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3. India 46,307,580
4. Indonesia 42,586,260
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3. Mexico 1.22 % 405,680
4. Vietnam 9.38 % 377,820
5. Indonesia 0.74 % 314,220
6. Japan 3.35 % 291,640
7. Canada 1.23 % 222,340
8. Thailand 1.32 % 185,440
9. United Kingdom 0.55 % 169,700
10. Serbia 4.61 % 141,060
News about Facebook
28 May 2012 | 03:30:50 pm

DailyTech
Report: Facebook is making a phone
CNN
By Brandon Griggs, CNN Now that Facebook is a public company, CEO Mark Zuckerberg will be pressured to boost mobile revenue. (CNN) -- A week after Facebook's bungled IPO comes fresh news to tantalize, or torment, the company's investors.
Should Facebook Make a Smartphone?PCWorld
A Facebook smartphone in 2013?Los Angeles Times
Report: Facebook still trying to build a smartphoneUSA TODAY
DailyTech -ZDNet (blog) -Computerworld (blog)
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28 May 2012 | 06:19:58 pm

CBS News
Facebook IPO -- How Wall Street Lost the Retail Investor, Again
Huffington Post (blog)
They had this one grand chance in the Facebook IPO to try to restore some of the investor confidence that has been lost in the last four years of bank bailouts and bonuses -- and they blew it. Wall Street brings many new companies to the investing ...
Embittered Facebook investors ponder next moveCBS News
How Facebook is like prisonMarketWatch
Facebook 'debacle' likely to derail IPOs for other startupsSan Jose Mercury News
msnbc.com -Forbes -Channel News Asia
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28 May 2012 | 02:14:10 pm

BBC News
Australia teen's Facebook post leads to robbery
Fox News
SYDNEY – Two masked bandits robbed the wrong Australian home hours after a teenager posted a photo on Facebook of a large pile of her grandmother's savings. New South Wales state police said Monday that the men, armed with a club and a knife, ...
Girl posts Facebook pic of cash, robbers visit momCNET
Australian Facebook cash image leads to robberyBBC News
Australia bandits seek cash posted on FacebookSan Francisco Chronicle

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28 May 2012 | 04:40:15 pm

ValueWalk
Facebook Eyes Facial Recognition Firm for Purchase, Report
PCWorld (blog)
By John P. Mello Jr., PCWorld May 28, 2012 9:26 AM With Instagram in the fold and Opera in its sights, will Face.com be the next big acquisition for newly minted public company Facebook? Face.com is an Israeli company known for its "best in breed" ...
Facebook rumored to be in talks to buy Face.comCNET

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28 May 2012 | 03:53:07 pm
Experts Question the Need for a Facebook Smartphone
PCWorld
By Mikael Ricknäs, IDG News Mobile technology will play an important role for Facebook as it tries to find new sources of revenue, but building its own device doesn't make much sense since competition in the smartphone market continues to be very tough ...

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28 May 2012 | 05:00:42 pm

ZDNet (blog)
Dumb ideas? Facebook to buy Opera? Build own smartphone?
ZDNet (blog)
By Steven J. Vaughan-Nichols | May 28, 2012, 9:53am PDT Summary: Rumors have it that Facebook is considering buying the company behind the Opera Web browser and it's working on its own smartphone. Facebook looks pretty the same on Opera as it does on ...
Facebook needs Opera - to rescue it from dependence on AppleRegister
Opera is Facebook's best browser playComputerworld
Facebook's next big buy: web browser maker Opera?Sydney Morning Herald
PCWorld -ZDNet Asia
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28 May 2012 | 02:03:12 pm

Brisbane Times
State of denial: Facebook not such a turn-on, says report
Brisbane Times
FACEBOOK may remain perched at the top of the tree as Australia's most popular social media website, but NSW users are the least likely to be connected. But professional networking site LinkedIn is most popular in NSW, the Yellow Social Media Report, ...
There's ads on social media?Sydney Morning Herald
Some are tweeting and posting while on the toiletThe Australian
Don't upload photos of your cash to social media web sitesInquirer

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28 May 2012 | 09:52:20 am

Los Angeles Times
Investors say Facebook price set too high
TheChronicleHerald.ca
(THE ASSOCIATED PRESS) The response from small-time investors to Facebook's debut as a public company has been equal parts frustration, confusion and bitterness. Fed up, some are dumping their shares and accepting the losses.
Embittered Facebook investors ponder next moveFox News
Facebook's stock debut shows not all investors are equalLos Angeles Times

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28 May 2012 | 02:20:27 pm

Al-Arabiya
Facebook deflates any thought of new tech bubble
Economic Times
NEW YORK: The horrendous stock market debut for Facebook suggests investors are not ready to jump in and create another tech bubble despite big expectations for social media, analysts say. Facebook closed out its first full week of trade with a loss of ...
Facebook IPO failure no sign of tech bubble: AnalystsTimes of India

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28 May 2012 | 04:02:16 am
Facebook co-founder was a US taxpayer, not a traitor
MiamiHerald.com
Eduardo Saverin, the co-founder of Facebook, stands accused of violating the social contract — the idea that government is based on an agreement among its citizens to ensure mutual protection of person and property. His decision to give up his ...

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