This week Malayiakini reported that Curtin University apologised over a FLOM faux pas. "FLOM" stands for First Lady of Malaysia. This titled was conferred to Rosmah Mansor, along with the university's announcment that it had given her an honorary doctorate. Get the full details over at http://www.malaysiakini.com/news/189363

The next news in the social media is also related to books and very close to home, if it is Kuala Lumpur. The good news for avid readers is that the National Library is beta testing its website at http://pnmdigital.com. Apparently locals will be able to acess the Britannica Encyclopedia, including ebooks, encyclopedia, journals and articles. Note this - ebooks.