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Facebook reaches 1 million active advertisers milestone

Reuters | Wednesday June 19, 2013

Most small business owners start off as Facebook users, then migrate to become page owners, and from there migrate to become advertisers.

Mark Zuckerberg meets South Korean President

Associated Press | Tuesday June 18, 2013

Zuckerberg met South Korean President Park Geun-hye in Seoul to discuss ways to stimulate entrepreneurship and venture firms in the country.

Instagram to get video features at Facebook's June 20 event: Report

Surbhi Chawla | Tuesday June 18, 2013

Facebook has already sent out invites for a mystery event on June 20.

Edward Snowden rejects suggestions he is a spy for China

Reuters | Tuesday June 18, 2013

Edward Snowden, the former National Security Agency contractor who exposed the US government's top-secret surveillance programs, fought back against his critics on Monday and denied allegations that he was a spy for China.

Internet making family photo albums passe: Study

Press Trust of India | Monday June 17, 2013

Around one in five people said they take photos with the intention of posting them on sites such as Facebook, Twitter or Instagram.

Facebook sends invites for a mystery event on June 20

Gurman Bhatia | Monday June 17, 2013

Facebook has sent out press invites for an event on June 20, where the company would be showcasing a new product.

India's youth prefer communicating through social networks: Report

Press Trust of India | Monday June 17, 2013

About 75 percent of India's youth prefers social media over phone calls to communicate, with more students using the Net for school-related tasks.

Leak indicates US and Britain eavesdropped at 2009 G-20 world conference

Scott Shane and Ravi Somaiya, The New York Times | Monday June 17, 2013

A new set of classified documents disclosed Sunday suggested that Edward J. Snowden, the former National Security Agency contractor who has provided a trove of documents to The Guardian newspaper, had obtained a wider range of materials about governm...

I hit the boy so hard that my hand still hurts: Molestation victim

Mid-Day.com | Sunday June 16, 2013

It is common to see music or parody videos go viral on social networking sites. But, a post by 24-year-old Purva Bhogle, a victim of molestation - who asks hesitant women to fight the culprits - has received 2,914 shares in the past two days and has ...

Facebook blocks brave Mumbai girl's page

Mid-Day.com | Sunday June 16, 2013

A day after MiD DAY reported how 24-year-old Purva Bhogle had fought back against a man who had tried to molest her on a local train, her Facebook account has been blocked.

Facebook and Microsoft share US surveillance details

Associated Press | Saturday June 15, 2013

Facebook is only allowed to talk about total numbers and must give no specifics.

Facebook reveals details of US data requests

Agence France-Presse | Saturday June 15, 2013

Facebook revealed on Friday it received between 9,000 and 10,000 requests for user data from US authorities in the second half of last year, as it seeks to shield itself from a growing scandal.

Freida Pinto now on The Social Network

Indo-Asian News Service | Friday June 14, 2013

Hollywood actress of Indian origin Freida Pinto has social networking websites such as Facebook and Instagram to connect with her fans.

Reformists hopeful as Iran votes for new president

Agence France-Presse | Friday June 14, 2013

Iranians are voting today to choose a new president in an election the reformists hope their sole candidate will win in the face of divided conservative ranks, four years after the disputed re-election of Mahmoud Ahmadinejad.

Facebook opens first data centre outside US

Agence France-Presse | Thursday June 13, 2013

Facebook opened its first data centre outside the United States, in Luleaa, a coastal Swedish town near the Arctic Circle.