Facebook's drive into developing nations scores 100 million users

Facebook has announced a new milestone in its mission to capture emerging markets -- over 100 million people are using its Facebook for Every Phone app, which runs on around 3,000 feature phone models worldwide. The Java app is optimised for low data consumption while offering many of the features found on smartphones, and some carriers in countries such as India, the Philippines, and Indonesia offer free or discounted data for its users. It arose from the acquisition of Israel-based Snaptu in 2...