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"Next-generation iPhone craziness, Hugo Chavez getting hip to Twitter, Steve Jobs's final words on Flash (we think) and scores and scores of acquisitions \u2014 this week was one eclectic collection of days.\nIf you missed anything during this long trek toward the weekend, never fear, we have compiled a list of 10 top social media and technology stories from the past week. Read up, educate yourself and bring your boundless knowledge to spread around at Happy Hour \u2014 we would, however, caution you to leave any Apple prototypes at home.\n1. Person Who Sold the iPhone Prototype Revealed - We knew that police had identified and questioned the person who found and sold the iPhone prototype, and now his identity has been publicly revealed.\n2. Steve Jobs: Flash Is No Longer Necessary - Steve Jobs posted a long open letter on Flash, listing all the reasons why Apple has decided not to support it on the iPad, iPhone and iPod touch.\n3. Hugo Chavez Asks Fidel Castro to Join Twitter - After joining Twitter on Tuesday and taking the username @chavezcandanga, controversial Venezuelan president Hugo Chavez asked Bolivian President Evo Morales and Cuban political leader Fidel Castro to join him on the microblogging site.\n4. HP to Acquire Palm for $1.2 Billion - Ending weeks of speculation about its future, Palm has been acquired by Hewlett-Packard for $1.2 billion.\n5. Apple Acquires iPhone App Siri - Apple has acquired Siri \u2014 an iPhone app that doubles as a voice-operated personal assistant.\n6. Apple Acquires Chip Maker Intrinsity - Apple has confirmed that it has acquired Intrinsity, a Texas-based semiconductor maker that was likely the brains behind the chip that powers the iPad.\n7. Google Acquires Widget Creator LabPixies - Another week, another Google acquisition. This time, it\u2019s LabPixies, a company Google has worked with to create many of the widgets on its personalized portal, iGoogle.\n8. Senator Doesn\u2019t \u201CLike\u201D Facebook\u2019s Instant Personalization Features - On Sunday, Senator Charles Schumer of New York penned a letter to the FTC, urging them to create privacy guidelines for Facebook and other social networking sites. More senators soon joined the fight.\n9. RIP Floppy Disk - Sony is the last manufacturer of 3.5-inch floppy disks, and while the company sold more than 12 million of them in 2009, it has just announced it will stop making floppies as of March 2011.\n10. Google Confirms Android 2.2 Will Support Flash - Google\u2019s Andy Rubin revealed that the upcoming version of the Android mobile operating system will fully support Flash technology.\n[img credit: Wired.com]\n\n\nFor more social media coverage, follow Mashable Social Media on Twitter or become a fan on Facebook\n\n"^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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