Face it.  Facebook’s Here to Stay Posted on July 22, 2010 Post a comment

It’s a big milestone this week for everyone’s (or almost everyone’s) favorite social media site: Facebook now nears 500 million members. That’s 1 in every 14 residents of Earth, people! Like, the whole planet. And no we’re not exaggerating.

So why, oh why did we find this statistic significant enough to bring up? Simple. We’re in the branded content business and social media is an ever-expanding segment of what we do at rabble+rouser. And with nearly half a billion people accessing a single site, that means big opportunity to help our clients make a huge impact on the online world.

But what about all those privacy issues? Well, many say it’s the nature of the beast and that Facebook users need to take the good with the bad: “You signed up for it, you signed on for it.” Others are blowing the whistle, canceling their accounts, and forever vowing to break up with social media altogether: “We’re through!” Either way, the numbers don’t lie and it looks like users aren’t letting privacy policies stop them from Facebook stalking their way into Internet history.

Congratulations are definitely in order, Facebook. It’s a big week for you. We’d throw you a party, but you just have way too many friends. (Tee-hee…Facebook joke. It’s funny, trust us.)

Check out CBS’s story on the topic here.