Facebook Reaches 200 Million Subscribers

Facebook: 200 millions d'utilisateurs, c'est "un bon début" (Le Matin, Switzerland)

I should point out that not all of these "subscribers" are active users, but even a fraction of 200 million is significant!

Fondé en 2004 dans une chambre d'étudiant de l'université Harvard, Facebook, un site gratuit, est disponible dans une quarantaine de langues, mais peine à rentabiliser ses activités.

Il s'impose de plus en plus comme le plus gros site de socialisation, avec 1,2 milliard de visiteurs uniques décomptés par le cabinet Compete en janvier, contre 810 millions pour son rival MySpace (groupe News Corporation).

USA Today: Facebook Friends Share "25 Things"

Facebook friends share '25 Things' with the world
(USA Today, 2/5)

Hey, I done that. I see it as the point where Facebook came of age as a unique community.

More than 5000 Friends Now Allowed on Facebook

This tech article suggests that none of us will be hitting our Facebook friend limit anytime soon.

Facebook To Lift 5,000 Friends Limit

However, another article suggests that there is a limit to how many new friends you can add in a day: perhaps 20-30. This restriction is apparently enforced to prevent Spam and to keep Facebook a social site rather than a commercial one. (Imagine if Facebook starting being used for porn distribution. The number of "friends" per account would skyrocket.)