It was an interesting week for social media. We learned that Facebook exposed chats and the failed (thank goodness) Times Square bomber liked to use social media tools. All the links this week are about Facebook. Not sure what that says about the state of social media, but we are surely conflicted where Facebook is concerned.

• Could Facebook Popularity be Soft by Ron Miller (that’s me) on DaniWeb.
• 10 Ways Parents Can Humiliate Their Kids on Facebook by @TremendousNews!
• Facebook: When ego gets in the way of privacy and security by Jennifer Leggio on ZDNet
• New App Helps Keep Facebook’s Hands Off Your Data by Sarah Perez on ReadWriteWeb
• Why it is too late to regulate Facebook by Robert Scoble on Scobelizer Blog.

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> What Facebook Quizzes Know about You.  ReadWriteWeb

> About YOU. David Meerman Scott, Web Ink Now Blog

> 101 Tips From 50 Small Business Bloggers.  Open Forum

> Leaving Friend Prints: How Social Networks are Redefining Privacy and Personal Security. Knoweldge@Wharton

> If There Could Only Be One: Twitter or Facebook? Lisa Barone, Outspoken Media Blog

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> Acting on a Hunch. Kathryn Jennex Blog

> Content Creates Engagement. Duct Tape Marketing Blog

> Blogging Truth: No One Likes Your CEO. Lisa Barone, Outspoken Media Blog

> Maybe Twitter Trends Shouldn’t be Automated. ReadWriteWeb

> FriendFeed Now Offers Real-time Search. Search Engine Journal

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> To Blog or Not to Blog, Wall Street Journal

> Dunkin Lovers – Coffee Lovers Are Served, Chris Brogan Blog

> Dear Wanna-Bes Your Twitter Stardom is About to Come to an End, ReadWriteWeb

> The 20 Most Popular Names on Facebook, All Facebook Blog

> Authentic trumps agreeable, Julie Roads, WritingRoads Blog

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