In an interview Thursday, Quan said she is is shutting down her Facebook fan page - a move that comes in response to "misogynist and racist" posts that have flooded the site over the last few weeks.

Oakland composer Steve Kirk didn't dream as a boy of growing up to write the FarmVille theme. But the fact that he did, and that 26 million people log on each day and hear his music as they play, suits him just fine.