The Age Got a question? Facebook now provides crowdsourced answersVentureBeatFacebook is making its long-awaited debut in the red-hot questions and answers space today. It's launching a new product to about 5 million users today that lets them publicly ask and answer questions. You can ask questions...

New York Daily News Google Gets Playful With Facebook RivalryTechNewsWorldFacebook has taken on the sheen of invulnerability with its half a billion strong membership, but one company that could possibly mount a challenge is Google — and it appears to be doing just that. Although unconfirmed,...

CBC.ca Facebook Crosses The 500 Million User MarkGamasutraSocial network Facebook now has more than 500 million active users after six years of operation, though many of the site's popular social games haven't seen much benefit from this influx in their userbase. The social network hit this...

CBC.ca Facebook's Half Billion Users: Fun FactsPC WorldHalf a billion people around the world are now using Facebook on a monthly basis. That means Facebook has a slightly smaller population than the continent of North America. The social network also has enough users to put 75 people on every...

Globe and Mail TechBytes: Facebook MilestoneABC NewsFacebook has reached a major milestone. The social networking giant now has more than 500 million members. The site has doubled in size in the past year and didn't even exist six years ago. …Facebook Hits 500M Users Amid Ownership LawsuiteWeekFacebook...

The Hindu Facebook Celebrates Half A Billion UsersRedOrbitOnline social-networking site Facebook announced on Wednesday that it had registered its 500 millionth member, meaning one in 14 people worldwide now use the service. The company also said it had gained approximately 100 million new users...

The Age Zuckerberg on the evening news: YawnCNETLet's be honest: None of us were expecting Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg's landmark ABC World News interview with Diane Sawyer on Wednesday night–coincided with the Palo Alto, Calif.-based social-networking giant's announcement of …Facebook's...

Globe and Mail Facebook claims half a billion membersTG DailyThe popular social networking site known as Facebook has achieved yet another significant milestone: 500 million members. An obviously pleased Mark Zuckerberg celebrated the occasion by launching a new application dubbed "Stories,"...

Telegraph.co.uk Facebook hits milestone: Half a billion usersComputerworldThe social networking site snagged its 500 millionth user this morning, according to Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg, who announced the news in a blog post. The social phenom had been waiting expectantly to hit the milestone and...

The Hindu Facebook Hits 500 Million Users, And It Wants Your StoryPC MagazineFacebook on Wednesday confirmed that it now has 500 million users on its site. To celebrate, the social-networking site has launched an app known as "Facebook Stories," which will highlight stories about the impact...