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For those who do just about anything online - from a Google search to a Facebook message to a spot of file-sharing - they are leaving traces of themselves that they might prefer to stay private.

Nearly 640 million Internet users visit sites with a behind-the-times Web browser, and that's only the tip of the iceberg, researchers say.

Officers in Torbay, Devon, say that thousands are expected to gather at one of five possible beaches for the mass party at the weekend.

Blogs just got a whole new audience: the casual reader. There has been some concern as of late that mainstream web users don't really read blogs, but a new Facebook app called "Blog Networks" aims to change that.

Holes in Facebook allowed anyone to see your birthday, relationship status, gender and other personal information on app Top Friends, until Facebook suspended the app. Read this blog post by Elinor Mills on News Blog.

Competitors poke at the social networking site's lead. if users aren't satisfied to merely create a Facebook profile, Agriya Infoway, based in Chennai, India, offers another option: Create your own Facebook.

Cozimo you can collaborate and review images and videos — together in real-time or on your own time. Get feedback from clients and colleagues instantly. Cozimo is the faster, better, simpler way to work.

Facebook has just announced that comments will be added to mini-feed momentarily. Here are the details that Facebook provided me with

Senior civil servants are to be taught to use Facebook, Bebo and MySpace by junior ranking "digital pioneers". Ministers hope young civil servants will "enlighten" their bosses on how to get to grips with the social networking sites.

Data from sites such as Facebook could help marketeers offer free products to popular people and ramp up prices as a trend builds