Map of the World Drawn Entirely Using Facebook Connections

Works well as my dual monitor background.

I like the shape of the map on the European continent – looks like a griffyn or something cool. Surprised you didn’t mention the giant hole that is Africa.

Some of it population dead zones, as well. Like Canada anywhere outside of the cities. Alaska and Western Australia are similarly devoid of connections.

look at this with 3D glasses on… oh my

Man, Russia, doesn’t seem to like Facebook.

>Man, Russia, doesn’t seem to like Facebook.

Nah, we just have a better alternative, honestly. I, for one, seriously hate facebook’s design and structure.

It is interesting the places that have satisfactory internet and the places that don’t. Bolivia, Peru and Chile seem to have reasonably good internet. Brazil does not. The Congo, a place with almost no stable government has good internet. Northern Africa from Atlantic to the Red Sea does not. Romania has good internet, Russia and most of China does not.

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“Note the lack of definition in China and Russia, and the relative hole in Brazil. As we explained in a recent post, these countries are among the world’s last holdouts in having dominant social networking sites other than Facebook. (QZone, VKontakte, and Orkut, respectively.)”

Anyone can look at the pictures. But reading- that’s an art.

look at philippines! LOL

This means they can take the name of anybody on Facebook and make a web of all the people they could be associated with. Pretty handy.

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you mean you have a rip off version of facebook called Vkontakte – pretty much identical to FB – just using stolen code

Yet another Euro/US-centric representation of the entire human world. What about the billions of real, thriving, vibrant human beings who are not on Facebook?

He made a map using Facebook connections, he said it was facebook. he didn’t try to say it was the entire human population

If you would like to go and map every single connection between every single human on the planet, be our guest, until then stop being a cynical jerk and either appreciate what this guy did or get out of here.

facebook is banned in china

theres gotta be at least one hater in every thread.

lol communist russia, no facebook there.

Has anyone stopped to consider that maybe a few of the holes in this web exist not because local governments and citizens don’t like facebook, but rather because there are no people in those areas?

Facebook’s also blocked in china. The government can monitor Qzone with no problem!

Note the lack of connections to North Korea.

wow o wow o wow really like wat you’ve done, the colour is amazing, makes the world look united.

Interesting that much of Russia and Eastern Europe are missing? :-o

Real people do live in rural areas. But, sadly, even in the US we have areas in which high speed internet are lacking. It is changing though, and this map (if facebook is a good indicator of access to reliable and fast internet capable of facebooking) then ten years ago, rural Iowa, for example, would not be showing up as it does today. Internet will come, and people will connect. I think it is interesting also to see Alexandria and Cairo so lit up. I was very surprised by Mexico and Latin America, but not so much by China (where it is both political control and lack of adequate infrastructure.

What caused this hole in Brazil is, in first place, the local. That is the Amazon forest, which only a few places has a decent internet connection. And the Northeast (with exception of the coast), that is one of the poorest regions of the country. In second place, Orkut is still the biggest here, but we are migrating to FB. Orkut has not evolved at all. Its mobile site is a crap.

What caused this hole in Brazil is, in first place, the local. That is the Amazon forest, which only a few places has a decent internet connection. And the Northeast (with exception of the coast), that is one of the poorest regions of the country. In second place, Orkut is still the biggest here, but we are migrating to FB. Orkut has not evolved at all. Its mobile site is a crap.

In Brazil the thats is shown is the Amazon forest, theres more people/cities in its south, where is lit up

er… eastern Europe?? No offence but basically all of Europe is there. Australia barely is and you are right with Russia. I think you mean Asia is missing… ??

‘even in the US” you have to be kidding right. The US is lagging way behind the much of the developed world in the quality and availability of fast Internet access. Know anyone with 20+Mb connections in the US, its fairly common around the world. I’m in the suburbs and there’s no DSL available. According to Speedtest.net the US is 35th and 33rd in the world for download & upload speeds, behind countries such as Latvia (2nd and 3rd), Romania (4th & 5th) and France (22nd & 28th)

that would be the Sahara desert.

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Chinese government block Facebook, can u help to fill in the hole there? Since china has big numbers of Internet users and social networkings

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Or what about those great big blank spotches in between the contents? nobody mentioned those yet either!

Brazil does… the amazon does not.

Brazil does… the amazon does not.

in communist russia they use another networks

if u look at the coastal regions on north africa there seems to be a lot of internet activity there but the sahara desert is the place thats in darkness

huh. who knew the sahara covered up 98% of africa?

Lol or you’re all just Americans that still think you’re better than everyone else

pretty sure if u looked at every connection …… it would just be a map.

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I want this. Who is going to develop the app? Stat!

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Well that looks rathering interesting.

aren’t we?

