Weblog 10
A super-organism is an organism that is built out of many organisms. Facebook is most definitely a super-organism. Facebook’s size and existence was generated by the many users who use Facebook frequently. Facebook’s entire purpose is to influence interaction between its users; if no-one used Facebook, Facebook would quickly wither and die. At the same time, like a super-organism, Facebook doesn’t a single member who is more important than all the rest, and Facebook has no brain that controls its growth; its growth is dependent on its users. Facebook may have only been built by one person, but its shape and form were influenced by its many members. In these ways, Facebook is undoubtedly a super-organism.
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