A lot has been written about the negative aspects of Facebook so it is good to look at the other side where it is being used for social awareness and organisation of action. Whatever your personal feelings about the situation in Burma the groups on Facebook are giving a global voice to people who may otherwise have no way of being heard.
Latest statistics from the Facebook site (as at 7.15am - it will be at 250,000 by the end of total)
**GROUP NEWS** Look how we have grown!
30/09/2007 214,000 members
29/09/2007 160,000 Members (100,000 in 1 day! That's over 1 a second!)
28/09/2007 60,000 Members
27/09/2007 30,000 Members
26/09/2007 12,000 Members
25/09/2007 6000 Members
24/09/2007 3,500 Members