Thursday, February 2, 2012

Facebook lives on...

 There is something about life, it lives on. There is something about time, it goes on, and now one might very well add, there is something about facebook, it lives on. Facebook now has 800 million strong users and is looking to come out with an IPO to generate $100 billion, which is truly an estimate of the popularity of this website.


 There was time, when I was making claims that Google plus would beat facebook before the beginning of new year 2012. Well my claims have been proven wrong. Millions of people did register for Google plus, however it is not being used that much compared to facebook.

 Another big point in the above assertions is the fact that, facebook is making constant efforts to improve itself and bring out new features. Facebook now has the facebook timeline,facebook cover photo and the subscription features to name a few. Also the new image viewer does appear descent compared to the old one.


 Today's generation is very busy and online all the time. These two factors have resulted in flourishing of social networking domains like facebook and twitter. People find friends online and stay in touch online, however for me a simple call to a friend from the humble cell phone still means more than online conversation.


 Enough about facebook and Google, India is suffering from a miserable tour down under. Had to endure a 4-0 white wash in the test series. The new Oz skipper Micheal Clarke aka Puppy, surely is enjoying captaincy. He scored a double and a triple century and was in remarkable form. India lost the first T20 game yesterday, however it was a completely new young side and they were showing notable seriousness and commitment. The reason for the loss, was that Australia was just the better of the two side on the day and hopefully India will give some descent performances now.


 There were many attacks on the star studded Indian batting line up and rumors about Dhoni been asked to give up captaincy. However, Dhoni has done a lot of good for Indian cricket, he has won every single possible tournament for the team. There are times, when team may get out of form, one must still have faith in the team and the captain. Don't forget, this is the same team which finished 2010 as number one test team, won the 2011 ODI World Cup and also has won the 2007 inagural T20 world cup, all under the leadership of Dhoni!