves could never have imagined what a beast their website would turn into.

Hats off to them. I wonder how long the honeymoon will last though…

]]> By: susan j. santier http://gigaom.com/2009/12/01/as-facebook-hits-350m-mark-growth-shows-signs-of-slowing/#comment-231951 Wed, 02 Dec 2009 07:42:15 +0000 http://gigaom.com/?p=83598#comment-231951 Slowing growth is good for facebook not bad. I just finished reading a book called “wired for thought: how the brain is shaping the future of the Internet” where the author goes to great length to show how social networks should not grow beyond a certain point.

The book predicted Myspace’s demise because it was growing too large for its own good (at the time when most of the media was arguing the opposite–that Myspace wasn’t growing fast enough).

The book compares the Internet to the brain and the author outlines how the brain (which is really just a large network of neurons) actually stops growing in early childood. Or at least it stops growing in size but that is when it starts growing in connections and intelligence. The author (Jeffrey Stibel) was a GM of the parent company for Classmates.com. Stibel basically says that early brains grow rapidly (as fast as myspace and facebook) but then stop. Networks that don’t eventually implode.

]]> By: Chris http://gigaom.com/2009/12/01/as-facebook-hits-350m-mark-growth-shows-signs-of-slowing/#comment-231950 Wed, 02 Dec 2009 07:34:16 +0000 http://gigaom.com/?p=83598#comment-231950 9.5 million to 350 million in three years is amazing growth. It’s hard to remember a time when everyone didn’t have facebook.

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