Reuters - China's main state-run television station accused the country's top Internet search engine Baidu Inc of directing users to websites that sell counterfeit drugs, the People's Daily reported on Monday.

Mashable - Foursquare's co-founder Dennis Crowley claims the company is in talks with major companies in the search space, including giants such as Google, Microsoft and Yahoo.

Reuters - The co-founder of E! is launching a celebrity-focused online network complete with several programs in the hope of establishing a new brand in the entertainment programing space.

PC World - You already know the basics of internet security, right?

The Upshot - Mark Williams, the tea party leader expelled from the National Tea Party Federation (NTPF) for comments he made about the National Association of Colored people (NAACP), has fired back on his blog. Though he says he is refusing all requests …

The Upshot - Mark Williams, the tea party leader who wrote a blog post this week calling the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP) racist, has been "expelled" from the National Tea Party Federation. Williams wrote the blog post on …

Mashable - This post originally appeared on the American Express OPEN Forum, where Mashable regularly contributes articles about leveraging social media and technology in small business.

Mashable - Without designers there probably wouldn’t be an Internet, or at least there wouldn't be an Internet that looked this good. Many skilled hands go into creating the websites that we know and love, but designers are usually the ones held responsible for how it looks. They put together everything from flashy logos to image banners to drop downs and font choice.

Reuters - The Times newspaper's website has lost two-thirds of its audience following the introduction of a paywall -- a steep decline, but not as bad as some in the media industry had forecast, the Observer newspaper said.

Appolicious - The summer heat is no competition for the red-hot Android Market, with Google announcing its App Inventor DIY kit, enabling anyone to easily make a mobile app.  Moodagent also made its Android debut, while eBay expanded its mobile app reach to the UK, Australia and Canada.