Has Facebook truly lost its edge amid banana slicer jokes
The piece questions Facebook's staying power as users grow fatigued by posts and drama. It cites Pew data on hiatuses and notes Facebook’s 5.1 billion dollar 2012 revenue with 1 billion global users and 618 million daily logins. It features quotes from 18 year old Rachel Fernandez and analyst Danah Boyd on social spaces serving all users.
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U.S. factory orders jumped 3 percent in February led by a 95.1 percent surge in commercial aircraft demand. Durable goods rose 5.6 percent while nondurables gained 0.8 percent, but core capital goods fell 3.2 percent signaling softer business investment amid looming federal cuts.
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