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economist.com — Mar 19th 2012, 14:49 by The Economist online How Facebook connections mirror old empires EIGHT years ago Facebook launched as an online social network connecting a small college community from a dorm room at Harvard University. Today the company has 845m active users across the globe and a wealth of data.
Newley Purnell Freelance Journalist @newley
Economist charts show how Facebook connections mirror old European empires: t.co/ddfB8OPI Lots to unpack. (Via @lheron on FB)
Carla Correa Multiplatform Editor, Washington Post @pinkgrammar
RT @sebare: How Facebook connections mirror old empires infographic via @TheEconomist t.co/Plb60gcy Kinda cool.
Alex Fitzpatrick Reporter, Mashable @AlexJamesFitz
So @TheEconomist found a geographic correlation between Facebook connections and ancient empires: t.co/538iVkj1
Anup Kaphle Digital Foreign Editor, Washington Post @AnupKaphle
My favorite is the "CORRECTION" part. RT @lheron How Facebook connections mirror old empires. t.co/18hALq0Q
Liz Heron Director of Social Media and Engagement, Wall Street Journal @lheron
How Facebook connections mirror old empires (a graphic only @TheEconomist would think of) t.co/k76AzvDh
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