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An independent research group predicts that cyberwarfare will accompany future military conflicts and is recommending international action to blunt its impact.

BEIJING: The most used social network by worldwide monthly active users Facebook.com may become the next super computer operating system for communications, according to news reports on Monday.

Labour candidates must embrace social networking websites like YouTube before the general election, Labour’s New Media Campaign spokesperson has said.

Matt Damon is terrified of Twitter. The ‘Bourne Ultimatum’ actor is scared to join the social networking website in case he is swamped by strange messages from obsessed fans.

Colenso, Maria. “5 Myths About Twitter.” 24 July 2009. HowStuffWorks.com. 15 August 2009.

If you believe its sponsors, a new Illinois law will keep sex offenders from recruiting children on the Internet.

In this weekly media literacy digest, open education advocate George Siemens shares key media and technology stories that directly affect your media, your work and and society as a whole.

Photo credit: Viktor Gmyria

In this Media Literacy Digest:

• More Enterprise Social Software Strategies: Issues to consider in your enterprise’s internal social software policy.
• No More Albums - Content sources are disaggregating.
• Who Loses In Open Education? Who loses in open education and the disaggregation of the teaching role in universities.
• Social Media Seminar - Access to social media seminar sessions.
• Cosy Networks Stifle Innovation - Densely connected networks actually serve to stifle innovation.
• Why Groups Fail to Share Information Effectively - When asked to make a group decision, instead of sharing vital information known only to themselves, people tend to repeat information that everyone already knows

Here all the details:

Marc Andreessen in 1996. Netscape was the dominant Web browser until Microsoft introduced Internet Explorer.

Facebook friends of Jason McCoy who logged onto the social-networking Web site Wednesday morning found his last posting to be a note announcing his intent to kill himself.

Warner Music Group announced Wednesday that it has expanded its partnership with Cisco Systems , using the tech company’s software platform to power more websites for its artists.

Gordon and Sarah Brown have joined an online campaign defending the NHS from attacks in America.

Teen Canadian singer Justin Bieber says he is enjoying increased fame with the help of social networking and video-sharing Web sites.

Job-seeking in this 21st century recession may just have gone viral and mobile. Since the start of the recession in December 2007, about 6.7 million workers have been laid off according to latest statistics — at a time the popularity of social networking sites such as Facebook, LinkedIn and Twitter have exploded, drawing millions of users per day.

On the more pedestrian side of things, it’s expected that iTunes 9 will bring support for Blu-ray playback , something that should make media junkies who also happen to be Apple fanboys very happy.

Deputies in Polk County say a 20-year-old man used MySpace.com to find women to sexually batter.