Facebook has more than a billion "friends"

Facebook said it had crossed the symbolic threshold of one billion active users per month, a record, but the challenge for the online social network is more than ever to transform its huge membership base in real income. "This morning, there are more than a billion people actively using Facebook every month," announced CEO of Facebook, Mark Zuckerberg, in a message posted on the group's website. "Helping a billion people to be in touch is incredible, humbling and it is by far the thing I am most proud of in my life," he added. Facebook said that the billion mark was reached on 14 September precisely 7:45 p.m. GMT. For comparison, the main competitor, the micro-blogging site Twitter, had reached the end of June only 500 million accounts, according to a study Semiocast, a company specializing in research on social networks. And not all are active. "One in seven people in the world is now a member of Facebook," say analysts Site 247Wallst.com , noting that while some markets like the United States are "almost saturated", there is much potential in China, where the site is censored, or Russia, where Mark Zuckerberg is also made ​​for the first time last week. At the NYSE, enthusiasm, however, was short-lived. Facebook has taken action to 2.6% in early trading, but it recurred to 2:50 p.m. GMT 0.18% to 21.79 dollars. The title is still evolving 40% below its IPO price of $ 38 in May. Facebook certainly displays statistics mirobolantes in addition to its billion members, the network recorded 140.3 billion "friendships" on the network, 219 billion photos have been published, the button "I like" button more than 1,130 billion times ...