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Social Networks’ Popularity As Determined By Search

MySpace is on top in the U.S., Facebook follows, and so on; we're all familiar with the usual social network rankings.  But here's some interesting news: Orkut seems better suited to Iran than America.  And Facebook, while successful here, should consider relocating its headquarters to Turkey.  Or so imply some new stats, anyway.

Hitwise Puts Google Over 70 Percent

It's time for another mini-party at Google and some more mourning at Yahoo, Microsoft, and Ask; a certain search giant cornered a U.S. market share of over 70 percent in July, according to new Hitwise data.

Allman Brothers Sue Universal Over Digital Downloads

The Allman Brothers Band has filed a lawsuit against Universal Music Group (UMG) for around $13 million over royalties from CDs and digital downloads.The lawsuit seeks payment for some of the Southern rock group's songs recorded for its first label Capricorn Records, from 1969 to 1980, when the band had such hits as "Melissa," "Ramblin' Man," and "Midnight Rider."

Know Your Clicks, Google Says

Advertising clients who feed Google's revenue machine may not always know the difference between an illicit click and one that's outright fraudulent. Google wants them to understand which is which.