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According to Facebook, the company hasn't just changed the face of social networking. It's also boosted the global economy and put millions of people to work.

According to Facebook, the company hasn't just changed the face of social networking. It's also boosted the global economy and put millions of people to work.

The report is, not surprisingly, being met with some skepticism.

In a Facebook-commissioned report from Deloitte, titled "Facebook's Global Economic Impact," the social networking company is credited with having a global economic impact of $227 billion, while adding 4.5 million jobs worldwide last year.

The report doesn't say that Facebook alone added anywhere close to that many jobs or that much money to the economy. According to Deloitte, Facebook has stimulated the worldwide economy by providing marketing tools; a platform for app developers; and demand for connectivity, data usage and mobile devices.

"Our study finds that Facebook enables significant global economic activity by helping to unlock new opportunities through connecting people and businesses, lowering barriers to marketing, and stimulating innovation," said Jolyon Barker, a Deloitte managing director, in a statement.

Facebook's Chief Operating Officer, Sheryl Sandberg, noted that the technology sector as a whole is driving global job growth.

"Across the world, there is a greater urgency about creating jobs," said Sandberg in a statement. "The good news is that the tech industry is powering the economy and creating jobs within and beyond its own campuses. Every day, businesses of all sizes, sectors, and skill sets are using the Facebook platform to grow and expand."

Not everyone buys the big numbers.

"I'm no economist, but in no way do I believe it. So, were it not for Facebook, people all over the world would just be sitting there, staring vacantly out into space?" asked Ezra Gottheil, an analyst with Technology Business Research. "Balderdash. If Facebook wasn't there, people would be using other means to communicate. Advertisers would find other media. Developers would develop for other platforms."

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New Rochelle, NY, January 20, 2015--When Facebook users share information on important life events, do they prefer to do so directly (detailed status updated or wall posts) or indirectly (photos, change of job title)? How a person chooses to share such news depends on whether the event is positive or negative, according to a new study published in Cyberpsychology, Behavior, and Social Networking, a peer-reviewed journal from Mary Ann Liebert, Inc., publishers. The article is available free on the Cyberpsychology, Behavior, and Social Networking website until February 20, 2015.

In the article "How Are Important Life Events Disclosed on Facebook? Relationships with Likelihood of Sharing and Privacy," Jennifer Bevan and coauthors, Chapman University, Orange, CA, focus on significant life events related to romantic relationships, health, work, and school. They report that the specific event itself did not determine how an individual would share the news on Facebook, rather whether it was positive or negative. Users tended to share positive life events indirectly and negative life events directly.

"As social networking sites become more a part of our daily lives, understanding of the delicate dance between negotiating disclosure while maintaining some level of privacy is vital," says Editor-in-Chief Brenda K. Wiederhold, PhD, MBA, BCB, BCN, Interactive Media Institute, San Diego, California and Virtual Reality Medical Institute, Brussels, Belgium.

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About the Journal

Cyberpsychology, Behavior, and Social Networking is an authoritative peer-reviewed journal published monthly online with Open Access options and in print that explores the psychological and social issues surrounding the Internet and interactive technologies, plus cybertherapy and rehabilitation. Complete tables of contents and a sample issue may be viewed on the Cyberpsychology, Behavior, and Social Networking website.

About the Publisher

Mary Ann Liebert, Inc., publishers is a privately held, fully integrated media company known for establishing authoritative peer-reviewed journals in many promising areas of science and biomedical research, including Games for Health Journal, Telemedicine and e-Health, and Journal of Child and Adolescent Psychopharmacology. Its biotechnology trade magazine, Genetic Engineering & Biotechnology News (GEN), was the first in its field and is today the industry's most widely read publication worldwide. A complete list of the firm's 80 journals, books, and newsmagazines is available on the Mary Ann Liebert, Inc., publishers website.

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