Who is winning the election battle on social media?
Halfway there: This isn’t the first election to be contested on social media, but it has seen parties and candidates engaging with Facebook, Twitter and others like never before
Social media cauldron of hate to players a sad reflection of modern life
Number of discriminatory posts makes for depressing reading. Can anything be done by football authorities, police and internet companies?
Is online video the saviour of fragmented digital marketing?
Fragmentation and complexity have long been the biggest barriers to digital marketing’s advancement – maturing video tech is solving many of these issues
Italian couchsurfing.com predator jailed for rape
Dino Maglio convicted of raping Australian teenager after allegedly using website to lure women to his home, and drugging and assaulting them
Ash Atalla on Twitter: ‘I now get personal feedback from every bastard in the whole world!’
Comedy producer loves social media really, and also relishes the fact that new online TV platforms mean he has more places to sell his shows than ever
TV industry faces its ‘ketchup’ moment: ‘Mobile is now the first screen’
France Télévisions’ director of future media Eric Scherer on the trends providing headaches and huge opportunities alike for television firms
Step into Zuckworld: rollerblading and selfie stumps at the new Facebook HQ
Take a first look inside Mark Zuckerberg’s gargantuan new office designed by Frank Gehry, which has a real-life Facebook wall, a rollerblade fun park and a Why Room. Oh the fun they must have
Myspace Tom still wants to be your friend
Myspace – the hot social media website of 2003 – is back. But you won’t find Myspace Tom popping up as your default first friend any more – he’s too busy posting pics on Instagram
Facebook to launch social virtual reality experiences using Oculus Rift
Sharing birthday celebrations or a child’s first bike ride in virtual reality could become a thing if Facebook gets its way with new Oculus Rift headset
Twitter tests auto-play videos on smartphones
Follows fellow social networks Facebook and Instagram with trial of videos that play as they scroll onto the screen in iOS apps
Instagram launches standalone Layout app for photo collages
Facebook’s photo and video-sharing subdisiary debuts its second spin-off app following Hyperlapse
Salma Hayek praises social media’s ‘peaceful revolution’ for women
Actor says Facebook and Twitter have helped tackle issues such as domestic violence and age discrimination - and takes her first selfie
Facebook Messenger app will soon allow people to send money to friends
Social network makes its big move into mobile payments, although the ability to send money directly to contacts will be US-only for now
Facebook clarifies policy on nudity, hate speech and other community standards
Social network’s updated guidelines also cover self-harm, bullying and harassment, violence and graphic content