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One out of seven people use social networks, study shows

Nearly 30% of world population uses sites like Facebook, Instagram, Google+ each month

Facebook Open Sources Its Embedded Database Code

Facebook goes open source with its workhorse embedded data store

Facebook's RocksDB is an embeddable, persistent key-value store designed for fast reads and writes

By the numbers: Twitter vs. Facebook IPOs

10 days out may be too early, but we can't resist taking a peek at the data

Study: Slurs still litter social websites, but such language is increasingly unacceptable

Some people's attitudes toward hurtful language online might be changing

Snap! ‘Selfie’ becomes International Word of the Year

Oxford Dictionaries' shortlist also included bitcoin, showrooming, twerk and schmeat

Google, Facebook join white-spaces advocacy group

The group spearheaded by Microsoft and others will push for access to unused spectrum

IT: Don’t let the CEO wonder what you do all day

If there's no crisis or big project to work on, CEOs may wonder what IT does all day. Here's how to make sure your contributions aren't undervalued.

Snapchat turns down $3 billion acquisition offer from Facebook

Facebook recently offered to buyout popular photo-sharing service Snapchat for $3 billion. Incredibly, Snapchat said thanks, but no thanks.

Facebook says yes, your posts can be used for ads

The company amended its privacy policies Friday, reworking some language related to advertising with children