Bloggers must be free to call a buzzwordgasm a buzzwordgasm

Sady Doyle: When a TechCrunch writer posted 'snarky' remarks about Source Code's marketing, the studio wasn't impressed. So what?

Twitter founder to join Huffington Post

Biz Stone to become 'strategic adviser for social impact' following the site's $315m takeover by AOL

March’s best music from across the MAP

From Argentinian garage-rock to Venezualen country-blues, here are some of the choicest cuts from around the world

Blogging: The fine art of the confessional

For most of us, the idea of sharing the intimacies of our life with a stranger would be anathema. Yet confessional bloggers feel compelled to reveal everything to everyone. Why do they do it? And what are the private costs of living a life so publicly? Plus, three bloggers explain their passion for posting

Why would councils want to exclude bloggers and tweeters?

Dave Hill: Democracy needs openness – and that means everyone, not just journalists, has a right to attend and record meetings

Twitter and Facebook under scrutiny as ASA polices online marketing

UK's advertising regulator keeps eye on social networking sites for first time. By Josh Halliday

Would like to eat: when authors met book bloggers for lunch

Chris Cleave: What would a 'speed-date' style encounter between writers and bloggers dish up? Who would eat whom first? And would I finally get to meet the author of the worst review I've ever had?

Got to get this off my chest

Victoria Coren: My Twitter exchange with Michael Winner has left a truly nasty taste

Theatremakers, don’t be coy – blog about your work

Andy Field: Blogging needn't be about self-promotion: if it's done with honesty and openness, it can complement theatre and extend it in enthralling new ways

Noises off: What’s the rush to review theatre?

Chris Wilkinson: Matt Trueman caused a furore by suggesting it was unethical for bloggers to review shows early. But are these amateur critics as innocent as they claim to be?

Spanish fashion chain scraps T-shirts after bloggers complain

Fashion bloggers said Inditex group, which owns Zara, copied photographs from the internet to use on T-shirt designs

February’s best music from across the MAP

This month we're letting you download some sample-slicing pop from Manchester's Star Slinger. But that's enough from us – what were the best tracks from Argentina, India and South Korea?

How Twitter has become the people’s voice on the eve of its fifth birthday

From Stephen Fry's thoughts to protests in Egypt and Tunisia, the micro-blogging site has changed the way we communicate. But will it become the voice of revolution or another social media cash cow?

Twitter valued at $10bn as Google and Facebook reportedly vie to buy it

Loss-making microblogging site loved by celebrities is sought by big players amid new dotcom boom

Theatre bloggers must leave previews alone

Matt Trueman: Theatre-makers need previews to fine-tune their shows. Reviewing them online before they're ready shows a lack of respect for all involved