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Yesterday we reported that Facebook was taking a tiny slice of Google’s pie by adding a webmail feature. Today, it looks like Big G is taking that slice back by adding status updates to Gmail.

Facebook and Google just can’t stop one-upping each other. Late last month Google took a small slice of Facebook's pie by tossing their Social Search feature into beta, but this week the popular social network took the upper hand with rumors of a fully featured webmail product.

"You know that feeling of never quite being caught up? That's called work.”

These are the words of Justin Yuen, the president of FMYI (news, site). His company, which offers a Facebook-like collaboration platform for the enterprise and, strangely enough, adamantly rallies against work, saw some mighty fine numbers in 2009.

Social media moves so fast, it's hard to keep up. Here are the week's top stories in scan-friendly format:

• Gartner Says Social Will Rule The Enterprise
• Twitter Use Growing Fast in the U.K.
• Watch Out For Social Networking Spam and Malware
• Facebook: Our Users Are Aware of Privacy Settings

Looks like Twitter (news, site) and its 140 character limit was not enough. Another upcoming social site/micro-post vendor called Whispurr wants you to expand your character limit horizons, while keeping it simple.

Google has challenged popular networks like Facebook and further blurred the line between social networking and search by graduating their Social Search tool to beta for all Google users.  

Wasn’t it just last week that we were pondering the sustainability of GRC as an acronym? Have no fear; the world of GRC still spins. This week: financial advisers tackle social media, how to comply with multiple regulations and security compliance predictions for 2010.

Social media moves so fast, it's hard to keep up. Here are the week's top stories in scan-friendly format:

• Facebook Name Largest Mobile Social Network, With Twitter On Its Heels
• Very Few Use Their Mobile To Browse the Internet
• Social Networking Use Up 82%
• The Typical Twitter User Isn't Very Active

Social media moves so fast, it's hard to keep up. Here are the week's top stories in scan-friendly format:

• ICQ Launches New Client With Real time Features
• Study: Social Networks Not Keeping Students Up At Night
• Majority Of Internet Users Use Social Media
• Internet Explorer Declared Unsafe By Germany, France

Once upon a time Myspace was the king of social networking and everyone in the land worshipped it for its profile customizability and infamous Top 8 function.

Facebook has long since usurped the throne when it comes to growth and overall number of users, but rather than be bitter it appears Myspace is adopting a familiar adage: If you can’t beat ‘em, join ‘em.

What we’re talking about of course is Myspace’s recent decision to implement Facebook Connect on its Fan Video service. The service (if it’s not blocked in your region) allows a user to mashup eight music videos. Once a mashup is complete they can utilize the implementation for sharing their Myspace creations directly with Facebook friends.

The idea is that by bringing media from Myspace--now primarily known for music and video--back to Facebook, which continuously lacks in both areas, Myspace will be able to leverage their content and expose it to millions that may not have seen it otherwise. It’s a pretty anticlimactic development if you’re blocked from using Fan Video, but it speaks volumes about who’s who in social networking.

Finally, now partners rather than enemies, it will be interesting to see how Myspace's commitment to using Facebook's technology will continue to play out in 2010.

Social media moves so fast, it's hard to keep up. Here are the week's top stories in scan-friendly format:

• Mark Zuckerberg Says Privacy Is In The Past
• Social Networks Help Raise Money for Haiti
• Facebook Now Allows You To Comment Via Email
• Exploring Tweets: What Twitter Users Talk About

Social media moves so fast, it's hard to keep up. Here are the week's top stories in scan-friendly format:

• Facebook Asks Users To Point Out Inappropriate Content
• Seesmic Buys Ping.fm for Status Aggregation
• Social Networking Sites Prime Targets for Cybercrimminals
• Critical Path Buys Up Shozu

Social media moves so fast, it's hard to keep up. Here are the week's top stories in scan-friendly format:

• Bing Joins iPhone App Store Ranks With New App
• Twitter Begins Trials of Business-focused Features
• Microsoft Pulls Micro-Blogging Product In China
• Coming Soon: Reply To Facebook Messages Via Email

If you've ever wanted all your information in one place, your lucky days are upon you. The stars have begun to align and Santa is delivering some early Christmas gifts, including Google's FeedBurner RSS feed that automatically publishes to Twitter, WordPress blogs that can be posted to and read from Twitter apps, and a new Facebook URL shortener.

Social media moves so fast, it's hard to keep up. Here are the week's top stories in scan-friendly format:

• Dell Tweets Itself $6.5 Million in Sales
• Because of Google, Watch What You Say On Facebook
• Social Networking Helps Win DARPA Balloon Challenge
• Twitter Opens Up Full Stream To All Developers, Has 50,000 Apps