Facebook’s mobile team has been posting impressive numbers; one out of every four users of the site accesses it through a mobile device. But 300 million users have yet to try Facebook through a phone because there are a plethora of devices and wireless carriers to work with before the site can be easy and accessible. This may be particularly important in developing countries where phones are becoming a primary access point to the Internet.
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