“Web 2.0” on The Daily Caller

Sometimes friendships are destined to go south. With 500 million people on Facebook, relationships are increasingly conducted online, but what are the main reasons people “unfriend” their Facebook pals? A University of Colorado Denver business student examined that issue recently with a new study about what drove users to throw their friendships in the online trash. (more)

Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg said Wednesday the social network will unveil several new features, including an application for users to download their personal information held on the site and a dashboard feature that allows users broader control over all of their applications. (more)

Skype on Tuesday released Skype for Android, a full client for Android 2.1 Eclair devices that offers VoIP calling over Wi-Fi and 3G (though not in the U.S.). The application is a free download from the Android Market. (more)

Positioning itself for a strong box-office run so long as audiences keep on pressing the ‘like’ button, Facebook drama “The Social Network” opened to $23 million at the box office this weekend. (more)

The world’s largest pro-pedophilia advocacy group uses Facebook to connect with its members throughout the world; to find and exchange photos of children; to hone its members’ predatory behavior; and to identify, target and reel in child victims, an investigation by FoxNews.com reveals. (more)

If your Facebook page or Twitter feed lights up with news of a tsunami off the California coast, don’t get too worried. (more)

CORAL GABLES — Coach Randy Shannon forced Miami Hurricanes players to close their Twitter accounts on Tuesday. (more)

If you believe that Twitter is full of inane, immature narcissism, here’s one in your solar plexus. (more)

The Internet world is abuzz about a video clip showing a young woman throwing several puppies into a river. She appears to be Bosnian, with that country now launching an investigation into finding out who she is and bringing her to justice for animal cruelty. Going along with that, PETA is offering a $2,000 reward for information about the girl. (more)

Facebook is in what’s called a recruiting sweet spot right now. Out of control growth in users and revenue and a nearly certain IPO run in the near future. That’s when employee growth expands at the greatest rate for a company as it grows from hundreds to thousands and then tens of thousands of employees. And with low priced private stock as currency, companies in that position can generally get anyone they want. (more)

Facebook is coming to a Target store near you. (more)

STOCKHOLM — A senior Swedish prosecutor is reopening a rape investigation against WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange, the latest twist to a case in which prosecutors of different ranks have overruled each other. (more)

You already know Gmail integrated with Google Voice for free phone calls (and cheap international calls) from your inbox. But apart from using it to a friend, Gmail’s new phone calling capabilities introduce a lot of cool capabilities to your inbox. (more)

John McCain may be in the political battle of his life to save his Senate seat in Arizona — but he’s a Twitter genius, according to a new report released Thursday. (more)

PALO ALTO, Calif.–Facebook users are about to get a better idea of where their friends are. (more)

LeBron James is making a list and checking it twice. (more)

The personal details of 100 million Facebook users have been collected and published online in a downloadable file, meaning they will now be unable to make their publicly available information private. (more)

Facing a lawsuit from a New York man who says he’s owed a majority stake in the $25 billion dollar company, Facebook now says it suspects that the contract at the heart of the suit is a forgery. (more)

Editor’s Note: Daily Caller High is a group of young writers cutting their teeth in the world of political punditry. This week, the authors’ reflect on events of the past few weeks.  (more)

The secret-spilling website Wikileaks appears to be a frugal spender, tapping less than 10 percent of the funds received through two of its three donation methods, according to the third-party foundation that manages those contributions. (more)