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• Possible Twitter lawsuit would dive into murky blog waters

  If Twitter decides to sue Web sites and bloggers that published information pilfered from its systems by hackers, the company could be diving into murky and largely untested legal waters.

• Americans spend most online time on Facebook

  Ever wonder what your co-worker or friend is doing online? The Nielsen Company has a pretty good idea what they're up to.

• Facebook crashes through another milestone -- 250M users

  Continuing its apparent bid to rule the Internet, Facebook today logged in yet another key milestone.

• Facebook responsible for growth in mobile web

  Social networks such as Facebook and Twitter are responsible for the growth in the use of the mobile web, says CCS Insight.

• Facebook attracting more users with gray hair, wrinkles

  Facebook is growing in popularity and its users are growing long in the tooth, according to a study released this week.

• Children developing Web browsing smarts

  Australian children have developed a high level awareness regarding Internet risks and online safety, according to an Australian Communications and Media Authority (ACMA) report released today.

• Facebook's identity crisis: too many old people

  In some parental circles, it's known that the best way to pull teenagers from a particular hobby is to participate. Likewise, no teen in his or her right mind would be caught dead hanging out with Mom and Dad. But can parents and teens share the same social network? Facebook is about to find out.

• Twitter nominated for Nobel Peace Prize

  Twitter and its creators are worthy of being considered for the Nobel Peace Prize for the role they played during the recent civil unrest in Iran, according to a former US national security adviser.

• MySpace, Facebook to stream Jackson memorial

  Rival social networking Web sites MySpace and Facebook have announced they are streaming this week’s Michael Jackson memorial free to its members.

• Twitter travails: pranks and deleted account errors

  Twitter's "Trending Topics" is a popular feature that allows you to see what are the most popular subjects being discussed on Twitter in real time. Yesterday, amid popular tweets about Wimbledon, Steve McNair, and Harry Potter, one thing seemed to be on everybody's mind: gorilla penis. (Click on the screen cap below to enlarge the image.) Highlighting another crack in Twitter security, hackers flooded onto Twitter yesterday to create fake accounts and drive global discussions toward primate anatomy.

• Wanna be @the_real_shaq? That'll be $50,000...

  If you're a nobody who wants to be somebody in the online Web world, you don't need friends--just a thriving bank account. That's where uSocial comes into play. The company converts your cash into background support on the Web's top social sites: You can buy Diggs, votes on Yahoo Buzz, eyeballs for StumbleUpon ... and now, Twitter followers.

• Facebook following up privacy change with iPhone app

  The folks at Facebook don't seem to be taking much downtime this summer. After announcing a revamped approach to user privacy control this week, the Facebook team is now preparing to launch a new and improved Facebook application for the iPhone.

• Twitter updates make photos, squashing spammers easier

  The latest changes to Twitter are simple and unnoticeable at first, but they can make a world of difference for some users.

• Twitter tributes: death may come in threes

  Thousands have paid tribute over social media Web site Twitter to the deaths of pop legend Michael Jackson and actress Farrah Fawcett.

• Facebook puts privacy controls in users' hands

  Facebook Inc. yesterday moved to give its users more control over who can see their postings on the site.