Those of you on Facebook — I’m one! — likely know that the Prime Minister, Stephane Dion, Jack Layton, and Gilles Duceppe are all Facebook users. And, for those who are counting, Dion leads the way with 7,819 Facebook friends, Layton has 3,082, and Harper has 2,390.
Duceppe is the last federal leader to join Facebook as I just discovered a few minutes ago. I have asked to be his “Friend” and, until he accepts, I will not be able to view his profile and learn how many Friends he has.
Today, Dion posted a video at YouTube thanking all his Facebook friends and noting that he hit the maximum number of “Facebook Friends”. Facebook subsequently decided to allow Dion’s Facebook account to have an unlimited number of “Friends.”
And, also of some note, Facebook has decided that what in my account and most other Facebook users’ account are called “Friends” are now called “Supporters” at the Facebook accounts of Dion, Layton, Harper and, presumably, Duceppe.