Facebook to improve privacy controls over public visibility
Social networking site to make privacy settings easier to manage, giving users the ability to review every publicly available picture. By Charles Arthur
WhatsApp: the new text messaging
Charles Arthur : As texting turns 20, could this popular app that allows phone users to chat for free take the place of SMS?
Facebook unfriending hits Zynga shares
Zynga, the creator of FarmVille and Mafia Wars, has severed their ties with the social networking site
Baby Hashtag: has the search for original names gone too far?
A new mum has reportedly called her baby after the ubiquitous Twitter symbol. She may well live to regret her rash choice …
Facebook stock price faces new pressure as 800m shares go on sale
Shares held by employees and early investors eligible to be sold after end of lock-up period following initial public offering
Police accused of over-zealous reaction to poppy burning
Teenager from Canterbury detained after reportedly posting image on Facebook of a remembrance poppy being set alight
Kent man arrested after picture of burning poppy posted on internet
Police say that the man from Aylesham had been arrested on suspicion of 'malicious telecommunications'
Troy Carter interview: Lady Gaga’s manager on the future of social media
Lisa O'Carroll: Knowing user behaviour spells success – and how a teenager's news-crunching website could be the next big thing
Facebook shares rise to more than $23 after beating mobile revenue forecasts
Mark Zuckerberg says Facebook's shift to mobile would be 'fundamentally good' for the company as shares increase 20%
Facebook shares rise as mobile growth spurs revenue increase
Social network posts third-quarter loss of $59m, but revenues rise to $1.09bn as Mark Zuckerberg touts mobile successes
Average teenager has never met quarter of Facebook friends
Girls send more than 220 texts a week, and 12- to 15-year-olds spend 17 hours a week on internet, research shows. By Mark Sweney
How social networks can destroy your social life
Foursquare-inspired mania for self-revelation is actually a good advert for occasionally turning off our mobiles and being ourselves, writes John Naughton
Facebook accused of taking UK for a ride over taxes
Figures suggest only 11% of sales in UK are declared, with company benefiting from basing its HQ in Dublin
Like-A-Hug? The Facebook vest that gives you a hug from your friends
Oliver Wainwright: MIT students have designed a 'wearable social media vest' that translates every virtual Facebook 'like' into a real hug
Is your Facebook page a lie?
Everyone tries to show what a great time they're having at uni. But lots of people aren't happy at all – especially fashion students