According to research firm Hitwise, Facebook.com now accounts for 7.07 per cent of all American web traffic, while Google.com is the destination for 7.04 per cent of traffic. Facebook has grown from 200m users in April 2009 to 400 million this February and is continuing to grow faster than Google.com. That means the social network’s lead is likely to increase in coming months. Read more at www.telegraph.co.uk

This week, nearly 30 visual and performing artists are moving onto Governors Island, the beginning of a year-round artist studio program organized by the Lower Manhattan Cultural Council. In the newly renovated Building 110, artists will have the use of 20 studios, two rehearsal areas and a large exhibition space with views of Lower Manhattan and New York Harbor. The residencies run from March to July and from August to December; the public can have access to the studios from June to mid-October. The cultural council was selected by the Governors Island Preservation and Education Corporation after a competitive request for proposals. Read more at artsbeat.blogs.nytimes.com

The use of social networking sites such as Facebook, Twitter and YouTube by militant and hate groups grew by almost 20 percent in the past year

The study,

ound more than 11,500 social networks, websites, forums and blogs promoting violence, anti-Semitism, homophobia, hate music and “terrorism,” an increase from 10,000 last year.Read more at www.reuters.com

NEW YORK, NY.- The Museum of Modern Art presents “Marina Abramović: The Artist Is Present”, the first large-scale scale American museum retrospective of the artist’s groundbreaking performance work, from March 14 to May 31, 2010. Internationally recognized as a pioneer and key figure in performance art, Marina Abramović (Yugoslav, b. 1946) uses her own body as subject, object, and medium, exploring the physical and mental limits of her being.

The exhibition traces Abramović’s prolific career with approximately 50 works spanning over four decades of interventions and sound pieces, video works, installations, photography, solo performances, and collaborative performances.Read more at www.artdaily.org

Today, Fandango is launching a mobile ticket program in eight cities which lets moviegoers finally go paperless. Your ticket is delivered to your mobile phone via an SMS or MMS message linked to a 2D barcode, which the ticket-takers can scan. Movie theaters need to equip their attendees with special scanners, which is why it is only available in a few markets.

New York: City Cinemas 1, 2 & 3, Angelika Film Center, East 86th Street Cinemas, Village East Cinema, Beekman Theatre, The Paris Theatre. Read more at techcrunch.com

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stickybits is a new mobile app for both the iPhone

and Android. It lets you scan any barcode and attach a message to that physical object.

The barcode in a greeting card , for instance, could trigger a video message from the sender. One on a box of medical supplies could inventory what is inside. A business card with a code on it could link to a resume or LinkedIn profile. Museums and theme parks could use them for audio tours and maps. Local merchants could use the barcodes to track deliveries or place them in their storefront windows to distribute digital coupons and offers to passersby. The possibilities are endless.

The app is free, but stickybits sells packs of 20 vinyl barcode stickers for $10. You also can download and print your own barcodes for free, or scan an existing one on a physical product like a can of Coke.Read more at techcrunch.com