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WHERE IS CUBA????? CHINA HAS NO FACEBOOK GOV”T XXX OTHER PLACES UNINHABITABLE….

in soviet russia, facebook use you!

also, most of china’s population is on the coast. there are very few people spread far between in the rest of that, and most of that is small farming villages

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Awesome! look at Indonesia :)

It is true that in some places of the world, facebook is banned, not in use or people just dont live there. But can no one read? It says under the picture that it was made using connections between 10 million facebook friends. Correct me if im wrong but im pretty sure that FB has over 500 users. So do the math. Obviously everyone that uses facebook is not on this map.

*500 million users

Philippines is very clear.

“Communist” Russia??.. WTF?.. Are you from the past?

Where do you people get your ‘facts’? Hardly a ‘coastal’ population.

http://ed101.bu.edu/StudentDoc/Archives/ED101fa06/cmg10/population.html

everything is banned in China

africa is doing better than russia

africa is doing better than russia

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Love how Lithuania and Estonia are colored, and Latvia is not.

yet everything is made there…

That doesn’t make much sense, Id think the Sahara would have the most internet activity…………. …………………………………………….

Neat. Two thumbs way, way up.

I can see Alaaaaaaaaaska!!!

holy shit

That would be the Sahara Desert… ; /

thats a hell lot of connections !!! Facebook rules !!

I think that we have to take into account the population density in some countries. Probably that’s the reason why there are big holes in Russia, Brazil and the southernmost region of South America. I’m originary from Argentina and I know that in the Patagonia there are vast zones populated only by lambs, cows and sheep.

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what a great world!!1 no china, no pakistan and no islamic nations…..perfect

It actually does cover most of the northern part of Africa and the heart of Africa….

lol so half the world is dark :P

Delusion, exacerbated by faith. Pathetic.

Let me see the computer your typed that shit at…. uh, as I expected: Made in China.

Happy goobers might want to note how FB is one I short of FBI.

fb is not banned in china

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The missing parts of Australia are a population thing. Our Western coast is sparsely populated and the central desert barely populated at all.

omg… I am ashamed for what you just said… just, do humanity a favor and… disapear.

You are right Klugeet: Look at the countries that have highly populated areas but also have large unpopulated areas. The social internet usage in the populated parts is normal. Examples are Australia, Brazil, Canada and Saharan Africa. China seems to be the one with the least number of users per capita.

This is absolutely fascinating! Not only does it outline a lot of more-developed countries with uncanny accuracy, it corresponds remarkably well to population-density.

Well yeah, there is Sahara desert but it is also that internet access is considered a luxury in Northern Africa and internet connections are dead slow. Not to mention most governments ban and control any form of media. It is backwardness from top to bottom. So you were expecting facebook to be popular there?

So there is no surprise at all. The surprise is that you have found the hole to be surprising.

This is pretty cool. Interesting how accurate it is and also amazing to see China dark.

Geography through Facebook

You mad bro?

In Soviet Russia, book face you

Nice work by facebook but some what missing here..

How come Canada is so quiet?

This is a little scary if you think about it…and yes nikto I have ALWAYS noticed that FB is one letter short of FBI…just goes to show you how ignorant most of the worlds population is… plausible deny-ability is what it boils down to though when people start asking if FB is sharing user info with the FBI…hell there is probably a room full of FBI interns that are constantly on watch reading anything that could be considered a threat on FB…I’ve always figured FB would be used this way, hence the reason I am not on it…just look at its name “face book”? seriously? cool picture though none the less…

You cannot go by population density, with 1.3 billion people of course its not going to look like a coastal population, but with people who have internet access regularly I would have to agree with him. Wouldn’t you?

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I feel dizzy and sick,when i seen this map, maybe it is the problem about color! http://bit.ly/hRh5w2

Don’t worry, pretty soon even the sheep will have Facebook. =)

VKontakte is the reason russia is dark.

I wish there would be a map like this with tags for the different countries… People are saying look at the Philippines, look at North Korea…

Also, does this mean there’s limited access to Facebook in these areas or does this just mean people don’t use it as much; maybe both?

yes it is. I lived there for a year. It’s banned.

yes it is. I lived there for a year. It’s banned.

Looks like only India and Srilanka Represents Southern Asia….

I think the REAL surprise is that there is less of Russia than quite a few African Countries and thats gone pretty un-noticed.

wheres russia…do they not have wifi

The article actually mentions that.

“Note the lack of definition in China and Russia, and the relative hole in Brazil. As we explained in a recent post, these countries are among the world’s last holdouts in having dominant social networking sites other than Facebook. (QZone, VKontakte, and Orkut, respectively.)”

Great article showing the concentration of users of facebook. http://www.nexusitgroup.com

Yeah,that’s why most people and statistics say that americans are the dumbest of all.There’s a reason for that,and we all know it.

It is the birth of the Borg.

Its mind blowing.. :) awesome pic.

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So that is where all the nerds of the world live?

uh how come they can’t stop people suiciding using qzone

Brazilians use orkut because it have the very best interface much more friendly to navigate and use

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Socio economic conditions prohibit many people from using FB. In a population of over 40 million South Africans – only around 6 million have access to the internet. It’s not a government conspiracy just lack of access – same could apply to the less used areas mentioned above.

