Facebook Hits One Billion Active Users

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Thursday, October 04, 2012
SOCIAL MEDIA TOP STORIES Burberry Tops Fashion Brands In Social Media This Week [CHART] You Can Now Make Restaurant Reservations via Foursquare Most People Don't Use Social Media to Its Full Potential ALL STORIES SOCIAL MEDIA Facebook Hits One Billion Active Users 3:11:12 AM Stan Schroeder Facebook just officially reached one billion active users, Facebook CEO and co-founder Mark Zuckerberg has announced. "This morning, there are more than one billion people using Facebook actively each month. If you're reading this: thank you for... Presidential Debate Most-Tweeted Event in U.S. Political History 12:04:56 AM Anita Li Wednesday night's U.S. presidential debate in Denver, Co. was the most-tweeted-about event in American political history, dwarfing records set by this year's Democratic National Convention and Republican National Convention. Tonight's debate was... Kitchen Aid Tweets Joke About Obama's Dead Grandma Wednesday, October 03, 2012 6:30 PM Brian Anthony Hernandez An insensitive tweet poking fun at President Obama's late grandmother -- posted on Kitchen Aid's official U.S. account -- caught the eye of many Twitter users Wednesday night during the presidential debate. "Obamas gma even knew it was going 2 b... Facebook Is Rigged: Why Personal Promoted Posts Are Bad for Users Wednesday, October 03, 2012 1:17 PM Matt Silverman "A rumor on the Internet caught our attention. We have no plans to charge for Facebook. It's free and always will be." That was Facebook's official response to a viral hoax spreading across the network in September 2011. It alleged that Facebook... Love or Hate Facebook's New Personal Promoted Posts? Wednesday, October 03, 2012 12:57 PM Samantha Murphy Facebook announced on Wednesday U.S. users will now be able to promote their personal posts to friends for a fee, but the news is being met with mixed reactions. Although testing first started in New Zealand in May and has since rolled out to... Tumblr Launches Street Style Vertical With Burberry Wednesday, October 03, 2012 12:09 PM Lauren Indvik Tumblr has launched a new Spotlight section, its 56th, to highlight blogs dedicated to street style photography. The new section features 13 street style blogs, several of which, including Street Etiquette and Altamira, are also showcased on the... Curiosity Rover Makes First Foursquare Check-in on Mars Wednesday, October 03, 2012 11:17 AM Amanda Wills Curiosity is NASA's most digitally savvy rover yet. She tweets regularly, posts her pictures and now she is the first Foursquare user to ever check in on Mars. Curiosity's first check-in was today at the Gale Crater, where she made her first... Want to Highlight Your New Facebook Pictures? Pay to Promote Them Wednesday, October 03, 2012 10:14 AM Samantha Murphy Want to highlight your wedding pictures or the first snapshots of your newborn on Facebook to make sure friends don't miss the big news? The social network announced on Wednesday that users in the U.S. will be able to promote their personal posts... Teen Behind Kidnapping Hoax Tweet Returns Home Wednesday, October 03, 2012 8:58 AM Samantha Murphy The 16-year-old girl who vanished after sending a hoax tweet that someone was in her house has returned home safely, following a 48-hour period that sent the Internet into a roller coaster of reactions. Police found Kara Alongi walking along the...		TOP STORIES TODAY 65 Digital Media Resources You May Have Missed Here's Why Tumblr Will Be Down Next Weekend Which Are the Most Social Colleges? [INFOGRAPHIC] Why Social Media Makes Customer Service Better Top Comments From Mashable Readers This Week TOP TOPICS Trending 8,318 followers Watercooler 165 followers Mobile 5,494 followers Apps And Software 1,364 followers Video 4,315 followers Gadgets 8,797 followers Business 41,153 followers Social Media 78,920 followers Facebook 93,239 followers Work &Amp; Play 16 followers
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