Facebook, Twitter Growth in China Has Lots of Caveats

You're receiving this newsletter because you've requested it from us. Having trouble reading this email? View it on your browser. Not interested anymore? Unsubscribe. Technology Insider Oct 2, 2012 This Week's Top Story Social Networks Facebook, Twitter Growth in China Has Lots of Caveats The reported growth of Facebook and Twitter users in China is impressive, but advertisers have reason to be leery of the data More Top Stories Consumer Electronics A Close Reading of Two Apple Apologies How does CEO Tim Cook's letter to iPhone users compare with a similar apology note from Steve Jobs in 2007? At Least Someone's Happy About Apple Maps Startup navigation app Waze is enjoying an unexpected endorsement from Apple's Tim Cook Apple Radio Might Put Pandora in Play Google or Amazon could snap up the Internet music service Alibaba and the Copyright Pirates Jack Ma's Alibaba Group is trying to weed out the fakes at its 800 million-product online mall, but U.S. companies are still disgruntled PayPal Really Does Want to Be Your Pal Its president is remaking the EBay unit to fend off new rivals GigaOm FreedomPop's Freemium 4G Data Service Goes Live The mobile virtual network operator offers costumers more than one way to earn free additional data EcoATM, the Automated iPhone Pawn Shop The company's kiosks scan used electronics to determine their value Fighting to Tell You What's on TV Tonight New boxes provide personalized cloud-based channel guides How to Find Porn on the Internet ICM Registry's Lawley wants to help you navigate 23 million pages of porn sites Play/Pause: A Look at 30 Years of the Compact Disc It was 30 years ago that Sony introduced the CDP-101, the world's first compact disc player. A look back at the three decades since This newsletter is a FREE service provided by BusinessWeek.com. To sign up for other newsletters, cancel delivery, change delivery options or change your e-mail address, please go to our Newsletter Preferences page. If you need other assistance, please contact Customer Service or contact: Dustine Peterson Bloomberg Businessweek Customer Rights 2005 Lakewood Drive, Boone, IA 50036 dpeterson@cds-global.com To learn more about how BusinessWeek.com applies this policy, you can contact our Marketing Department. This week in Technology Insider Welcome to the Tech Insider. This week, Bruce Einhorn looks at the fast-paced growth of Facebook and Twitter users in China — even though the country bans both websites. Facebook might have 63.5 million users in China today, but would-be advertisers need to be wary about how long the country’s cybercops might allow such an egregious breach in the Great Firewall. We also have stories on Apple, Alibaba, andPayPal. Enjoy! Olga Kharif Advertisement Technology Resources CEO Guide to Technology Blog: Tech Beat Technology Special Reports Emerging Technology News Advertisement Unsubscribe Manage Subscriptions Change your E-Mail Marketing Department Privacy Policy Terms of Use Copyright 2009-2012 by BLOOMBERG L.P. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED