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 - I explore the problems with the 8 year old browser, the future of HTML 5, and why Internet Explorer 6 needs to disappear
2. Twitter's Security Meltdown - A hacker got ahold of sensitive documents of Twitter. Learn about our take on the situation and what Twitter needs to do.
3. 7 iPhone Apps That Can Save Lives - I highlight a unique set of apps with one common theme: they have information or features that could be useful in a life-or-death situation.
4. Facebook Dating Ad Hooks Up Married Man ... With His Wife - A 3rd party ad network is using Facebook profile pictures as part of its dating advertising, but the result isn't what was originally intended.
5. Top 10 Funny Videos on YouTube - Josh Catone highlights some of the web's most hilarious and unforgettable videos of all time.
6. 5 Business Models for Social Media Startups - Jun Loayza goes into detail about five potential ways for a social media startup to generate revenue.
7. Top 15 Web Hoaxes of All Time - Power from an onion? Lonelygirl15? GoogleTV? Read about some of the web's most convincing hoaxes in this article.
8. MySpace: No Longer King of Entertainment - Most people think that MySpace is still the social leader in music and entertainment. Numbers from Hitwise, however, tell a drastically different story.
9. Highly Critical Security Vulnerability Found in Firefox 3.5 - There was a major security hole that exploited a javascript vulnerability. Find out more about the security issue and get the updated Firefox 3.5.1.
10. 10 Ways Universities Share Information Using Social Media - Vadim Lavrusik provides examples of institutions of higher education utilizing social media for the betterment of learning.