Facebook’s Golden age gone?
According to research firm Nielsen Online Facebook experienced its first drop in visitors in January after a 17-month uphill climb, in the United Kingdom. Its study showed unique users were down to 8.5 million from 8.9 million in December. But industry experts say, the Facebook frenzy is still going strong — especially in Canada.
Squirrels Network without Facebook
A new study on a colony of 65 ground squirrels revealed that Squirrels are connected, on average, by three degrees of separation, meaning any two squirrels could be connected by three intermediate animals. Most of the connections were between mating squirrels and their families. But friendship, too, exists in the squirrel world. The study was conducted by Theodore Manno, a biologist at Auburn University in Alabama. It is notable that Human social network is separated by six degrees.
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Paramount Film clips on Facebook
A new Facebook application called VooZoo will allow network users to watch film clips available in Paramount catalogue. The scenes last from a few seconds to a few minutes. By making this move Paramount Pictures will become the first major studio to make thousands of movie clips available for use on the internet. VooZoo also allow network users to send each others clips from their favorite movies.
