Every 20 minutes on Facebook…

By on Jan 1, 2011 at 9:00 AM
General January 1, 2011

Ever wonder just how many transactions social networking site Facebook handles in 20 minutes? No? Us either. However, a recently published report from analytics company Democracy UK — that describes exactly what happens in the aforementioned period of time on the site — has piqued our interest. On average:

1 million links are shared, 1.32 million photos are tagged, 1.48 million event invitations are sent out, 1.59 million wall posts are published, 1.85 million status updates are posted, 2.72 million photos are uploaded, 4.63 million messages are sent, and 10.21 million comments hit the site.

All of that, and more, happens every twenty minutes. Yikes. The published report also mentioned that Lady Gaga was the most Liked celebrity — Justin Bieber ranked an anemic 9th, just below the 8th place celebrity… Lil Wayne?

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  • ItsMeBeaches

    Yes that is riveting stuff, if only i still had a FB i would care…no wait i still wouldnt. A better post would be to announce the winner of the Nexus S. I have been checked and havent seen anything about it…did i overlook it or something?

    • Norm

      I’m sure all 3 of your friends you had on facebook miss you

      • ItsMeBeaches

        Wow i am insulted…i guess me not having FB must insult u in some ways…when i no longer have a girl, or real life friends, or just a general overall life ill feel the need to join FB again…until then u can continue logging in and checking up on ppl that dont give a shit about u…if i dont talk 2 u on the phone, then ur not a friend on mine. If i talk 2 u on the phone i dont feel the need to talk 2 u online.

        If u dont get my point its very simple…im not talking with u on the phone, im talking to u online…which means i dont fucking know u, and i truly dont give shit about what u think or have to say about me…so with that said…get a fucking life dude, go out and try to make real friends and meet real girls…u dont wanna be a loser ur whole life.

      • Mike

        While I sympathize with your reaction here, I thought I should note that some of us actually have a life AND a facebook account. Oh yes, it is possible.

      • ItsMeBeaches

        I was not insulting FB users one bit…i used to be one (until they made it so anyone can join and not just other college students.) Was not insulting FB or anyone that uses it, i was just saying i dont anymore thats all. When i said i have a life i just meant i keep myself busy, again no insults here…well maybe a lil for Norm.

      • MS

        It’s really sad some of you don’t look to leverage the tools available to you in order to enhance your life. It’s quite simple actually:

        My friend Brian, who I only see once a year, recently got laid off… so when I see him again in March, rather than asking “how’s work going?”, I am going to say “how’s the job search coming along?”

        Me, I choose to use Facebook to enhance my life and in-person interactions. Maybe some of you should try that. Your life would be much more fulfilling.

  • Joe

    I think your keyboard ran out of letters beaches. You really cannot argue when you type like a seventh grade schoolgirl on instant messenger

    • ItsMeBeaches

      @Joe
      I dont understand the point ur trying to make…i dont think i care about the point ur trying to make…no wait, i really dont care about the point ur trying to make.

      @MS
      I use my phone to enhance my life. I dont need to be on FB or Twitter or w/e else is out there to do that…if i wanna talk to someone i will text them, or if me and them are really cool then ill call them. When someone i havent talked to for a while texts me to say “im gunna be in town” i would say “cool, so what u been up to?” Thats how i keep in touch.

  • Anonymous

    Also,every fifth divorce in the US involves facebook :P

    • MaxPayne79

      yeah i think thats f*cked up they’re using facebook as admissible evidence in the court of law. Lawyers are such lazy bunch of bitches. Thank God i didn’t become one. Instead of doing real work they rely on some facebook bullshit to form some sort of a plausible conviction and move on to the next case. not good.

      • ItsMeBeaches

        If something makes ur job easier ur telling me u wont use it to ur advantage? If someone is dumb enough to put incriminating evidence about themselves on FB, then they are dumb enough to lose the case and its that simple. Its not a secret that nothing said on FB is “private,” so why would someone post incriminate things about themselves on it? I dont feel sorry for someone being ignorant. Everyone knows how FB works, everyone knows its “flaws,” yet a lot of ppl just ignore it, then bitch and moan when it comes back to bite them in the ass. If u dont want lawyers to use a computer to help them make their job easier, then u should also stop using it to make urs easier, otherwise what ur saying is just pure hypocrisy.

  • Murphy

    I want that T-Shirt!!

  • MaxPayne79

    Facebook is so 2001. You know something’s out the door when old people jump on board. Every1 and their grandmother are on fb and nowadays it’s only good for one thing; to watch drunk 18 year old girls make out with one another, that’s it lol.

    it’s become incredibly commercial over that last 3 years that it’s censored not only for content but for language as well. Too many mainstreamers polluting unique and creative thought to the point of individuality being drowned out by their sad commentaries on Nothing and Ikea. There’s a book title and a half. lol. There’s a lot of people on there who shouldn’t be talking. and It wasn’t like this in 2006 when i joined. It was awesomer. Much more awesomer. the relatively small percentage of people that were on there compared to todays numbers, were embracing this brand new technology and learning how to implement it into their lives and between their friends. People were learning how to talk to one anther using this new technology. It was an exciting time. Now?..blah. All people do is look at pics i swear. And it’s so regulated that you cannot even have pics that you want up there anymore. for example, last year i did a work out themed photoshoot for my promo portfolio, and i decided as a joke to do some x-rated shower shots. Well i ended up editing the pics by putting a black rectangle over the..u know..over Mini Me, but instead of putting it across horizontally, i put it vertically LOL. And i still had my site shut down by fb. So i told them to kcuf off and opened up a new one. Back in the day you had the freedom to put up whatever u wanted, change ur name to whatever you wanted (just no profanity), basically you had a lot of freedom which is what i thought the net is supposed to be. Unless i’m naive. so…who cares about facebook…where’s my twitter app? lol

    Facebook broke my heart when i witnessed a verbal argument between two individuals who i accepted as friends on fb, arguing over weather Nickleback is Canada’s greatest band everrrr, or The Bare Naked Ladies. It was at that point i realized that Facebook in 10 years, will become what MySpace is today.

    Twitter is where it’s @MaxPayne79 for now. ;)

  • Anonymous

    I check facebook maybe once a day. Sometimes I’ll go over a week without logging on. However, I still think it’s a great way to keep in touch with people that you hardly see. Like family members, or friends that have moved away.

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