Wednesday 2 October 2013

What Would a Billion Facebook Users on a Single Page Look Like

We are all just digital noise.
That's right! The internet has everything for
everyone. This fun project created by Natalia
Rojas , shows what Facebook would look like, if
you put the profile pictures of everyone in one
single page.
The site is appropriately called The Faces of
Facebook claims to harmlessly show
1,276,264,966 + Facebook profiles, without
breaking any privacy rules of Facebook as it
doesn't store anyone's private information,
pictures, or names.
In fact at first the site tends to look like TV
static or just digital noise (a speck of dust in our
digital times), but as soon as you click on the
individual pixel you will get to zoom in and see
more detail. The faces may appear random but
are actually placed chronologically as per
Facebook registration dates (Yes Face #1 is
Mark Zukerberg's). Interestingly, you can plug in
your own profile in the colourful little pixel
madness, by clicking the location symbol (top
right) and entering your Facebook credentials.
Natalia's inspiration comes from her appreciation
of diversity in life, as her about us page says,
"Because there we are, all mixed up: large
families, women wearing burkas, many Leo
Messis, people supporting same-sex marriages
or r4bia, chihuahuas, Indian Gods, tourists
pushing the leaning Tower of Pisa, selfies,
newborns...". She ends saying she doesn't code
for fun, but codes for fun projects. So do connect
with her if you think you have a fun project to
share with the world.

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