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Growth of Social Networks in Asia [Infographic]

Facebook might be the top social network worldwide, but some Asian countries have their own dominant social networking service.

Facebook has launched its App Center to ensure

Facebook App Center Launched

Facebook has launched its App Center to address the increasing trend in users accessing the Internet exclusively through mobile devices.

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LinkedIn Getting Closer to China with Hong Kong Office

LinkedIn has announced a new office in Hong Kong, where it will service half a million users in in the special administrative region. Will China be next?

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India is 2nd Largest Nation for LinkedIn

India is the 2nd biggest population on LinkedIn, where a big number of users access from mobile devices.

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Facebook’s Mark Zuckerberg Negotiated Instagram Deal Single-Handedly

Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg reportedly handled the $1B Instagram acquisition deal single-handedly, only telling the Facebook board after the deal was done.

The new Google+ Explore page rivals Twitter's trending topics, by presenting popular content in a multimedia-rich interface.

New Google+ Features Make the Social Network a Facebook, Twitter Look-Alike?

Google+ introduces new features that make it easier for users to explore content and interact with online friends.

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KFC Thailand Apologizes for Improper Quake Posting

KFC Thailand has apologized for posting a Facebook message that urged people to rush home during Wednesday’s tsunami scare and order a bucket of KFC chicken.

Facebook buys mobile platform image sharing app Instagram

Zuckerberg Buys Photo App Instagram For $1B

Facebook acquires iOS and Android photo sharing app Instagram for $1 billion, promises to keep everything intact and give the company independence.

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Unleash (or Find) Your Visual Genius With Creative Finder

Creative Finder relaunches its site after three years online, offers stunning images by visual artists from all over the world.

Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg, left, shakes hands with Japan's Prime Minister Yoshihiko Noda in front of a monitor displaying a facebook page of Prime Minister's Office of Japan as they meet at the latter's official residence in Tokyo Thursday, March 29, 2012. Zuckerberg said Japan's tsunami has inspired him to seek more ways for his ubiquitous social media platform to help people hit by natural disasters. Zuckerberg told Noda that he believes Facebook can be used to keep people in disasters in touch with each other and provide crucial information in a time of crisis. (AP Photo/Yuriko Nakao)

Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg Meets With Japan PM Yoshihiko Noda, Social Network Lauded for Disaster Usefulness

Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg meets with Japan PM Yoshihiko Noda, and both laud the usefulness of social networks during times of disaster and calamity.

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