Facebook quarterly profit triples as use climbs

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         SAN FRANCISCO, April  27, (APP/AFP) – Facebook on Wednesday reported that its quarterly profit tripled to $1.5 billion as the ranks of people using the leading social network continued to climb.

Profit soared as revenue in the recently ended quarter jumped to $5.4 billion from $3.5 billion in the same period a year earlier. “We had a great

start to the year,” said Facebook co-founder and chief executive Mark Zuckerberg.