Dear digital diary – lifelogging in the internet age

From sleeping and eating to exercise and travel, technology now allows us to track and analyse every detail of our lives. But how can it help us improve them?

Facebook agrees to tighten its privacy policies

Social network settles dispute with FTC over 'deceptive act' of making confidential information public without consent. By Josh Halliday

Facebook gambles on launch of virtual bingo game offering real cash prizes

Controls will prevent anyone aged under 18 from gambling on Bingo Friendzy, insists US social network. By Josh Halliday

Facebook quarterly report reveals 83m profiles are fake

Social networking site said fake profiles included millions created for pets and a large number of accounts it deems 'undesirable'

Helen Skelton quits Twitter after abuse from trolls

Blue Peter presenter's final tweet reads: 'Turns out I don't have a very thick skin after all so I am closing my twitter account'

Facebook reveals its carbon footprint

Data shows social networking site's annual emissions are significantly less than those of Google's

Internet addiction even worries Silicon Valley

Experts warn of the addictive power of technology. Tracy McVeigh reports

Facebook shares fall after social network posts modest results

Facebook beats analysts' expectations – just – in announcing it brought in $1.18bn Q2 revenues but posted $157m losses. By Dominic Rushe

Facebook gets ready to deliver first earnings report after disastrous start

Social network to release maiden financial results amid calls for Mark Zuckerberg to take lead role in reassuring investors. By Juliette Garside

Ptch social iPhone app launches with DreamWorks Animation backing

But startup stresses that it's not just trying to become a movie marketing tool for its parent company. By Stuart Dredge

Decline of the phone call: Ofcom shows growing trend for text communication

Time spent talking on mobile phones goes into reverse as users choose to stay in touch by written messages and emails

Children and computers: State of play

Young children are naturals with computers, leaving their parents baffled. Should we be worried, asks Miranda Sawyer

The web needs more women builders

Maggie Philbin: Older women are more avid players of online games than young men. Now we need to take part in creating the sites we use

Facebook apologises for deleting free speech group’s post on Syrian torture

Social network mistakenly removes Article 19 update linking to report detailing alleged torture facilities. By Josh Halliday

New-tech moguls: the modern robber barons?

John Naughton asks whether today's captains of industry – the wealthy and powerful figures who control the digital universe – are any different from the ruthless corporate figures of the past