Social media helps to mobilise the masses

Social media and the spending cuts are mobilising a growing band of people to protest. By Bibi van der Zee

Fashion bloggers seek profit in battle of the gimmicks

As style leaders on the web have gone mainstream, writers face a struggle to maintain individuality, credibility and make their work pay

How to build a profitable blog: deciding on your subject

Andrea Wren is aiming to build a successful career and business as a blogger. Her first step is to decide what subject to blog on

Apps rush: MadPad, Groovebug, Blogger, Blendr, Influence and more

Stuart Dredge: What's new on the app stores on Friday 9 September 2011

Andy Carvin: the man who tweets revolutions

NPR's media strategist has become a leading player in the breaking news business. By Jemima Kiss

TechCrunch editor Michael Arrington steps down

Founder of technology blog owned by AOL quits role as editor to run investment fund. By Josh Halliday

Noises off: Theatre bloggers – could do better?

Andrew Haydon: The back-to-school vibe has bloggers reassessing their trade this week – and mainstream arts journalism gets a detention

Come on Jeffrey Archer, tell us some stories

You're supposed to be good at that and it'll certainly liven up your tweets

Noises off: The best of the Edinburgh festival blogs

Andrew Haydon: As critics and performers debate everything from favourite eateries to the point of festivals, blogging is transforming the Edinburgh experience

The Murdoch pie man and his prison blog

Activist-comedian Jonnie Marbles – who threw a foam pie at Rupert Murdoch – is blogging about his experience in prison – and developing a cult following

David Cameron considers banning suspected rioters from social media

PM says sites such as Twitter and Facebook 'can be used for ill' and that broadcasters should hand footage of riots to police. By Josh Halliday

How the internet created an age of rage

The worldwide web has made critics of us all. But with commenters able to hide behind a cloak of anonymity, the blog and chatroom have become forums for hatred and bile. Tim Adams reports