The strange case of Mrs Slocombe’s vanishing pussy

Stuart Jeffries on why Twitter is wrong to ban a phrase relating to the late actor from its tweet list

A sexy saga of Facebook’s birth – but is it fantasy?

Paul Harris on a book that claims to expose the secrets of those who made billions from social networking

Judge overturns guilty verdict in MySpace suicide case

Woman acquitted in high-profile cyberbullying case after judge says she should not be held responsible for the suicide of a teenage neighbour she bullied online

Tweet revenge: literary feuds go short and sharp

Alison Flood: A negative review might once have prompted a stern letter to the editor. Today, the weapon of choice for an angry author appears to be Twitter

MySpace is forced to slash workforce as social network users flock to Facebook

At least 300 jobs will go as MySpace cut workforce outside US by two-thirds

MySpace to slash global workforce

MySpace is to cut about two thirds of its 450-strong workforce outside the US and close offices in at least four countries. By Mark Sweney

Twitter: The tweet that shook the world

Profile: Beloved by celebrities from Stephen Fry to Britney Spears, the social messaging service is now a global phenomenon

Iran widens jamming of BBC as Revolutionary Guard cautions bloggers

BBC reports increased 'ground-based interference' with its services, and authorities block Yahoo Messenger. By Leigh Holmwood and Saeed Kamal Deghhan in Tehran

American family’s web photo ends up as Czech advertisement

Smiths from Missouri only heard about it when a friend travelling in Prague saw them on a grocery store poster

Breakfast briefing: Facebook indulges in a little bit of vanity

Today's news from around the web: Facebook set to introduce vanity URLs | Japanese spacecraft set to crash into the moon | Building your own 130 megapixel camera

Facebook starts localising content on brand fan pages

What more can Facebook do to expand the fan pages on its site to appeal to more brands and advertisers? By Jemima Kiss

‘Director of digital engagement’ named

UK government appoints Andrew Stott to oversee its online strategy

Facebook and MySpace users ‘fed up with spam marketing messages’

Study finds nearly a third of users of social networking sites dislike requests to join online groups or try new applications. By Mark Sweney

Inside Ashton Kutcher’s world of Twitter

Find out what the actor Ashton Kutcher has been sharing with his one million readers

Help – my thesis is due and I can’t stop playing

It's kind of like learning. At least that's what I tell myself, says Aleks Krotoski