The Face Behind Facebook
![The social network Facebook is sweeping the nation. The social network Facebook is sweeping the nation.](https://images.oprah.com/images/tows/200903/20090313/20090313-tows-facebook-1-290x218.jpg)
In the new virtual age, social networking sites have taken the world by storm. With 175 million users and counting, Facebook has risen above the rest. In fact, if there were a Facebook nation, it would be the world's 6th largest country!
People around the world are reconnecting with long-lost friends and relatives, uniting on common ground from politics to Chia pets. Every day, half a million people join the social network.
Baffled by Facebook? See how it all got started and learn the lingo!![Watch](https://static.oprah.com/images/global/global_icons_video_11x10.gif)
People around the world are reconnecting with long-lost friends and relatives, uniting on common ground from politics to Chia pets. Every day, half a million people join the social network.
Baffled by Facebook? See how it all got started and learn the lingo!
![Watch](https://static.oprah.com/images/global/global_icons_video_11x10.gif)