Nicki Minaj and Justin Bieber rank high in Google’s Zeitgeist list for UK

Nicki Minaj, Katy Perry, Justin Bieber, Kim Kardashian all highly ranked in Google's list of what UK users search for

Twitter ‘did not suppress student protesters’ accounts’

• Social networking site rejects interference claims as 'absurd'• Twitter users say accounts were unavailable during protests

American babysitter hit for six by Ashes mania on Twitter

Ashley Kerekes plans to keep user name despite becoming Twitter celebrity

Church of England bishop suspended over royal wedding comments

Pete Broadbent wrote disparaging posts on Facebook, one of which spoke of the 'nauseating tosh' surrounding the event

Tim Berners-Lee: Facebook could fragment web

Founder of world wide web says that some of the most successful social networking sites 'have begun to chip away at its principles'. By Josh Halliday

Facebook is stealing a march on Google in the battle for ad revenue

Facebook's new messages initiative is not only threatening Gmail, it has implications for advertising revenues, reports John Naughton

Facebook credits go on sale in UK

Tesco and games retailer Game start selling gift cards in more than 1,000 high street stores to buy virtual online goods

Facebook mail: it might kill Gmail, but ‘it’s not email’

Social network website plans to combine text messages, emails and instant messages all in one place online

Digital technology and social networking breathe new life into advertising

Agencies seek to engage potential customers with interactivity and dialogue. By James Silver

Watch The Social Network closely or you’ll miss the key point

David Fincher's The Social Network may focus on Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg, but it also makes an important point about the power of the open net, says John Naughton

Facebook set to launch ‘Gmail killer’ email system

Social networking firm expected to unveil @facebook.com email that could make it a serious rival to Gmail

#IAmSpartacus campaign explodes on Twitter in support of airport joker

Thousands of tweeters repeat bombing joke in support of Paul Chambers, who lost his appeal against conviction

Queen’s Facebook page becomes forum for monarchy debate

Only a day after page was launched, supporters and critics of the royal family have been using it to voice their views. By Mark Sweney