Social Media:

• Facebook gives Politico deep access to users' political sentiments.

• Facebook launches 'Listen With' music button.

• Bigger than Google+, MySpace isn’t dead yet.

Legal/ Regulatory:

• Reddit to go dark in SOPA protest.

• EPIC asks FTC to probe Google's search biz tweak.

• Leahy offers to remove net-altering DNS redirects in anti-piracy bill.

Mobile Computing:

• Google launches style guide for Android developers.

Convergence:

• Google readies next version of TV software for 2012 release.

Research & Stats:

• Video game sales drop 21percent in December and fall 8 percent in 2011.

Signs of What's to Come:

• In-Porsche concept uses QNX.