A combo image shows social networking sites Facebook, YouTube, Twitter, and Flickr, displaying results for the inauguration of US president-elect Barack Obama, on January 20, 2009. As the first African-American US president prepares to be sworn-in, internet bloggers and members of social networking sites withinin a crowd of more than one million are busily uploading pictures, videos and eyewitness accounts of the event. Getty Images logo Getty Images 12 months ago

A combo image shows social networking sites Facebook, YouTube, Twitter, and Flickr, displaying results for the inauguration of US president-elect Barack Obama, on January 20, 2009. As the first African-American US president prepares to be sworn-in, internet bloggers and members of social networking sites withinin a crowd of more than one million are busily uploading pictures, videos and eyewitness accounts of the event.

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  2. Director of Marketing Development, Facebook, USA, Randi Zuckerberg speaks during a social networking session at the opening day of the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, Wednesday Jan. 27, 2010. Financial reforms, climate talks and Haiti's reconstruction are set to dominate the agenda of the world's elites heading up to the Swiss mountain resort of Davos this week for their annual meeting.
  3. MUNICH, GERMANY - JANUARY 26: Singer Donovan and Randi Zuckerberg of Facebook attend the Digital Life Design (DLD) conference at HVB Forum on January 26, 2010 in Munich, Germany. DLD brings together global leaders and creators from the digital world.
  4. MUNICH, GERMANY - JANUARY 26: Singer Donovan and Randi Zuckerberg of Facebook attend the Digital Life Design (DLD) conference at HVB Forum on January 26, 2010 in Munich, Germany. DLD brings together global leaders and creators from the digital world.
  5. MUNICH, GERMANY - JANUARY 26: Randi Zuckerberg of Facebook attends the Digital Life Design (DLD) conference at HVB Forum on January 26, 2010 in Munich, Germany. DLD brings together global leaders and creators from the digital world.
  6. MUNICH, GERMANY - JANUARY 26: Reid Hoffman of GTCMT and David Kirkpatrick of Facebook attend the Digital Life Design (DLD) conference at HVB Forum on January 26, 2010 in Munich, Germany. DLD brings together global leaders and creators from the digital world.
  7. Evan Williams, co-founder and Chief Executive Officer of Twitter, listens during a plenary session on the first day of the 40th Annual Meeting of the World Economic Forum, WEF, in Davos, Switzerland, Wednesday, Jan. 27, 2010. The overarching theme of the World Economic Forum, WEF, annual meeting which will take place from 27 to 31 January, is "Improve the State of the World: Rethink, Redesign, Rebuild".
  8. Evan Williams, co-founder and Chief Executive Officer of Twitter, listens during a plenary session on the first day of the 40th Annual Meeting of the World Economic Forum, WEF, in Davos, Switzerland, Wednesday, Jan. 27, 2010. The overarching theme of the World Economic Forum, WEF, annual meeting which will take place from 27 to 31 January, is "Improve the State of the World: Rethink, Redesign, Rebuild".
  9. Evan Williams, Co-Founder and CEO of Twitter attends a session at the World Economic Forum (WEF) in Davos January 27, 2010.
  10. Evan Williams, Co-Founder and CEO of Twitter attends a session at the World Economic Forum (WEF) in Davos January 27, 2010.
  11. Co-Founder and CEO, Twitter, USA, Evan Williams, right, speaks during a social networking session at the opening day of the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, Wednesday Jan. 27, 2010. Financial reforms, climate talks and Haiti's reconstruction are set to dominate the agenda of the world's elites heading up to the Swiss mountain resort of Davos this week for their annual meeting.
  12. Co-Founder and CEO of Twitter, USA, Evan Williams listens during a social networking session at the opening day of the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, Wednesday Jan. 27, 2010. Financial reforms, climate talks and Haiti's reconstruction are set to dominate the agenda of the world's elites heading up to the Swiss mountain resort of Davos this week for their annual meeting.

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