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• Pakistan court orders government to block Facebook

  A Pakistani court this week ordered the government to block access to Facebook in that country.

• Twitter confirms beta testing of new business features

  Twitter Tuesday confirmed that it is working on new features designed to help companies use the microblogging site to grow their business.

• Verizon FiOS TV feeds Twitter, Facebook generation

  The modern big-screen, high-definition television is not only taking on the PC for basic Web access. It's now becoming a social networking device serving Twitter and Facebook users -- as they watch TV.

• Twitter wipes out followers to kill bug

  For all the Twitterers who were fretting about where their followers went earlier today, fear not. They're back.

• Facebook Privacy Complaint: A Complete Breakdown

  The Electronic Privacy Information Center and 14 other consumer protection groups lodged a formal complaint against Facebook with the Federal Trade Commission on Wednesday. The groups take issue with Facebook's privacy policies and accuse the site of unfair and deceptive trade practices that "violate user expectations, diminish user privacy, and contradict Facebook's own representations."

• Facebook vs. LinkedIn: Which has the better privacy?

  Privacy advocates' criticism over recent moves by Facebook and Google Buzz begs the question: Is privacy possible in a social network? And, if so, which social-network service does it the best?

• Facebook Fixes Bug That Exposed Private Chats

  Another day, another Facebook security snafu. The popular social network has patched a major security bug that allowed users to snoop on their friends' private chats, and view their pending friend requests.

• Microsoft adds Spindex to control social networking flood

  Angling to get in on the social networking craze, Microsoft yesterday showed off an early technical preview of a new tool that would aggregate social media.

• Top 10 Android Apps for Entertainment

  Here's a look at some of the best apps for your Android phone that will keep you entertained for hours, wherever you are.

• Location-based Twitter app comes to Android

  Mobile social-networking company GyPSii has released an upgraded version of its Tweetsii application for the iPhone, and also added a version for Android, it said on Wednesday.

• Social recruiter offers CIOs $1000 hire bounty

  Melbourne-based social recruiting service HooJano is offering CIOs who successfully recruit a person through its service up to $1000 in reward money until the end of June.

• LinkedIn Quick Tip: How to Use 'Company Follow'

  What LinkedIn's "Company Follow" is and how to use it effectively.

• Social Networks in the Enterprise: 3M's Innovation Process

  3M's reputation for innovation is well established, but the company wanted to include more staff in the ideation process. Traditionally, access to the company's annual Markets of the Future brainstorming sessions was limited. By employing a new internal social networking platform, 3M was able to foster creativity and collaboration among all its employees around the world. In the two weeks the tool was open to employees, it attracted more than 1,200 people, who generated over 700 new ideas, which resulted in nine new markets for the company to explore.

• Ubuntu 10.04 'Lucid Lynx' released for social desktop, netbook

  Canonical has released the next version of its Ubuntu Linux operating system, which takes aim at netbooks and social networking integration.

• Two MOKO.mobi directors resign

  Stuart Simson and Christine Kennedy have both been with the company since its listing