The Really Important Facebook Number: 140 Billion

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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 The Really Important Facebook Number: 140 Billion Thursday, October 04, 2012 8:54 PM Chris Taylor Facebook announced that it had hit a billion active users Thursday; an extraordinary milestone, celebrated with a rather odd ad. But that number, rather like that ad, is something of a sideshow. Another extraordinary stat got overlooked, and this... Photo Challenge: What Are the Coolest Patterns You've Seen? Thursday, October 04, 2012 7:54 PM Nora Grenfell Patterns are everywhere - and not just because they're in style this season. Everything on Earth is composed of patterns, from the building blocks of our DNA to the city streets we live on. Our modern lifestyle is built on the patterns of data... 12 Twitter Accounts Campaigning for Your Vote Thursday, October 04, 2012 1:03 PM Jennifer Shore This political season, presidential candidates are upping the ante, using social media like Twitter to connect with voters. SEE ALSO: Can Social Media Really Boost Voter Turnout? The forerunners hope that their 140-character tweets will... Does Anchor's Anti-Bullying Message Redefine 'Bully?' Thursday, October 04, 2012 12:14 PM Kate Freeman In the days following the Wisconsin TV anchor's on-air segment calling out her bully, support for anchor Jennifer Livingston has been pouring out on Facebook. Her anti-bullying message comes at a perfect time -- October is National Bullying... Facebook: We're Not Auto-Liking Brand Pages For You Thursday, October 04, 2012 9:29 AM Samantha Murphy Facebook users may hand-pick brand pages to Like on the site, but a series of new reports suggest that the social network has been auto-Liking some additional pages based on links sent to friends. However, Facebook told Mashable it is not... The Top 9 Biggest 4Chan Controversies Thursday, October 04, 2012 9:10 AM The Daily Dot 4chan, the imageboard that brought you popular memes like lolcats and Rickrolling and helped spawn the hacker collective Anonymous, celebrated its 9th anniversary this week. Started by Christopher "moot" Poole in his parents' New York apartment,... Lady Gaga Is First to Hit 30 Million Twitter Followers Thursday, October 04, 2012 8:52 AM Brian Anthony Hernandez Continuing her dominance on social media, pop megastar Lady Gaga has become the first person to rack up 30 million Twitter followers, beating out fellow musicians Justin Bieber and Katy Perry. Of course, a handful of @LadyGaga's followers are...		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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