News - Facebook debunks recent gloomy Princeton study with a parody

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Facebook uses similar logic to predict Princeton University will not have any students by 2021.

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Given the length of time Princeton has been in existence compared with Facebook, I'd lay odds that Princeton will outlive Facebook.

If facebook died tommorow it wouldnt change my life at all.

Im sure it will die sooner or later as the latest and greatest fad will take over.

Friendster, wait I mean- Myspace, wait I mean- Livejournal, wait I mean- Facebook will totally live forever and never be superseded by another social network!

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Originally Posted by edzieba

Friendster, wait I mean- Myspace, wait I mean- Livejournal, wait I mean- Facebook will totally live forever and never be superseded by another social network!

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Pfft, all meagre upstarts; MSN 4eva! :P

ICQ beyatches....but only cos irc isn't owned by anyone (I think)

All join the new hype: "MyFace," by TacoCorp - the world's first *offline* social network.

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Originally Posted by Dareos

ICQ beyatches....but only cos irc isn't owned by anyone (I think)

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IIRC there was Talkomatic etc even before IRC, but those early chat tools were more LAN than WAN so maybe they don't count.