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When the State Department asked Twitter to delay a planned network upgrade to help safeguard the rights of Iranians voicing their dissatisfaction over the 2009 presidential election in Iran, it was the beginning of what many had envisioned.

Jessica Northey's story is fantastic by any standard: from her humble beginnings on a dirt racetrack in Tucson to being a major player at the highest levels of digital media.

Not everyone shares in the enthusiasm for Google+. Web hackivists Anonymous, who have allegedly been banned from Google new venture, have vowed to build their own social networking service.