Mobile social gaming network OpenFeint has just appointed Sarah Thomson, a former Glu Mobile and IUGO executive, as its Director of Developer Relations. Thomson is a heavy hitter in the mobile gaming world. As such, OpenFeint hopes to utilize her insight and deep connections to continue building its relationships with both traditional and free-to-play developers. More after the jump.

Read More: OpenFeint Hires Former Glu Executive, Sarah Thomson, as Director of Developer Relations

One of the leading providers of enterprise social networks received $17 million in its fourth round of funding. That brings the total financing of Yammer to $57 million. The Social+Capital Partnership, a new fund established by former Facebook Vice President Chamath Palihapitiya, led the round with previous investors Charles River Ventures, Emergence Capital and U.S. Palihapitiya will have an observer’s seat on Yammer's board of directors.


Read More: Yammer Raises $17 Million as Former VP Facebook Palihapitiya Joins the Board

Facebook's role in Egypt's current state of affairs has once again begun to make headlines, but for a very different reason. While Facebook has often been linked to the Egyptian uprising which brought down the government of former president, Hosny Mubarak, the social network has now become a small but significant part of his ongoing trial.The former president is facing charges of complicity in the deaths of protesters following the uprising that began on January 25, calling for him to step down. [...]

Read More: Facebook group publishes leaked testimony from former Egyptian president Mubarak's trial

After adding Netflix CEO Reed Hastings to its board a few months ago, Facebook has added President Bill Clinton's former White House Chief of Staff Erskine Bowles to its board of directors. We've pasted the release below.

Bowles has an extensive history in politics, serving as President Bill Clinton's Administrator of the Small Business Administration, Deputy Chief of Staff and his White House Chief of Staff from 1996 through 1998. Bowles was also a member of the President's Cabinet and on bo [...]

Read More: Facebook Adds Former Clinton White House Chief Of Staff And Politico Erksine Bowles To Board

Movie lovers who have longed for a place to watch all their favorite movies online, subscription-free, while interacting with their friends, sharing reviews and recommendations, sharing discounts and more will be happy to hear about flickme.  Founded by former Funny Or Die COO Mitch Galbraith, former Funny Or Die VP of Product and Engineering Mark Smallcombe, and Mark Kvamme, flickme lets you find and watch movies on demand with no subscriptions and no commercials.


Read More: Former Funny Or Die Execs Launch New Movie Rental Site…With Social Perks!

As the fruits of Google’s rush to build a social network are now achingly public, someone has asked a pretty apropos question on Quora, “How long would it take to build Facebook as of July 2011?”

Former Facebook CTO and Quora founder Adam D’Angelo provides an informed answer, arguing that if we were just talking about the software and systems and not the company’s user acquisition (which Google granted has a way easier time with), that the entire process would take two years, if undertaken by 1 [...]

Read More: FYI Google, Facebook’s Former CTO Says It Would Take Two Years For ~250 People To Build A Clone