Smug shots and selfies: the rise of internet self-obsession
Bombarded with belfies? Up to here with status updates? 2013 is the year digital bragging took over the web. We expose the worst offenders
How to tweet without ending up in prison
An ill-judged tweet can land you in a whole lot of legal bother, as Peaches Geldof and Sally Bercow know only too well. So the attorney general's new guidelines are essential reading
Academic blogging: a risk worth taking?
After her blog was republished without credit, PhD student Lucy Williams says we must confront this 'shameless exploitation'
Why do academics blog? It’s not for public outreach, research shows
Blogging is touted as bridge between academia and the world but study finds it functions more like global common room
Twitter adds more security to thwart predators – and government agencies
Company joins Google and Facebook in using 'perfect forward secrecy' to protect data of its 218 million users
Will rugby World Cup stars have only tweet memories of 2003 triumph?
Media Monkey: Players invited to join ITV's celebration of Sydney may not want to remember all the action after the game
Twitter troubles get Newsnight presenter Emily Maitlis in a flap
Media Monkey: Maitlis seemed to be experiencing technical difficulties while trying to tweet about the BBC2 show
Facebook and Twitter should block anonymous messages – PM’s adviser
Claire Perry, David Cameron's adviser on child internet safety, says option from internet firms would reduce bullying online
From John Lewis to The Ashes: Twitter’s best cases of mistaken identity
Leo Benedictus: What happens when you discover your Twitter name is more popularly associated with a celebrity or corporation?
Nikki Finke leaving Deadline after months of public bickering with owner
Grand dame of Hollywood journalism will set up a new venture after a failed effort to make peace with employer Jay Penske
Twitter flotation: the next Google, or another Groupon?
This week's IPO is eagerly awaited, but Twitter must win the battle with those investors who think it is doomed to remain a 'niche' site, writes Juliette Garside
Brandon Stanton’s New York stories
When Brandon Stanton began photographing strangers in New York, he never imagined ending up with a bestseller, says Corinne Jones
Nikki Finke to leave Deadline and set up own Hollywood gossip site
Rift with media mogul Jay Penske behind inflammatory tweets claiming website has become 'bland and boring'
Lord McAlpine settles libel action with Alan Davies over Twitter comment
QI panellist agrees to pay £15,000 damages and warns other other Twitter users about the dangers of tweeting. By Mark Sweney
Why politicians and celebrities never say what they really think
Dorian Lynskey: With so many people eager to start a nontroversy on social media, it's safer to be bland, as Nigella Lawson found out after a recent interview