The scam offers scandal could spiral still further: a team of Sacramento lawyers is investigating complaints that unauthorized charges were made without users’ knowledge – and are considering class actions against Facebook, MySpace, Zynga, and Offerpal amongst others. Sony is catching up with rivals Microsoft, which recently hooked Facebook and Twitter to their Xbox 360. Welcome to eModeration's weekly round-up of all that is intriguing, alarming or odd in the world of social media, compiled by Kate Williams (@emodkate). This week: President Obama's thumbs; Twillionaires; and

Microsoft BPOS Price Reduction ... Microsoft reduced the price of its Business Productivity Online Suite (BPOS). " Existing hosting customers will see Microsoft refund the difference to them. Microsoft claimed it is making the move as a result of rapid customer adoption, global scale and improved efficiencies from new software (such as Exchange Server 2010), but it's more likely the company is simply making Long catch-up post today, with news from last week while I was busy in Singapore ... The BPOS price tag has been dropped from $15 per user per month to $10

The Dispensation does not adhere as closely as the Acquis to a pure networked form; it has a primary geographical base, in southern California and the Greater LA area (there’s mention of a surviving state legislature in Sacramento). The economic and cultural core of the Dispensation looks like a fusion of Hollywood and Microsoft. Book: The Caryatids . Bruce Sterling.