British rival to FarmVille maker gains more high-profile investors

EMI chief and former partner at private equity group Apax to back We R Interactive. By Juliette Garside

Get down on the FarmVille

Aimed at older women and 'casual gamers', FarmVille has reaped a bumper crop of 60 million global users. No wonder Lady Gaga wants in, writes Naomi Alderman

Facebook’s smear campaign against Google

Row intensifies after PR firm admits trying to place negatively spun comment pieces about Google in newspapers

Burson-Marsteller: PR firm at centre of Facebook row

Company has a history of 'shaping the debate' around some of the world's most important controversies. By Josh Halliday

Facebook paid PR firm to smear Google

Leaked emails reveal Burson-Marsteller attempted to get USA Today and other titles to write about Google's privacy policies. By Josh Halliday

LinkedIn prepares for US flotation

Business site expected to raise about $146m as it becomes first major western social network to go public. By Josh Halliday

Skype ‘in Facebook and Google talks’

Internet phone service in negotiations over link-ups that could delay Wall Street flotation, according to reports. By Josh Halliday

Twitter could help fight spread of disease

New online service monitors tweets to show spread of symptoms on a map. By Mark Sweney

‘Farmville’ project with real animals launched by National Trust

Inspired by popular game, MyFarm will allow up to 10,000 members to vote on all major matters on Wimpole Estate farm

Twitter your way into a job

Can you really catch an employer's eye through Twitter? The Guardian Careers website asked its followers to try

Facebook may ‘block content’ claim as speculation grows over entry into China

'We're allowing too much, maybe, free speech,' says Washington lobbyist for company

Royal wedding to be streamed on YouTube as palace embraces digital age

Four-hour coverage will feature Westminster Abbey ceremony as well as Twitter feed and presence on Facebook and Flickr

Royal wedding 2.0: Palace gears up for big day

Wedding of Prince William and Kate Middleton will be screened on official YouTube channel with pics posted on Flickr. By Mark Sweney

Myspace: Revenues and audience looking up, apparently

News Corp is painting an optimistic picture of Myspace's future in its sales blurb for the ailing social network. By Jemima Kiss