LAS VEGAS (AFP) – A rumor Facebook was shutting down wafted over the Web, forcing the hugely popular social network to deny it had any intention of closing.

The rumor was started by a satirical online website whose other news flashes include such items as "Alien Spaceships to Attack Earth in 2011" and "George Clooney Running for President."

As unlikely as it would seem that the social network with more than 500 million members would shut down, the rumor spread rapidly on Twitter and on Facebook itself.

Facebook denied it was shutting down in a statement posted on, Facebook.

"We didn't get the memo about shutting down, so we'll keep working away like always. We aren't going anywhere; we're just getting started," it said.



http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20110110/tc_afp/usitcompanyinternetfacebook


So enemies fit go hug transformer!!!

I knew that was the handiwork of some conscienceless filthy naysayers, How on earth would that happen

I suspect Seun was involved

Shut down $50 billion?? For where??!!

I would care less if they

adagz 01:

I would care less if they

yeah, me too

lagerwhenindoubt:

I suspect Seun was involved

L M A O!

If facebook shutdown what will happen?

sm ppl will go sick if dey finaly did,

the guy has made so much money and eager to make more from his statement we are just srating.

not facebook

Facebook can't shut down, impossible.

oluagness:

If facebook shutdown what will happen?

i wonder ohhh afterall we do live before facebook came out

If it shuts down, its even better for me and the future of Nigeria,

AIT shut down once, big deal!

nawa oh, say facebook wan shutdown na threat.? nothing wey una no use threaten me for this life. wetin facebook dey do for me. Im dey garri me? abeg shutdown if u wan

Even Myspace hasnt shutdown
talkless of facebook

The founders of facebook are making a lot of money off it, there will never allow any dude to mess their source of income up or what do you think. you can check out the full gist on this link artistevillage.com

lagerwhenindoubt:

I suspect Seun was involved

Nice one.

abeg may dem shut am down. Na 4 facebook u go naija people wey no dey shit? all of dem dey form yankee

sleekflexy:

Facebook can't shut down, impossible.

they will do when i will definitely hack them damn. . . .the %80 failure recorded in waec and neco is traced to facebook . . , i will make sure i hack them down!!!!!

Sorry, but what is facebook

 

if it does blackberry fones wud become partially useless and its market value/sales wud drop drastically.

if facebook shutdown, it will affect many people psychologically, just like if Nairaland shutdown, many people will be affected financially and psychologically, because many people earn a living here on Nairaland  and many people spend alot of their time here on Nairaland

i hope it does

save me 30 minutes of ma life everyday

Ehh! I had better be fast about hosting an alternative within d year. Gotta cash in on the crash/fall of facebook.

bist:

if it does blackberry fones wud become partially useless and its market value/sales wud drop drastically.

I like dis. . .so ladies wud no longer demand bb as birthday presents.

I know this can only be a joke.

let dem do what eva dey wish, we ve been here before facebook ,, we will still be here when dey shut it down.

Shut down for where? Plenty money ~borku~!

@bros1234. facebuk actualli minz fraternity buk. wat elze?

shut it down, so that people can go out and make "REAL" friends.