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Top 10 Vital Social Media Stories of the Week

July 19th, 2009 | by Ben Parr

Social media was all over the map this week, but there was one theme that ran through many of this week’s stories: security. From Twitter’s meltdown to a gaping vulnerability Firefox 3.5, users saw the importance of security first-hand. Security’s also a huge issue with Internet Explorer 6, which we highlight in this week’s most popular story.

There were a lot of useful resources published this week as well. Funny viral videos, social media business models, and iPhone apps that can save lives are just a few of the great things this week’s stories taught us. Here are most popular social media stories of the week.

1. IE6 Must Die for the Web to Move On

2. Twitter’s Security Meltdown

6. 5 Business Models for Social Media Startups

7. Top 15 Web Hoaxes of All Time

8. MySpace: No Longer King of Entertainment

9. Highly Critical Security Vulnerability Found in Firefox 3.5

10. 10 Ways Universities Share Information Using Social Media

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Mashable | The Social Media Guide

Mashable | The Social Media Guide

Founded in July 2005, Mashable is the world's largest blog focused exclusively on Web 2.0 and Social Media news. With more than 7 million monthly pageviews, Mashable is the most prolific blog reviewing new Web sites and services, publishing breaking news on what's new on the web and offering social media resources and guides. Mashable's audience includes early adopters, social media enthusiasts, entrepreneurs, influencers, brands and corporations, marketing, PR and advertising agencies, Web 2.0 aficionados and technology journalists. Mashable is also popular with bloggers, Twitter and Facebook users — an increasingly influential demographic.