Just last year (2011) I read an article asserting that if Facebook were a country, it would be the third or fourth largest (most populated) country on the earth. In actuality its population could have easily overtaken that of China or India had the Chinese government not prohibited its use in the mainland. Now, consider this: could the Facebook users be the largest ever generation or cohort in human history? If cataclysmic events and their impact on people during their formative years are what the formation of generations are essentially about, then perhaps it is quite possible that Facebook is one of the top happenings in the last 5 years, not just in the US or Malaysia, but throughout the world. Generation Y or the Millennials, the Nexters may have lived in an intensely diverse society, the new generation, and let's call it the Facebook Generation for now, is actually entering into something that is far more dynamic and complex. It is a global village in the cyber world. It gives new meaning to the world being flat. Facebook Generation simply inherits the internet, and use it at their fingertips. Not only can they 'see' anything through Facebook, they can 'be' anything in Facebook. They live with Facebook, they grow with Facebook, and they speak and work through Facebook. Before long we will adopt the word 'facebook' to describe a certain value, attitude or behaviour of this generation.
