Facebook: growing fast in the middle east and Africa, with plenty more opportunity (infographic)

Facebook might have almost fully penetrated core markets such as the U.S. and Europe, two regions in which the world's largest social network's growth is slowing. But there's still plenty of room to grow in the MENA regions: the Middle East and North Africa countries.

NATO leader uses Facebook and Twitter to call for end of Libyan war

NATO’s Supreme Allied Commander Europe (SACEUR), Admiral James Stavridis, called for the end of the Libyan war on his Facebook and Twitter today, showing just how important social media is becoming in times of conflict.

Social media has gained footing …

Unlocked and downloaded: Cell phone videos are a powerful weapon in Libya

[Updated with new VentureBeat interview]

The images and videos of bloody fighting in Libya can be hard to watch, but they are easy to come by.

“Everyone has stuff like this,” a rebel fighter said to a Reuters reporter in …