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On February 4, 2012, The Social Network, aka Facebook, turned 8 years old, and what an amazing, well documented journey it has been for Harvard dropout Mark Zuckerberg. This informative infographic from Infographic Labs visualizes some of the staggering numbers behind one of Silicon Valley’s most powerful giants.

We hope everyone had a great weekend! Monday’s #SoMash is back with the following stories: Phoenix Suns issue Android tablets to players, do “Likes” equal brand loyalty, how the “App Economy” created nearly half a million jobs, how Pinterest is generating revenue by modifying user submitted pins, and an infographic about the Facebook Timeline.

Happy Fourth of July to all of our US readers! Kick back in your office chair, read our stories, and let us catch you up on the latest after a long weekend of BBQs and Independence Day fireworks. Top stories include the long over due sale of MySpace, NASCAR’s 15 year marketing growth plan, and an introduction to Google’s much anticipated social networking product Google+.

After hanging a for sale sign on the front steps of MySpace nearly 6 months ago, News Corp. has finally placed the rubber stamp on a deal for the bargain price of $35 million. The buyer is an advertising network called Specific Media which was founded in 1999 by three brothers – Tim, Chris and Russell Vanderhook – and is based in Irvine, California. The new owners plan on focusing future iterations of the site solely on music.

Ever wonder what it would be like if Facebook didn’t exist? Blasphemy! How dare you think that! Well, if you did there’s an infographic for that.

Facebook has skyrocketed in growth since its initial launch solely to Harvard students in early 2004. There’s no doubt that the social networking site has changed our lives. So what would we do without out it? The infographic presented in this post demonstrates Facebook’s massive reach, and how ingrained it is within our daily lives. Read more to find out what we think is particularly interesting.

In honor of the new year, our final Social Mashup of 2010 takes a brief look back at five of the most important social media trends of the last 12 months. Here at Activ8Social, we believe that you should pay special attention to hyper-localization, social retail, deals, check-ins, and mobile … you are going to be hearing a lot more about innovation in these spaces from both fresh startups to establish players like Facebook and Google. Happy New Year everybody!

Back after a one week hiatus (we promise we won’t let this ever happen again), this week we are focusing on all things Facebook, taking a look at the new photo recognition system for Facebook photos, shedding light on Facebook’s reported revenue, looking at the Phoenix Suns new Social Media Suites package and of course our take on Mark Zuckerberg as Time’s Person of the Year.