Sumolabs

Big findings are that the web isn't just for the young anymore. Maybe that explains why Twitter is more popular for adults than kids.

Despite the attempted takedown, The Pirate Bay was up and running within hours.

They are down now, but only because their new host is having problems with their Fiber.

Even if the take down was ever successful, some other 12 year old would throw up a copy of the site (since the site in its entirety can be downloaded).

Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke said that the U.S. economy is about to start growing again, although he cautioned it will be a slow recovery with continued high unemployment in the near term.

Finally some rosy news from someone who is at least partially reputable.

Among the key insights from the study are:

· When searching for prospective new hires, social media communications skills are nearly as important as traditional media relations skills.

· Public relations leads marketing in the management and oversight of all social media communications channels within organizations.

· Marketing leads public relations in the management and oversight of bulk email communications and search engine optimization.

· Social networking, blogging and micro-blogging skills are the three most important social media communications skills for job candidates to have, according to public relations and marketing hiring decision makers.

· Most organizations are considering hiring social media specialists.