According to an upcoming  report by EdisonResearch.com , entitled, The Infinite Dial 2011: Navigating Digital Platforms, more than 50% of all Americans ages 12 and older are on Facebook. The study, fielded in January of 2011, indicates that 51% of all adults 12+ have profiles on Facebook. “We have been tracking the growth of Facebook since 2008, and have watched it go from 8% usage just three years ago , to 51% today.

Nokia Ditches Symbian for Windows Phone 7 Monday, February 14, 2011, 7:04:54 AM In a bid to regain their competitor status in the smart phone market, Microsoft (MSFT) and Nokia (NOK) announced their partnership this week. Nokia announced that it will be ditching its Symbian operating system and replacing any new models with Microsoft’s Windows Phone 7.

Hosting News – NEW YORK – NTT America, a wholly owned U.S. subsidiary of NTT Communications Corporation (NTT Com) and a Tier-1 global IP network services provider, today announced its plans to participate at several key industry events during the first quarter of 2011. “Our event activities in the first quarter of 2011 provide a great forum to showcase NTT Communication’s leadership and strength in driving the telecommunications market forward,” said Michael Wheeler, vice president, Global IP Network at NTT America.

A video on the IPscape website demonstrates how its tools handle support call centers (WEB HOST INDUSTRY REVIEW) — Australian managed hosting and telecommunications provider Maquarie Telecom ( www.macquarietelecom.com ) announced on Tuesday that it has signed a three-year contract to provide data center and hosting services for Australian cloud-based customer contact technology provider IPscape ( www.ipscape.com.au ). IPscape’s service provides customers with a hosted customer contact platform that can be up and running in a matter of hours, and can be adjusted by the minute to meet the needs of the customer contact team

A video on the IPscape website demonstrates how its tools handle support call centers (WEB HOST INDUSTRY REVIEW) — Australian managed hosting and telecommunications provider Maquarie Telecom ( www.macquarietelecom.com ) announced on Tuesday that it has signed a three-year contract to provide data center and hosting services for Australian cloud-based customer contact technology provider IPscape ( www.ipscape.com.au ). IPscape’s service provides customers with a hosted customer contact platform that can be up and running in a matter of hours, and can be adjusted by the minute to meet the needs of the customer contact team.

Brooks Robinson, president of Cbeyond Cloud Services (WEB HOST INDUSTRY REVIEW) — Cbeyond ( www.cbeyond.com ) may not be the first company that comes to mind when the subject of cloud hosting comes up, but the company is making a move to position itself as a player in that market with its recent acquisition of hosting and cloud provider MaximumASP ( www.maximumasp.com ) and cloud-based telephony firm Aretta Communications ( www.aretta.com ). In an acquisition worth $40 million, IT services provider Cbeyond purchased the two companies, adding to its already extensive portfolio of telecommunications and IT services.