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Facebook Nation Now Counts 150M, and Going Strong

Growth outside US could put networking site at 200M by spring

By Ambreen Ali, Newser User

Posted Jan 7, 2009 1:43 PM CST

(Newser) – John McCain and the iPhone may be so 2008, but Facebook is going strong. The networking site now claims 150 million users, just four months after surpassing 100 million. At this rate, CEO Mark Zuckerberg will have a delightful 25th-birthday gift this spring: 200 million... Read full story »

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