"If facebook were a physical nation, it would now be the third most-populous on earth." I read this in the July 22, 2010 issue of The Economist. (I was waiting at the doctor's office and the pickings were slim.)
Now there are a billion users. In population it's still behind India and China...but not by much.
But what would facebook really be like, as a nation? Would it have the world's lowest GNP? What about our test scores? I mean, really, who has time for work and study when there are all those great posts to read?
Here's what I imagine the nation of facebook's entry in an encyclopedia (remember those?) would look like:
Now there are a billion users. In population it's still behind India and China...but not by much.
But what would facebook really be like, as a nation? Would it have the world's lowest GNP? What about our test scores? I mean, really, who has time for work and study when there are all those great posts to read?
Here's what I imagine the nation of facebook's entry in an encyclopedia (remember those?) would look like: