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Facebook files IPO while users find Twitter hard to resist

It's been a busy week in the world of digital, with industry movers and shakers making headlines and doing what they do best.

Facebook got the ball rolling this week, bringing months of speculation to an end and filing its highly anticipated IPO, with head honcho Mark Zuckerberg following the lead of Steve Jobs and taking a $1 salary and insisting Facebook exists to accomplish a social mission.

Apparently that 'social mission' includes preserving duck faces and ex-partners too, as Facebook users were shocked to find deleted photos still live on in the depths of the company's servers, in some cases still accessible via direct link.

Elsewhere in social networking, tweeting may be the new vogue addiction, as new study suggests Twitter users lack the self-control to resist the microblogging site.

Possibly inducing a psychosis of its own, up-and-comer Pinterest has referral traffic pinned - as the virtual pinboard now drives more referral traffic than the likes of YouTube, Google+ and LinkedIn.

It wasn't all fun and games for Apple this week, however, as Cupertino has been ordered to pull iPhone and iPad models from its online store in Germany following a Motorola patent injunction.

Regulator and competition authority Ofcom also kept busy this week, announcing it intends to seek regulation of broadband and phone line prices, proposing price cuts that could lower the cost of phone lines and broadband in future.

In an effort to keep the baddies out, Google released an automated software update for Android Market - codenamed Bouncer - to help filter any malicious software making its way into the online app store.

App heavyweight Rovio also made headlines this week when head honcho Mikael Hed piped up to say he doesn't necessarily see piracy as a bad thing when it comes to Angry Birds - that is, so long as pirated products aren't ripping off the fans.

Speaking of gamers, Sony has named gaming chief Kazuo Hirai CEO in an effort to step it up in the face of steep competition from rivals like Apple and Samsung, replacing Howard Stringer as of 1 April.

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Deleted photos live on in Facebook servers
Deleted Facebook photos may still live on in the social network for months after being deleted by users, thanks to a glitch in Facebook's legacy system.

Ofcom caps broadband and phone line prices
Ofcom proposes price cut for BT broadband and telephone lines.

Study finds Twitter hard to resist

A new study claims using Twitter and checking email may be harder to resist for some than cigarettes and alcohol.

Apple pulls iPad and iPhones in Germany
Apple has begun to pull older iPad and iPhone models from its German online store following a Motorola patent injunction.

Android Market gets a Bouncer
Google has added a new service - code-named Bouncer - to help scan the Android Market for malicious apps.

Facebook finally files IPO
Facebook seeks to raise $5 billion in its initial public offering filed this week.

Pinterest catches up to social networks with referral traffic
Pinterest is the fastest growing referral site on the net, eclipsing the likes of YouTube, LinkedIn and Google+, according to new stats released by Shareaholic.