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Facebook has 1 Billion Active Users

Mark Zuckerberg announced that Facebook has now 1 billion active users.

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Facebook has 1 Billion Active Users
 
 

Mark Zuckerberg appeared today in NBC's Today Show for an interview. Facebook made the announcement of crossing the 1 billion active user mark part of the PR push. Facebook reached already the 1...

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Launch of HTC 'Facebook' phone put on hold in Europe

Source: United Press International

HTC First, which has had its introduction into Europe delayed. Credit: HTC BRUSSELS, May 24 (UPI) -- Taiwanese smartphone maker HTC says the European launch of its "Facebook phone" has been delayed followi ...
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US: Bail denied to teen accused of Facebook terror post

Source: IBN Live

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Facebook Rape Post Accuses Innocent Man, Goes Viral

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Inspirational Facebook Bulimia (Written by an Ex-Bulimic).

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When it comes to Facebook and all the inspirational quotes on it, I have to ask: Where is the originality people?! All we do is consume hundreds of inspirational quotes and then regurgitate them back up on our own wall. ...
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'Facebook Phone' launch canceled in U.K. as Home gets facelift

Source: MSNBC

Facebook Devin Coldewey NBC News 35 minutes ago HTC The HTC First. Plans to launch the HTC First, aka the "Facebook phone," in the U.K. have been indefinitely delayed and pre-orders refunded, according Facebook and the c ...
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Tasty Facebook party poopers

Source: The Star Malaysia

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Self-confessed 'mad scientist' launches Facebook for gamers

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A young entrepreneur who revolutionised video gaming is bringing his popular online business into the real world. Gavin Divers, a self-described “mad scientist”, launched his hugely-successful XBLGamerhub social network for console ...
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Ex-Marine Detained After Facebook Posts Files Suit

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Google may start bidding war with Facebook over Waze

Source: The Saratogian

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Utica Police deactivates Facebook page after criticism

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Facebook delays U.K., France release of HTC First to improve software

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Facebook has 1 Billion Active Users

Mark Zuckerberg appeared today in NBC's Today Show for an interview. Facebook made the announcement of crossing the 1 billion active user mark part of the PR push. Facebook reached already the 1 billion monthly active users on September 14 at 12.45 PM Pacific time.

The whole fantasy behind Facebook's market value is the huge size of the user base. The question is still if Zuckerberg can crack the code to milk the 1 billion users for cash to drive renues.

Below are some more fun facts that Facebook published today.

  • Over 1.13 trillion likes since launch in February 2009 
  • 140.3 billion friend connections
  • 219 billion photos uploaded 
    • Data was pulled on 9/10/2012, and represents the total # of photos currently on this site – in other words, it excludes deleted photos.  If we wanted to include all photos ever uploaded, the estimate we have is 265 billion. Photo uploading launched fall 2005.
  • 17 billion location-tagged posts, including check-ins
    • Includes location-tagged posts as well as check-ins. Data was pulled 9/10/2012, and represents total location-tagged posts & check-ins since launch of the product in August 2010
  • 62.6 million songs have been played 22 billion times - that’s about 210,000 years of music 
    • Data was pulled on 9/11/2012, and represents song plays since the launch of music-listening applications in September 2011

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<a href="/latest_stories/all/all/2" rel="author">Luigi Lugmayr</a>
Luigi Lugmayr (Google) is the founding chief Editor of I4U News and brings over 15 years experience in the technology field to the ever evolving and exciting world of gadgets. He started I4U News back in 2000 and evolved it into vibrant technology magazine.
Luigi can be contacted directly at ml@i4u.com.

 

 

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