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• Organisations battling to keep up with security threats

  Organisations are battling to keep up with emerging security threats resulting from the rapid evolution of Web 2.0, according to McAfee CEO David DeWalt..

• Facebook and Twitter banned by Pa. college

  Harrisburg University provost Eric Darr wants to know if his students can live without Facebook, Twitter, instant messaging and other social networks for an entire week.

• GetUp! uses social media, SMS to boost election campaign

  Political lobby group GetUp! has shared insights into how email, social media and SMS were crucial to the success of its recent election campaign.

• SBS developing ‘personalised experience’ through social media

  SBS is moving towards a more personalised social media experience through developing a Chinese language project that utilises online communities.

• Watch out Google, here comes Facebook

  Facebook is giving Google a run for its money.

• Gang uses Facebook to rob houses

  Leaving the house this weekend? Telling all your Facebook buds about it? You might want to reconsider that.

• New Yahoo site targets issues in November US elections

  Yahoo's news division has launched a new social-networking site that focuses on policy debates driving November's midterm elections in the U.S., with the site giving users a chance to debate and vote on issues.

• Online privacy bills would hurt e-commerce, trade group says

  Proposals in the U.S. Congress that would create new rules for websites collecting personal data would cripple the online advertising and publishing industries, e-commerce trade group NetChoice said Thursday.

• Facebook, Twitter imposters may be outlaws in Calif.

  Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger's signature on a bill passed by state legislators last month would make it illegal to impersonate someone on Facebook or Twitter there.

• Smartphone users gobbling up game apps

  Americans are increasingly stuffing their smartphones with apps, with games leading the way and productivity apps in the middle of the pack.

• Spammers exploit second Facebook bug in a week

  Facebook today said it has fixed the bug that allowed a spamming worm to automatically post messages to users' walls earlier this week.

• HP buys 3Par, Apple rolls out new gear

  Hewlett-Packard swooped in with the better bid to overtake Dell and win 3Par, so now we can all sit back and wait for the next acquisition battle to roll around. Meanwhile, Apple debuted updated iPods and Apple TV to entertain us, among other IT news stories of the week.

• Facebook glitch let spammer post to walls

  A clever spammer found a glitch in Facebook's photo upload system and used it to post thousands of unwanted Wall messages this week.

• Nigerian advance-fee scammer gets 12 years

  A Nigerian man has been sentenced to 12 years in prison for sending out fraudulent e-mails offering victims big bucks in exchange for moving cash to the United States.

• To boost security, Facebook adds remote logout

  Facebook users will soon have a new way of knocking spammers out of legitimate accounts.