Los Angeles - In a surprising turn of events the social-networking giant Facebook on Monday confirmed rumors swirling for months that the social networking giant is actively trying out additions to its arsenal of business-friendly interactive tools for users in a big way, taking a step toward closing that loop with Collections, allowing users to not only like, but collect, want, or buy products that brands share through images on the social network.

Redmond, Washington -- Relentlessly striving to popularize its social sidebar, following a its arch rival, Microsoft's Bing is once again dipping its toes into a form of what Google calls “authorship” has just announced that it has launched a new section for the Bing sidebar to showcase journalists, writers and authors of news stories.

Los Angeles - Advertising, as they say, makes the world go round, and as brands broadly incorporate Twitter advertising into their standard online budgets, it is no surprise that Twitter's efforts to monetize its user base have increased substantially in the past year. Now, in an effort to increase the tools available to marketers, Twitter is unveiling a new service that will allow them to track the results of their mobile and desktop campaigns effortlessly.

London -- In a surprising move, online voice-chat outfit Skype is taking on the world -- well, at least the U.K. and Ireland -- with its latest initiative of a new Wi-Fi network. If you are residing in the United Kingdom or the Republic of Ireland, you will soon be able to access free WiFi through cafés, restaurants, hotels and shops, courtesy of Skype and wireless provider Wicoms.