Steven asks…
How does facebook have stuff on multiple servers?
How does Facebook have our data across a whole network of servers? How is MySQL and PHP integrated?
Nagesh answers:
Facebook has thousands of servers in multiple datacenters to store all date. They don’t use MySQL which is way too lightweight to handle that amount of data.
They have their own sql engine which they call FQL, and you can find the list of some of the applications they use here: https://developers.facebook.com/opensource/
Linda asks…
What is the difference between Facebook Groups and Facebook Pages?
I know if you join a Facebook Group you are a Member.
If you join a Page you are a Fan.
What is the difference between a Group and a Page ?
Nagesh answers:
The amount of things you can do with each.
Like with groups..u can decide who joins and send bulk invites. Members can send invites to others.
On pages, you can view visitor’s stats.
Http://riajournal.com/ria/index.php/2009/02/04/what-is-the-difference-between-a-facebook-fan-page-and-a-facebook-group/
Daniel asks…
How do you delete facebook pages i have created ?
I created a page on Facebook but I want to delete it. How do you delete it.
Nagesh answers:
This guide will show you how to eliminate a page created by you on Facebook:
http://romcartridge.blogspot.com/2010/03/how-to-delete-facebook-page-created-by.html
Good luck!
Joseph asks…
How does facebook choose who to show when you deactivate your account?
I deactivated my Facebook and it showed me a list of 5 friends who “miss me”. How does Facebook generate that list? Is it based on who you interact with, or who looks at your account? Some of the people are people I barley talk to on Facebook.
Nagesh answers:
It will just be Facebook trying to get you back on.
Robert asks…
How did facebook become so much more popular than Myspace?
Myspace has everything facebook has and more, like you can change your background on your home and profiles pages, facebook is just plain white
Nagesh answers:
Myspace was mostly popular in the USA and still is, although not anywhere near the scope of Facebook.
Facebook become popular because it had a very good marketing plan, it become the rave at universities around the world, and when it went mainstream there was already so much buzz around it that it was impossible for it not to succeed.
As for the features… They really don’t mean anything, the core features are present on both interfaces, and the reason Facebook is so much more pleasing is because it has a very simple layout that anyone including an 80 year old can use.
Powered by Yahoo! Answers