Facebook is now a ‘reality interface’ – but The Social Network doesn’t get it
Facebook is a 'beloved interface with reality' for its users and the previous generation doesn't get that, Zadie Smith has written
Facebook extends mobile services
Facebook Deals allows businesses to offer promotions to users of Places tool, Groups added and login simplified
Myspace goes cool, crisp and clean in a last bid to recapture lost friends
The once-dominant social networking site, purchased by Rupert Murdoch for $580m, is ditching its grungy look and making a concerted effort to arrest declining user numbers. But can yesterday's web phenomenon ever recapture its cachet?
Rod Henwood invests in kids’ website
Former Channel 4 executive behind 4oD has invested a 'significant sum' in gaming, TV and virtual world platform Bin Weevils. By Mark Sweney
Social networks offer free access to the beating pulse of the nation
Data-mining on sites such as Twitter offers the best, and cheapest, way of tapping into the zeitgeist, says John Naughton
The Social Network – review
David Fincher captures the spiteful personalities and hyperactive spirit of the age with the story of Facebook's creation, writes Peter Bradshaw
Skype 5 launches with Facebook integration
Internet telephony tool allows video conferencing for up to 10 people and Facebook syncing
Gap scraps logo redesign after protests on Facebook and Twitter
Gap North America president Marka Hansen says outpouring of comments shows 'we did not go about this in the right way'. By Josh Halliday
Midterms smart phone smarts
Alex Slater: In the race to harness media technologies to win votes, the new game is highly targeted GPS 'locational advertising'
CNN’s research says 27% of us share 87% of news links
The news organisation has found different motivations for sharing - including 'status broadcasting'. By Jemima Kiss
Facebook leads recovery in digital display advertising
Social media sites help online display advertising grow 6.4% year on year to £381m in the first half of 2010. By Mark Sweney
Twitter CEO Evan Williams steps down
Twitter co-founder Evan Williams's move sees Dick Costolo promoted to CEO amid speculation over site's future ownership
A Flickr of interest…
Facebook has more pictures than Flickr, writes John Naughton, but does anyone really want to look at them?
The Social Network: How to make a sensational film about coding Facebook, by Aaron Sorkin
Sex, drugs and coding - Aaron Sorkin and David Fincher have immortalised the web phenomenon of our time and the result? It's exhilarating. By Jemima Kiss