Facebook's Ups & Downs

On October 4th, Facebook reminded many people that, despite recent stock troubles, there's still promise for the company. On that date, the company announced that it had officially reached 1 billion users. This graph from The Business Insider shows that Facebook's growth continues to be steady. There doesn't appear to be much diminution of the growth curve. Data on time spent on Facebook's site – and its apps – also shows continuing strength.