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south of the Sahara is the giant Congo rain forest second on size only to the Amazon see the hole in South America. the south of that on the western coast is the Kalahari Desert.
You obviously don’t need a map since you have no knowledge of Geography they won’t do you much good.

south of the Sahara is the giant Congo rain forest second on size only to the Amazon see the hole in South America. the south of that on the western coast is the Kalahari Desert.
You obviously don’t need a map since you have no knowledge of Geography they won’t do you much good.

Because of people like him. And because of people like you, we look down on the rest of the world. You’re to blame as well. Try not being a superior-acting ass, the only people worth something are people who can admit we’re all equal, not what “most people and statistics” say.

the map shows populations with lost the capability of normal communication, sorry. 

the map shows populations with lost the capability of normal communication, sorry. 

They don’t use FB. They roll their own VKONTAKTE!

They don’t use FB. They roll their own VKONTAKTE!

Indeed we do… check out Nigeria

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We have reasonable internet connections here in Northwest Western Australia, but not much population.

The reason we are the dumbest is because we are educated by our government. They have a monopoly on it.

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yeah right! and you believe after all those years your resident killed bin laden and just threw him in the ocean? you also still belive that there are lions and elephants everywhere in Africa. That there is no internet/broadband in Africa either. if you are THAT misinformed, how then do you become better than everyone else when your economy is crumbling beneath your very feet?

yeah right! and you believe after all those years your resident killed bin laden and just threw him in the ocean? you also still belive that there are lions and elephants everywhere in Africa. That there is no internet/broadband in Africa either. if you are THAT misinformed, how then do you become better than everyone else when your economy is crumbling beneath your very feet?

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How on earth are you going to speak to 200 friends all at once with photos and sound?
Normal one on one communication is great, and I don’t think it’s lost.
mMaybe every time you had something to say you could fly all of your friends and family to your town, rent a convention center and say it.
I think Facebook is great.

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I think TONS of people who read this DO NOT understand ENGLISH, Geography or Economics of income distribution vs Prosperity and social networking! I am Appalled! Seer their comments… Ashamed of their ignorance!

Those would be the sahara deserts

I love watching battles of self-proclaimed superiority between people that use 5th grade grammar. Keep the comments coming. *Grabs the popcorn*

Huh. No one in Antarctica uses Facebook. Weird.

It would really help if you learned how to read. And you are comparing a Continent to a Country.  I’m just amazed you even found this page, I guess you finally figured out how to click with the mouse on random links.

Again, the sheer stupidity of people astounds me, if you took two seconds to read the article you would know the answer to your own dumb question.

Just curious how many of those are bounce off computers for advertisers and other fake accounts.

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Whats wrong with voicing your opinion whether it was mentioned or not?

It would help if you learned to write. Capital letters are not to be abused.

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I don’t know where you live, but I live in the US. a very rural part of the US. I’m about 100 miles from the nearest big city, in a small town of 1,200 people, and I have DSL. So I’d say the US has some some damn good high speed internet.

What is amazing besides the obvious infrastructure required, is the organization in people and resources in such a short amount of time.  Mind boggling….

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Thank God there are place still on this world were you cannot got facebook.

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Not one spot is black, hahaha

LOL noone ever said anything about us being better then u guys. obviously shows that u guys are just jealous for some reason. that we all dont know about.

How about the other huge hole/continent that is Asia? lol

This map is cool, but Facebook is a bag of turds.

all the people on facebook are sheep anyways =)

Pretty awesome! And slightly scary… 

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i wonder how much that imgame wil change now google+ is out?

lol

lol!

hawaii doesn’t have fb…O.o

This is intresting, as it shows where most face book users are. I wonder why there are so few in north asia.

*Asia

i wonder how will a google+ map look in like 3 years from now (and what will remain from this fb map…)  :)

Wonderful and impressive

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someone hasn’t seen a brazilian before haha…don’t take your sexual frustration out on Brazil

Unless you live in Atlantis, you shouldn’t be using facbook from an IP in the middle of any of the major bodies of water on Earth

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Missing Areas- Asia, Russia, Canada, Brazil, Africa. Now please, for the love of god, stop telling people that they’re missing. We can all see.

wheres china ? o.O

China thats easy it north cannot see anyone in the Sahra still looking.

China thats easy it north cannot see anyone in the Sahra still looking.

Nigga pluhease 95% of statistics are made up on the spot. XP Team America ftw.

now thats impressive… Facebook FTW

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 Wouldn’t that be a BETTER reason to have a map?

Facebook is really shaping our world today.  I hardly know anyone who is not connected there.  Its awesome to be able to share photos, chat, and catch up with friends who are geographically far away.  I log in on my computer almost daily.

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People in the middle of the ocean are using facebook. Weird. 

Brazilian: On facebook and have no orkut.

where’s china?

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