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Commonwealth, Former Empire As Viewed On Facebook
- The Telegraph , Friday, March 23, 2012 3 AM
Australia and New Zealand hold strong ties to Brits, an examination of global friendship patterns on Facebook shows. “Despite long periods of independence in some instances, the social fabric of once expansive trade empires frequently reveals a lasting impression of their former history,” says Facebook’s Johan Ugander. “In South America, we see ties with Guyana, the modern sovereign republic that was once the former colony of British Guiana.”
