The Facebook page of the US Embassy in Jakarta, Indonesia’s saw quite an increase in fans on Thursday, gaining as many as 13,899 fans overnight. An increase of 4.17% made the Facebook page the fastest-growing among all the categories in the Facebook Directory on SalingSilang. Obama’s imminent visit to Indonesia is the probable reason behind the quick growth of the Facebook page. The U.S president plans to visit several countries in nine days, and will go to Bali on November 18th to attend the East Asia Summit. To commemorate this, the US Embassy in ...
Stay Classy USA: “Japs” is Trending Topic After Japan Wins World Cup
byRick MartininAsia
After the Japan women’s football team beat America in penalties early this morning, there was no shortage of congratulations and from fans in the US and around the world. “Congrats Japan” was trending on Twitter, but regrettably so were a few other unfortunate phrases. Both ‘Japs’ and ‘Pearl Harbor’ also made it to the list of trending topics, as what I can only assume are long-time American soccer supporters struggling to contain their disappointment. Take @KReez_Mac for example, who might want to consider switching off his geolocation before making hateful ...
FusionCharts: From Start-up To Serving Google, LinkedIn, and Barack Obama

byWillis WeeinStartups, Web
Data and statistics are typically pretty boring. But with FusionCharts, data can be sexy and attractive. Founded in 2002, FusionCharts is one of most successful stories in India’s start-up history. Today it serves major clients like Google, LinkedIn, Fortune 500 corporations, and even U.S President, Barack Obama. If you’re familiar with Google Docs, the chart-gadget within is powered by FusionCharts. Internally, Google employees also use FusionCharts for reporting. Founder and CEO of FusionCharts, Pallav Nadhani explained to me that back then, people were using boring Excel-type charts for reporting. he figured this ...
Top 10 Celebrities on Facebook Page
bySarah ChonginUncategorized
Social media is the new vehicle for celebrities to promote themselves. And when we talk about social media, we can't miss out Facebook. Who's the top celebrity on Facebook page? Who's second? To satisfy your curiosity, I will reveal the top 10 celebrities on Facebook Page. #1 Michael Jackson 9,327,123 fans After the King of Pop’s shocking departure, his fan page quickly surged to number 1, surpassing Obama and Vin Diesel. Prior to his passing, the fan page only had a mere 80,000 fans. #2 Barack Obama 6,458,593 supporters President Obama was once more popular than anyone ...
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