Friday, January 14, 2011

Facebook Friday: No, Facebook is Not Shutting Down

Some things in life just make you shake your head and question the Internet's collective user base. For instance, when a report from the Weekly World News claims that Facebook is shutting down in March...and people actually believe it!

Okay, for those of you who saw the story and frantically began to take down your Facebook photos to avoid losing them forever, let me enlighten you for a moment. If you take a gander at the page where the story started, you'll notice their other headlines. Gems like "Florida Secedes!" and "Walt Disney's Frozen Head Stolen!" are scattered around the web page.

So no, Facebook is not shutting down. Facebook is not even struggling. In fact, recent numbers show that the world's largest social network has passed the 600 million user mark.

And although I'm sure there will still be a few people panicking over the future of their Cityville and Mafia Wars games, it's safe to say that Facebook isn't going away anytime soon.