All The Cool Kids are Quitting Facebook

In this modernize era, people are living in a surrounding with full of high technology.  People get in touch to each other with the benefit of the technology that does not need people to spend much. Moreover, it is so much easier which it is just on your fingertips. So, that is why there are a lot of social networking sites that being created since people nowadays are really into socializing by using this kind of medium.

Our social networking statistics show that Facebook penetration in Malaysia is 46.76% compared to the country's population and 72.37% in relation to number of Internet users. The total number of FB users in Malaysia is reaching 12 231 940and grew by more than 74 1260 in the last 6 months.

Comparing these nearest countries by penetration of Facebook users shows that Malaysia has 1.10% higher FB penetration than Ireland and 0.19% lower Facebook penetration than Bahrain. As on February 2012, Facebook has more than 845 million active users’ worldwide.

Based on the excerpt All the Cool Kids Are Quitting Facebook by Jenna Wortham, the percentage of Facebook’s users is getting lower in the United States. As been stated on the excerpt, people are questioning about the privacy of using Facebook. The writers also include a respond with some people that being interviewed and they mentioned about the privacy pitfalls of Facebook.

However no matter how rigid you set your privacy settings, it is important to realize that nothing is fool proof and by joining Facebook you will lose a level of privacy. Always keep in mind you cannot control what interaction happens on your Facebook friends' pages and that you may end up in photos or comments you cannot control. Always be careful what you comment on.

Facebook has potential to go outside the scope of your control. However as long as you educate yourself on the disadvantages of Facebook, you can better protect yourself from the drawbacks and have a positive experience as a member.