Google’s Larry Page takes a swipe at Facebook and Apple
Google chief says Facebook 'doing a really bad job with its products' and iPhone maker's product range is 'unsatisfying'. By Charles Arthur
Facebook Graph Search: Zuckerberg reveals origin of Google privacy rift
Founder of social media giant tells press conference for search tool why negotiations between Facebook and Google fell apart. By Josh Halliday
Facebook charging $100 to send message to Mark Zuckerberg
Company says it is testing 'extreme price points' for scheme allowing users to contact high-profile figures for a fee. By Jemima Kiss
Eleven work and pensions civil servants sacked for using Twitter or Facebook
Staff among 116 to face disciplinary action at Iain Duncan Smith's department for blogging and social networking since 2009. By Josh Halliday
Why power has two meanings on the internet
A very small number of websites have colossal numbers of links, while millions of others have to make do with only a few, writes John Naughton
No boys allowed: the rise of single-sex clubs and societies
Zoe Williams: This month, a women-only restaurant will join a clutch of new clubs, societies and networking events that exclude men. So would many of us really prefer our social lives to be single-sex?
Twitter could be worth $11bn as it prepares to go public in 2014
Analysts base estimate on trading in secondary markets and Apple interest in the social networking firm. By Jemima Kiss
Lessons the tech world learned in 2012
Raspberry Pis were an unexpected success, while publishing via tablets was an unexpected failure. John Naughton assesses what the year has taught us
Apple and Google still in the hunt for control of mobile market
Google makes huge gains in smartphone market, but use of search-free apps spells bad news for firm
Facebook paid £2.9m tax on £840m profits made outside US, figures show
Company channelled bulk of profits through Ireland and on to Cayman Islands, allowing to it pay just £238,000 to UK taxman
Instagram: should I stay or go?
Sarah Phillips: When the social networking service announced plans to sell users' photos to third parties, there was an outpouring of anger. But still I'm in two minds whether to scrap the app
How to abuse people on Twitter and get away with it
The attorney general has published guidelines to legally acceptable behaviour on social media. Here's our take on how to insult with impunity
Digital in 2013: Facebook meets some new kids on the block
Social network's turf war with Twitter continues but others may nose in front. By Jemima Kiss
2013: A year when the future of the media may lie in the palm of your hand
Dan Sabbagh: Mobile data is set to soar - bringing a boomtime for television and sounding the death knell for the printed newspaper
UK leads world in mobile web use thanks to Facebook … and Gangnam
Britain's 18- to 24-year-olds top mobile social networkers, while consumers spend £1,083 a year shopping online