- News Corp. shuts News of the World
Guardian goes full-bore on phone-hack scandal; tweets pressure advertisers - Facebook and Skype take on Google+ with video chat
No group video chat yet on Facebook; what it all means for TV - Google+ swallows up Blogger, Picasa brands
Search giant will rename them: Google Photos, Google Blogs - StumbleUpon usurps Facebook for referrals
In June, service took top traffic-driving spot - Twitter users outdo presidential press corps
Discrepancy of questions during Twitter town hall showcases disconnect
Top 5, July 7, 2011
by Courtney Lowery Cowgill, July 7, 2011
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