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Remember when Ashton Kutcher won that race to get to 1 million Twitter followers in 2009? Well, this race is beginning with Google+ followers, sort of.

Pittsburgh Steelers star wide receiver Hines Ward was arrested early Saturday morning for allegedly driving drunk. How will this impact the star's career?

The announcement and limited invitation to the new Google+ social network last week not only whipped up a frenzy of anticipation, but marked the first salvo in the new battle for the social media space.

The announcement and limited invitation to the new Google+ social network last week not only whipped up a frenzy of anticipation, but marked the first salvo in the new battle for the social media space.

Google+, the new social networking service from Internet search engine giant, is threatening to replace Facebook as the world's No.1 social networking site if the insane demand Google+ invites have received is any indication.

Google Chrome Extensions come in handy when you need to perform tasks on Google+ the easy way. Extensions make customizing and sharing fast and hassle-free. Here is a list of Chrome Extensions for Google+.

The week has passed, and people are yet to get over the shocking outcome of Casey Anthony Murder Trial. Space Shuttle Atlantis, Facebook's new video chat, President Obama's digital campaign for 2012 presidency run, hackers wrecking havoc with two official Twitter sites and rare-earth minerals on the floor of the Pacific Ocean- all generated a good amount of public debate this week. A quick roundup of this week's major headlines

Google+ may still be in its infancy, with only tens of thousands of users thus far, but Facebook's new competitor has created a huge stir on Twitter, according to a new study.

The Facebook video calling was introduced with much fanfare and hype (i.e. Zuckerberg's promise a week in advanced to introduce something awesome). Google+ is touting its hangouts group video chat feature.

IBTimes World correspondent Michael Martin talked to Mosa'ab El-Shamy, renowned blogger and democracy activist. El-Shamy was not only present at today's protest, but was arrested and tried at an Egyptian military court after participating in a May 15 protest to commemorate the 1948 loss of Palestine to Israeli forces.

Zynga Inc, the top social games publisher on Facebook, is buying a Toronto-based mobile applications developer, in a move that could help it expand beyond the social network.

Google+ is getting praises from privacy experts.

34-year-old ex-con Rodrick Shonte Dantzler killed seven people in Grand Rapids, Michigan yesterday. The suspect shot and killed himself after he was surrounded by police.

Spotify's American plan of action has been revealed as it hopes to get 50 million users within its first year.

Social coupon network LivingSocial has selected three banks to leads its IPO.

Transformers actress dispels rumors she has had Botox injections

Rebekah Brooks, the embattled CEO of News International, said she will not resign from her post in defiance of massive pressure on her from many quarters, in the wake of the phone-hacking scandal that led to the demise of her tabloid, the News of the World (NOTW).

In order for Google+ to supplant Facebook, it will have to appeal to at least one crucial segment of the online population – college students.

Google was downgraded on Friday after analysts expressed concerns over the company's spending and non-core businesses, sending shares of the Internet giant plummeting.

Now you can watch the last space shuttle launch on your Android phone. The app can be downloaded at Android Market.

Google+ is only testing with a small number of people. Want to get invited and join the circle? Us, too. And Richi Jennings of Computerworld has offered a solution.

How many people will end up using this feature after the media hype dies down

Finding information about the state of Alabama and its state agencies has just become better than ever with the newly-launched redesign of Alabama.gov, the state's official website.

Not a single day passes without a new rumor regarding the launch date and features of Apple's next generation iPhone, and one has to admit majority of them are unsubstantiated, baseless or plain ridiculous. Some iPhone 5 rumors are the kind that make you laugh.

After the announcement of the Video Calling feature on Wednesday, another interesting fact came into light when an inquisitive coder named Jeff Ross scanned through the Java file behind Video Calling, and found something in the Skype install codes that gives indication towards a music application called Vibes.

For two-year-old Caylee Anthony, life has been tragic and short-lived. Caylee was last seen on June 16, 2008 but it was only on July 15th, police authorities were informed about her disappearance.

Facebook launched its Skype-based video calling app on Wednesday. It's a pretty impressive product and work of engineering because it's just so easy to use.

International soccer star, David Beckham has posted a sneaky picture of pregnant Victoria on his Facebook page.

The user can access several features such as official images , videos, mission information, news, NASA TV and featured content with the new NASA App for Android.