Facebook is expected to announce sometime this week that it has topped half a billion users. That’s 500 million globally. For a website that began life in the humble environs of a college dorm room, it’s quite a milestone. However, many of those users are concerned about how their information is being used, as Facebook has learned repeatedly as it has made changes along the way. The question remains, though, when the service has grown from 400 million users to more than 500 million in less than six months, are privacy concerns really likely to change how business is done in social networking?
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Facebook Nation: Millions and Millions of Worried People
Posted by: Kimberly Hill July 20, 2010 05:00 AMFacebook is expected to announce sometime this week that it has topped half a billion users. That’s 500 million globally. For a website that began life in the humble environs of a college dorm room, it’s quite a milestone. However, many of those users are concerned about how their information is being used, as Facebook has learned repeatedly as it has made changes along the way. The question remains, though, when the service has grown from 400 million users to more than 500 million in less than six months, are privacy concerns really likely to change how business is done in social networking?