The Social Networking Landscape in India and Europe

comScore released a couple of interesting reports today. The first involves the social networking landscape in Europe. According to comScore, France in particular had a big year when it comes to social networking, growing by 45% with Facebook as the leading network.

Pull My Finger Suit Isn’t Pulling Your Leg

This is going to sound like a bunch of hot air, but it’s not. Air-O-Matic, Inc., the company behind the “Pull My Finger” iPhone app, threatened legal action against InfoMedia, the company blasting out iFart Mobile, for trademark infringement.

Norton Online Family Offers Parents Peace Of Mind

Symantec has released the public beta of Norton Online Family, an Internet safety service aimed at helping parents protect children online. Norton Online Family is currently free and available in English only. It's compatible with both Macs and PCs. The service encourages discussions between parents and their children and provides customizable tools to manage online activity.

Tweet-a-Thon Pegged For Thursday

What do MC Hammer, the kid from Stand By Me (Will Wheaton), and that bald guy from “Heroes” (David Lawrence) have in common? If you took a wild guess from the headline that they’re involved in some kind of charity “tweet-a-thon” you’d be right.

Google.org-Backed Film In Tight Race For Oscar

Anyone who's troubled by the idea of Google being omnipresent might be better off skipping this article.  It seems, you see, that a film backed by Google.org has a rather good chance of winning an Oscar on Sunday.  The Final Inch, a 38-minute film about people trying to eradicate polio, is up against just three other movies in the "Documentary Short" category.  It was directed…