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Richard Florida
by Richard Florida
Thu Feb 11th 2010 at 9:45am UTC

The Facebook Connections Map

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Here’s a cool map based on over 210 million Facebook profiles (h/t: Jason Rentfrow). Compiled by Pete Warden, it plots the connections between places that share Facebook friends. The map divides the U.S. into seven distinct locational clusters with names like “Stayathomia,”  “Mormonia,” and “Socalistan.” More here.

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3 Responses to “The Facebook Connections Map”

  1. rs Says:
    February 12th, 2010 at 10:29 am

    Very interesting, looks quite similiar to the mega regions map from who’s your city.

  2. Sandi Longhurst Says:
    February 16th, 2010 at 11:52 am

    Great stuff – I live in Mormonia, didn’t realize it extended so far – gives me a headache. It is interesting to see the variation in density of connections particularly in coastal areas.

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    February 19th, 2010 at 11:48 am

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