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New York, Feb 4 : With more than one billion users, popular social networking site Facebook celebrated its ninth birthday on Monday.

The social networking site was launched on Feb 4, 2004. It is owned and operated by Facebook, Inc.

It was founded by Mark Zuckerberg with his college roommates and fellow Harvard University students Eduardo Saverin, Andrew McCollum, Dustin Moskovitz and Chris Hughes.

The website's membership was initially limited by the founders to Harvard students, but was expanded to other colleges in the Boston area, the Ivy League, and Stanford University.

It gradually added support for students at various other universities before opening to high school students, and eventually to anyone aged 13 and over.

The social networking site made its public listing in May last year.

Meanwhile, netizens wished the social networking site on the occasion.

"Happy Birthday Facebook," one Nik Chicharito wrote on his Facebook page.

Another netizen Shobhit Daga tweeted: "You are nine today #Facebook, but you are yet to travel nineyears to turn from a juvenile to matured."

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Social networking site Facebook turns 9

Social networking stalwart Facebook claims one-billion users. Thats around a seventh of the population of the planet. Sometimes its easy to believe the internet is comprised solely of Google, Wikipedia and Facebook. But what about more regional social networks, mobile social networks and specifically those with a strong foothold in emerging markets? How do they stack up against the behemoth that is Facebook?

According to Italian social media strategist Vincenzo Cosenza although Facebooks star is still ascending around the world, there are pockets of the globe where the social networking giant does not claim number one position.

Cosenzas been tracking these stats and updating a world map of social networks for a number of years and he reports that at the end of 2012, Facebook dominated in 127 out of 137 countries, with a mere four other networks claiming poll position in the remainder.A year ago, according to his data that is based on Alexa rankings, there were six social networks in prime position; midway through 2010, 14; and, as many as 17 in 2009.

In addition to Facebook, the top social networks around the world are:

Tencents Qzone has 552-million users across Asia and has recently also gained number one spot in South Korea, according to the data. The network centres around blogging, photo sharing and music. Unusually, users pay for most services, including the mobile version.

Facebook-esque V Kontakte (VK) has finally ousted Odnokassniki in for top spot in Russia, with 190-million users there.

Odnokassniki, available in Russian and Ukranian, is hanging on to the number one social network position in Moldova according to Cosenzas map.

Persian-language Cloob has climbed the ranks in Iran, where Facebook is hard to access thanks to censorship, says Cosenza.

Other regional social networks you should know about:

The most significant social media plays that arent Facebook all seem to exist in China. According to Socialbakers, Facebook does have almost 600 000 users in China, making the country the 100th largest Facebook country by numbers. But if you look at the percentage of the population using Facebook, its a lowly 0.04% placing China stone last out of 212 countries.

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Getting a blood transfusion in 1978 changed Carol Harmss life.

Donated blood wasnt screened for the hepatitis C virus when Harms, then 23, needed five units of blood during surgery. Thats because the virus hadnt even been identified or named at that time.

Blood banks didnt start routine screening for the deadly virus that attacks the liver until 1992, three years after a scientist had identified it and given it the name hepatitis C.

It wasnt until nearly two decades after her transfusion that Harms, who had been suffering such severe flu-like symptoms and exhaustion that it cut short her career with the FAA in Kansas City, learned that she had contracted hepatitis C through the transfusion.

Now as the Wichitan enters the end stage of her life after two rounds of treatment have failed, and her liver has succumbed to cirrhosis or scarring shes doing what she can to make people aware of the prevalence of the virus and treatment options and provide support for those who have the condition.

After I was diagnosed with cirrhosis (in July 2010), I knew Id be dying, so I decided with the rest of my time I want to speak up and help people who have it and educate others, said the 58-year-old Harms, who leads a monthly hepatitis C support group in Wichita. I feel God has a purpose for everyone, and if Im still here, I have a purpose.

Harms isnt alone in her concern that many people have the virus and dont even know it.

Last year, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention issued a sweeping recommendation that anyone born between 1945 and 1965 be tested for the virus.

The CDC said baby boomers born during those two decades are five times more likely to have the virus, although its not completely understood why. About 75percent of the estimated 3.2million U.S. carriers of the virus are boomers, the CDC said it estimates that 1 in 30 baby boomers is infected. As many as 15,000 Americans die each year of cirrhosis, liver cancer or other diseases related to hepatitis C.

Its known as a silent killer because some people dont develop symptoms until its too late to treat, said Raghu Chaparala, a gastroenterologist with Midwest Gastroenterology Clinics in Wichita.

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