Twitter has now rolled out the lists function to everyone on Twitter. And already the online chat is buzzing with popularity and conspiracy theories.

Until now, while there are many Twitter and third-party applications that enable you to search on Twitter, Twitter itself was not searchable from Google and other search engines.

Halloween comes to Mafia Wars on Facebook, Myspace, Yahoo, Friendster and even the iPhone. Your Mafia family will rule Halloween starting Friday with a new Rob a Candy Truck mission on Mafia Wars. Complete the Halloween mission and you will loot a Treat Bag. This Mafia Wars Halloween mission can only be done once a day, so don't expect to wrack up hundreds of points in one sitting.

In a September 11th post on his blog Cinematech.blogspot.com, Scott Kirsner (@ScottKirsner on Twitter) provided notes that he had taken at the lunch panel “The Digital Chiefs” organized by the Hollywood Radio & Television Society.

A Meghan McCain Twitter, or rather, Twitpic post has drawn much criticism, as well as rather unkind remarks about the centrist Republican. The post shows McCain with the caption "my 'spontaneous' night in..." in a rather skimpy tank top. You can imagine what happened then.

It’s official – The Wall Street Journal has declared the death of email. According to a October 12th article by Jessica E. Vascellaro headlined “Why Email No Longer Rules ... and what that means for the way we communicate”:

Microsoft announced back in August that Twitter and Facebook would be coming to the Xbox 360 dashboard. Microsoft announced that the update will be released in mid November in the UK. A beta for the update will start at some point between the 15th and 31st October in the US. Thus will add functionality for both Twitter and Facebook to the dashboard. Perfect timing for commercials that would air just prior to Black Friday's holiday shopping madness.

Miley Cyrus cancelled her Twitter account this week. Apparently her new love interest, Australian actor Liam Hemsworth, has something to do with it. Apparently he doesn't have a Twitter account so now she doesn't want one either. Celebrities like Miley Cyrus tend to appeal to only a certain crowd, so there can't be that many who are upset that Cyrus stopped using Twitter.

If you have any doubts about the explosion of Twitter.com usage, here’s news that should interest you. UniversitiesAndColleges.org conducted a study of the usage of Twitter at the top 100 U.S. colleges and universities. The study reports:

If you have a few of the new Angus burgers at McDonald's, you will surely put on some weight. Your wallet might get a little heavier with cash as well. Starting October 6, McDonald's is bringing back its popular Monopoly game and it's going to be integrated with social media sites such as Facebook and Twitter. There's also another twist: There is a possibility someone will win $1 million every day.

Not surpisingly, two of Twitter's top trending topics today are Condé Nast and Gourmet. Twitter is going ballistic with the awful news. The Tweets this morning are of shock, awe, disbelief, and surprisingly, anger.