The Rise and Fall of Facebook

Martin Poole discusses a recent academic study, which suggests Facebook usage will decline dramatically over the next few years. The study can be read here Update 22/02/2014: Shortly after this episode was recorded, it was revealed that Facebook had bought the popular mobile messaging app, WhatsApp, for a record $16bn. Could this be a desperate attempt by the social network to cling to a new trend and maintain its relevance? Quite possibly.

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