I wouldn't really say that 'most non-tech people' do that, though many may. Of course it's a popular site. There's a still a lot of room to go before being a very popular website and 'ruling the world'. I'd consider maybe an entity that was a combination of Google, Apple, Intel, Microsoft, Facebook, Comcast, AT&T, the US, EU and Chinese Government to qualify, but for a very popular website to be referred to in those terms, I'd like to hear some more details about what they'll actually be doing with all that attention.
What is actually meant by this? What will facebook be doing that qualifies as such?