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India: Assessing Bharti Airtel’s ‘penny a day’ Facebook access

India: Assessing Bharti Airtel’s ‘penny a day’ Facebook access

By Thu, May 19, 2011 11:30AM UTC View Comments India: Assessing Bharti Airtel’s ‘penny a day’ Facebook access

Facebook has introduced a “penny a day” access scheme in India in collaboration with national mobile carrier Bharti Airtel. The service is text-based and limited in functionality and messaging capability but importantly, in a market where smartphone ownership is growing but still niche, the service is open to all GSM handsets. More details come from...

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How latest Facebook acquisition will impact Asia growth

By Tue, Mar 22, 2011 12:00PM UTC View Comments How latest Facebook acquisition will impact Asia growth

Facebook’s latest acquisition, mobile web application developer Snaptu, is likely to have a big impact in Asia, forming a critical piece of the push towards reaching the landmark of 1 billion users worldwide. Snaptu, whose acquisition is estimated by TechCrunch at $60 – $70 million, is notable for recently agreeing a deal with Facebook to...

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