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• Are we burning out on Facebook?

  Could it be that Americans are starting to grow a bit weary of Facebook, which has captivated our attention and much of our free time?

• Google, China look for way to coexist

  The Beijing government's decision to renew Google's license to do business in China could be a big step in a long process of negotiations between Google and China to find a way to coexist.

• Cloud computing will surpass the Internet in importance

  Cloud computing will top the Internet in importance as development of the Web continues, according to a university professor who spoke on Friday at the World Future Society conference in Boston.

• Restored Google China search site very limited in features

  Google's recent restoration of Google.cn may have helped the company secure a renewal of its Internet Content Provider (ICP) license in China, but the search site provides precious few search services to users.

• Which Browser Is Best for Your Work?

  Net Market Share's recent Web browser statistics show Internet Explorer remaining the most popular, with 60 percent of the market share, which includes versions 6, 7, and 8. Firefox 3.6 comes in second at 24 percent, and Google's Chrome 5.0 is holding third place at 7 percent.

• Is the Internet different?

  It has been argued in a number of forums that the Internet is special, and that the laws applicable to Internet behaviour need to be different to those of the 'offline world' as a result. Correspondingly, the negative argument is also put: That the Internet is not special, and that existing legislation is effective.

• Facebook faces fine from German privacy regulator

  Facebook faces a fine from a German privacy regulator for failing to obtain the consent of the people whose contact details it stores.

• Cloud Computing: Today's four favourite flavours, explained

  Cloud computing is famous for being a metaphor instead of a technology, but that metaphor is increasingly hard for non-techies to understand. Many variations of cloud have emerged that have little to do with the initial vision that sparked interest-- a public cloud with burst-up capability on demand.

• Facebook buys provider of user-generated travel guides

  Facebook has acquired NextStop, a two-year-old startup that lets people create and share travel guides and recommendations with others looking for things to do in places they're not familiar with.

• Apple: iTunes 'hack' is no big deal

  News of hacked iTunes user accounts made headlines earlier this week, but it turns out only a very small fraction of users were affected.

• Justin Bieber is most searched person on the net

  Canadian teen heart-throb Justin Bieber is most searched person on the internet, says Ask Jeeves.

• IBM and EU establish cloud-computing consortium

  IBM on Wednesday said it was establishing a consortium with the European Union and universities to research new cloud-computing models to reduce the cost of hosting and maintaining Internet-based services.

• India's Bollywood embraces Twitter

  Indian film stars are making a beeline for Twitter, updating fans on what they are doing, exchanging pleasantries, promoting their movies, and at times even settling scores with one another.

• Synchronoss' FusionOne buy puts spotlight on mobile sync

  Synchronoss plans to buy FusionOne in a deal that could allow phone users to sign up for a new phone and transfer data from their old phones at the same time.

• Twitter to promote marketers' special offers

  Twitter has introduced another advertising service, hoping to generate revenue this time by promoting special offers, events and one-time deals from marketers.