Things seem to be going well for MOG , the online music company that offers both an on-demand streaming music service and a large network of music blogs. In February the company raised another $9.5 million in funding and it has some promising mobile apps slated for release this quarter

Facebook is looking to increase sign-ups by adding a competitive element to inviting friends to the site. By clicking “Who’s here because of you? Track your invites” in the bottom of the right home page sidebar, users can now access Facebook Impact, a leaderboard that shows which of your friends have gotten the most people to sign-up for accounts on the site

At this week’s Google I/O Conference, the company carefully articulated its vision of the world. There’s Apple in one corner, carefully controlling its ecosystem, rejecting Flash, and conjuring images of an Orwellian Big Brother.

The Dow Jones Newswire reports that AT&T is nearly doubling the fees smartphone-toting customers will have to pay if they break their contracts early — bumping the fees from $175 to $325 beginning June 1. The move comes only a few weeks before Apple is widely expected to unveil its next iPhone, which will likely be available in the US exclusively through AT&T (at least at first)

Babble , a magazine and parenting community site aimed at urban moms and dads, has raised $3 million in Series B Financing led by Village Ventures with Greycroft Partners and iNovia Capital participating. This brings the startup’s total funding to $6 million. The funding will be used to expand Babble’s team

Online privacy seems to be at the top of everyones’ minds these days.

I run late. Always

The Delhi Traffic Police in India have launched a Facebook Page that is trying to help the city government better understand and address traffic problems, in part intended to help the city  prepare for the Commonwealth Games in October. The Page has been active only a few days, already has about 2,500 fans, and seems to be seeing some meaningful early engagement.

An exciting thing happened to people who actually visit the Google homepage (rather than just using their Web browser’s built-in search box) today.

Startup incubator Y Combinator has just closed $8.25 million new fund led by Sequoia Capital with Ron Conway, Paul Buchheit , Aydin Senkut , XG Ventures , and Geoff Ralston participating. The new fund is four times larger than $2 million fund raised last year.