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Yandex says new mobile app is blocked by Facebook Jan 25th 2013, 15:59 Tweet Share this Email Print Related News Social media dispute resolution stumps some companies Thu, Jan 17 2013 Facebook search to generate revenue, no rival to Google: analysts Wed, Jan 16 2013 Facebook rolls out friends-based search product Tue, Jan 15 2013 UPDATE 4-Facebook rolls out friends-based search product Tue, Jan 15 2013 Facebook shares rise in buildup to mystery event, earnings Mon, Jan 14 2013 Analysis & Opinion Go forth and Tweet! Pope Benedict sees social networks as portals of truth Facebook's search has been found Facebook logos on a computer screen are seen in this photo illustration taken in Lavigny May 16, 2012. Credit: Reuters/Valentin Flauraud MOSCOW | Fri Jan 25, 2013 10:59am EST MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russian internet company Yandex said on Friday its new experimental application to search on social networking sites from mobile devices was blocked by Facebook. The Wonder app is a recommendation tool for devices using Apple's iOS software that allows U.S. users of social networks to retrieve information from these sites by voice or by typing questions. The application was released late on Thursday for users of Facebook, Instagram, Foursquare and Twitter but was blocked by Facebook three hours after the launch, a Yandex spokesman said. He added that talks between Yandex and Facebook, aimed to establish the reason of the issue and resolve it, were to begin within hours. He gave no reason for the problem. Facebook was not available for comment. With the new app, Yandex wants to test the opportunities offered by social networks. If successful, the company will consider offering it to users in Russia and Turkey, he said. Shares in Yandex, Russia's most popular search engine, gained 0.8 percent in early trade on Friday. (Reporting by Maria Kiselyova; Editing by Mike Nesbit) Related Quotes and News Company Price Related News Tweet this Link this Share this Digg this Email Reprints We welcome comments that advance the story through relevant opinion, anecdotes, links and data. If you see a comment that you believe is irrelevant or inappropriate, you can flag it to our editors by using the report abuse links. Views expressed in the comments do not represent those of Reuters. For more information on our comment policy, see http://blogs.reuters.com/fulldisclosure/2010/09/27/toward-a-more-thoughtful-conversation-on-stories/ Comments (0) Be the first to comment on reuters.com. Add yours using the box above.

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