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Facebook Inc is on course to generate $1 billion in revenue this year from social gaming, according to Kevin Ryan, a leading Internet entrepreneur and former chief executive of online advertising giant DoubleClick.

Google Inc's Chrome Web browser has grabbed more than 20 percent of global market share, while Microsoft Corp's long-time leader Internet Explorer has slipped below 50 percent, according to Internet statistics firm StatCounter.

Google Inc's Chrome Web browser has grabbed more than 20 percent of global market share, while Microsoft Corp's long-time leader Internet Explorer has slipped below 50 percent, according to Internet statistics firm StatCounter.

Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg said the social network giant plans to launch something awesome next week, possibly in response to the Google+ release earlier this week.

The Zynga IPO may be yet another way to buy Facebook and the future that is social networking.

Online video site Hulu has begun preliminary sales talks with about a dozen potential buyers, including Google Inc, Microsoft Corp and Yahoo Inc, according to a source familiar with the situation.

Facebook CEO and founder Mark Zuckerberg is clearly disturbed. In an apparent effort to retain Facebook users from exporting their friends lists to Google+ and setting up their online social hub there, Zuckerberg has said the company is set to launch something awesome next week, without divulging what exactly is that awesome something.

Google+, the social networking service which was launched by Google earlier this week could challenge Facebook's supremacy the same way Android-based smartphones now threaten iPhone.

Make no mistake about it, Google+ is not a new Buzz. Thus far, any privacy concerns are unwarranted.

Facebook is partnering with Skype to launch a new product that will be revealed July 6.

Online video site Hulu has begun preliminary sales talks with about a dozen potential buyers, including Google Inc, Microsoft Corp and Yahoo Inc, according to a source familiar with the situation.

The company behind Farmville, Mafia Wars, Words With Friends, Empires and Allies and many other social games has officially filed for an IPO. In doing so, it follows in the footsteps of fellow social comapny, LinkedIn, which had an impressive IPO of its own last month.

Google+ is pitted against Facebook and Twitter

The Federal Trade Commission is reviewing social networking company Twitter and its dealings with at least one company that makes software designed to interact with the service, according to media reports.

Switching social networking platforms online can be a cumbersome process, from building friends' list to getting acquainted with a new interface. There is an easy way to do this. Once you have signed up for Google+, install the free Stylish extension available for Chrome or Firefox browsers.

Google Inc. launched its most aggressive social network effort Google+, which looks remarkably similar to Facebook in terms of aesthetics and could pose as a threat to Facebook's dominance. Will Facebook counter this with 'Facebook+' next week?

Apple's closest competitor at the moment is the Android App Market which has nearly 220,000 apps.

Skype launches its new version for Android users. Initially the software will be supported in selective Android phones.

Thais face jail if they campaign during Sunday's election on social media sites such as Twitter, with more than 100 police monitoring sites to make sure the law is enforced.

Facebook, the world's biggest social networking Web site, plans to launch something awesome next week. Speculation is growing that the upcoming announcement may be a long-awaited Facebook app for Apple's iPad and a specialized app for photo-sharing on the iPhone. Facebook has not yet introduced an iPad app.

Half of Myspace's employee base is gone after the social network is sold from News Corp. to Specific Media.