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Facebook Borrows $100 Million for Growth Purposes

Facebook is borrowing $100 million to accommodate growth on the site. The money, from venture loan firm TriplePoint, brings the amount raised to around $350 million. The site has grown quickly and needs around 50,000 more servers to handle the load. Facebook has over 70 million active users and around 109 million monthly visitors.

Google Maps GTA's Liberty City

The success of a Google Maps design for Rockstar's blockbuster $500 million title Grand Theft Auto IV has game site IGN begging gamers for patience with their submitted content.

Live Nation Jams With AdBrite

Concert promoter Live Nation partnered with the AdBrite network on its eFan Finder to help the company track the thousands of shows it presents annually.

Google's Safe Search Filters

Over the past few months, some webmasters have complained that images on their sites were wrongly nabbed by Google Images' safe search feature. This means, of course, a significant reduction in audience size.

Yahoo Acquires Inquisitor

There isn't a dollar sign followed by a long string of digits to gape at, but Yahoo's latest acquisition is still creating some questions.  Instead of some search or advertising company, the target was Inquisitor, a Safari browser plug-in.

Facebook Has Connections

On the heels of MySpace's Data Portability announcement, Facebook has unveiled Facebook Connect, which the social networking site is calling "the next iteration of Facebook Platform that allows users to 'connect' their Facebook identity, friends and privacy to any site."

Texas Investigating Amazon Over Taxes

Amazon.com may soon have to pay the state of Texas back taxes with penalties and interest after the state learned the online retailer had a distribution center in Irving.The Texas Comptroller's Office is investigating if Amazon owes Texas possibly millions of dollars in uncollected sales taxes on purchases made by its customers in the state.

Microsoft's WorldWide Telescope On Its Way

Google Sky isn't supposed to generate tons of revenue, so from a business perspective, it doesn't matter if there are competitors.  Still, towards the end of this month, a little toe-stepping may take place as Microsoft releases its WorldWide Telescope.

Five Ways To Score Big On Digg

The big social media sites receive thousands of submissions continually. Yours doesn't have to be one that never escapes Digg's Upcoming section, or the basement of any social bookmarking presence.

Google As Corporate Cop Creates Enemies

One, among many, things can be said about Google: The company has taken punches from some pretty powerful hitters and has not gone away. The drama that has played out over the years has lived up to its hype and shows no sign of falling curtains. The drama will just get grander actually, as Google encroaches on the territories of more empires.