New data from social media analytics firm Sysomos shows that despite the U.S. traffic flatline , Twitter is still growing in popularity internationally. Whereas in June of last year the U.S.

You have a MobileMe subscription and an iPhone , do you? Then you can now download a free, Apple-made app called MobileMe Gallery [iTunes link] that will let you easily browse your MobileMe photos and upload more from anywhere.

Google’s on a mission to make its Place Pages valuable hubs of location information. Today the company added verification for local businesses who claim their pages and a post to your Place Page feature. It’s a yet another maneuver in Google’s continuing strategy to dethrone Yelp as the de facto resource for local venue information and customer review data.

There have been a number of cases where an employee’s misuse of social media has lead to their dismissal. However, it appears that these aren’t just outliers, but the result of a serious crackdown by corporate America on tracking their employee’s online activities

One of life’s more tedious chores could soon become much more automated.