Social networking news and social networking widget

Facebook co-founder Dustin Moskovitz said today he's leaving the company along with engineering manager Justin Rosenstein to start a new software business.

The Orange County Business Journal today ranked BandCon as the 8th Fastest Growing Private Company in Orange County, CA.

The Durham NDP candidate who called an anti-war activist a "fascist bitch" and other derogatory names has called it quits.

COLUMBIA, S.C. A South Carolina middle school math teacher has been charged with having sex with a 15-year-old girl he met online.

Some of Britain's biggest music stars announced Saturday they are banding together to demand greater control over their music in the digital age.Radiohead, Robbie Williams and Kaiser Chiefs are among more than 60 founding members of the Featured Artists' Coalition.The group says it wants musicians rather than record labels to retain control over the rights to their music. It says new technology is rapidly changing the music industry, and artists are often left out when their songs are distributed over the internet or mobile phone networks.