Facebook akan ditutup 15 Mac 2011?

PALO ALTO, California - Khabar angin dalam kalangan pengguna Internet mengenai penutupan laman sosial popular Facebook kini tersebar luas terutamanya menerusi laman sosial Twitter, lapor sebuah akhbar semalam.

Antara mesej yang disampaikan oleh pengguna Twitter adalah seperti: "Facebook bakal ditutup pada Mac 2011? Saya harap tidak."

"Khabar angin adalah Facebook akan ditutup. Tolong jangan beralih kepada Twitter dan jangan rosakkan pengalaman jaringan sosial saya," kata @jjelksboss melalui Twitternya.

Terdapat juga kumpulan yang dibentuk di laman Facebook yang meminta agar laman sosial itu tidak ditutup dengan mesej: "Facebook akan ditutup pada 15 Mac 2011. Adakah terdapat cara lain untuk menghalangnya?"

Pada bulan lepas Yahoo telah mengumumkan bahawa Yahoo Video akan ditutup pada tarikh sama tetapi ia tidak bermaksud semua jaringan di Internet akan turut terhenti.

Dalam perkembangan sama akhbar Weekly World News melaporkan bahawa pengasas laman sosial itu, Mark Zuckerberg, 27, sedang menghadapi tekanan untuk terus menguruskan laman sosial tersebut.

"Facebook sudah di luar kawalan saya dan tekanan menguruskan syarikat ini telah mengganggu hidup saya. Saya perlu hentikannya untuk mengelakkan tekanan ini," jelas Zuckerberg dalam satu sidang media di luar pejabatnya di Palo Alto baru-baru ini.


Dalam satu temu ramah menerusi telefon Zuckerberg memberitahu: "Saya secara peribadi tidak menganggap ia sebuah keputusan besar. Secara jujurnya saya fikir ia (menutup laman Facebook) adalah untuk kebaikan. Tanpa Facebook orang ramai akan keluar dan berjumpa dengan rakan-rakan, itu adalah lebih baik."

"Saya tidak kisah mengenai wang. Saya hanya mahu kehidupan saya balik," kata Zuckerberg.

Akhbar itu melaporkan Naib Presiden Perhubungan Teknikal Facebook, Avrat Humarthi menjelaskan bahawa bermula 15 Mac ini pengguna tidak lagi akan dapat memasuki akaun Facebook dan meminta pengguna melakukan sesuatu agar semua gambar-gambar kesayangan tidak hilang.

"Seluruh laman web ini akan ditutup pada tarikh itu. Justeru, jika anda tidak mahu gambar-gambar di Facebook hilang, saya nasihatkan agar anda menyimpannya sebelum laman itu ditutup," jelas Humarthi.

Bagaimanapun, akhbar International Business Times melaporkan bahawa khabar angin itu hanya disebarkan melalui laman-laman blog dan tiada laporan daripada mana-mana akhbar arus perdana berhubung penutupan tersebut.

Menurut Lou Kerner dari firma Wedbush Securities, Facebook mempunyai lebih 600 juta pengguna di seluruh dunia dengan 300 pemegang saham.

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http://weeklyworldnews.com/headlines/27321/facebook-will-end-on-march-15th/

FACEBOOK WILL END ON MARCH 15th!

Posted on Saturday, January 8th, 2011
By J.B. Smitts

PALO ALTO, CA –Mark Zuckerberg announced that Facebook will be shut down in March. Managing the site has become too stressful.

“Facebook has gotten out of control,” said Zuckerberg in a press conference outside his Palo Alto office, “and the stress of managing this company has ruined my life. I need to put an end to all the madness.”

Zuckerberg went on to explain that starting March 15th, users will no longer be able to access their Facebook accounts.

“After March 15th the whole website shuts down,” said Avrat Humarthi, Vice President of Technical Affairs at Facebook. “So if you ever want to see your pictures again, I recommend you take them off the internet. You won’t be able to get them back once Facebook goes out of business.”

Zuckerberg said that the decision to shut down Facebook was difficult, but that he does not think people will be upset.

“I personally don’t think it’s a big deal,” he said in a private phone interview. “And to be honest, I think it’s for the better. Without Facebook, people will have to go outside and make real friends. That’s always a good thing.”

Some Facebook users were furious upon hearing the shocking news.

“What am I going to do without Facebook?” said Denise Bradshaw, a high school student from Indiana. “My life revolves around it. I’m on Facebook at least 10 hours a day. Now what am I going to do with all that free time?”

However, parents across the country have been experiencing a long anticipated sense of relief.

“I’m glad the Facebook nightmare is over,” said Jon Guttari, a single parent from Detroit. “Now my teenager’s face won’t be glued to a computer screen all day. Maybe I can even have a conversation with her.”

Those in the financial circuit are criticizing Zuckerberg for walking away from a multibillion dollar franchise. Facebook is currently ranked as one of the wealthiest businesses in the world, with economists estimating its value at around 7.9 billion.

But Zuckerberg remains unruffled by these accusations. He says he will stand by his decision to give Facebook the axe.

“I don’t care about the money,” said Zuckerberg. “I just want my old life back.”

The Facebook Corporation suggests that users remove all of their personal information from the website before March 15th. After that date, all photos, notes, links, and videos will be permanently erased.

- WEEKLY WORLD NEWS