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FBI Director Robert Mueller acknowledged that his agency uses drone aircraft in the United States for surveillance in certain difficult cases. Erin Burnett has the latest tonight.
April 26th, 2013
09:02 PM ET

Twitter, a tool for terrorists?

We all know Twitter is a place where you can follow the musings of just about anyone - in 140 characters or less.

But terror groups are increasingly using it too. The question now is whether Twitter is helping to self-radicalize people like the Boston bombing suspects.

Dan Rivers is OutFront in the investigation.


Filed under: Boston Marathon Explosion • News • Social Media • Tech
January 24th, 2013
08:26 PM ET

Facebook CEO LIKES New Jersey Governor: Zuckerberg to raise money for Christie

Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg is hosting his first political fundraiser for Republican New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie.

The event will take place February 13 at Zuckerberg's  home in Palo Alto, California. A Facebook spokeswoman said Zuckerberg appreciates education reform efforts made in New Jersey.

Zuckerberg to fundraise for Christie

"Mark and (his wife) Priscilla have worked closely with Governor Christie on education reform in the Newark school system," Sarah Feinberg said. "They admire his leadership on education reform and other issues and look forward to continuing their important work together on behalf of Newark's school children. Mark and Priscilla are happy to host him at their home to support his re-election."

OutFront tonight: McKay Coppins – Buzzfeed reporter who broke this story and Joe Lockhart – Former Clinton White House Press Secretary and Former Communications VP of Facebook.


Filed under: Campaign Finance • News • Politics • Social Media
January 22nd, 2013
09:28 PM ET

Presidential Inauguration experiences social media explosion

Social Media has changed the way we experienced the most important moments in our lives.

What Instagram taught us about the inauguration

Erin Burnett has the story.


Filed under: News • Politics • Social Media • The Number
September 28th, 2012
08:12 PM ET

Instagram tops Twitter for the first time

All Things Digital reports Instagram was accessed by 7.3 million users in August, compared to Twitter's 6.9 million. What's more, Instagram's users were also more engaged with the average user spending 87 more minutes on the site than those on Twitter.

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Now, Twitter is still winning the unique visitor battle, 29 million to 22 million. But it's a huge milestone for the 2-year-old Instagram which has to date shared more than 5 billion photos.

Which brings us to tonight's number: 6 BILLION.

That's how many photos are uploaded to Facebook every single month.


Filed under: Social Media