Will Google buy Digg?
Rumours that Google is to buy the recommendation service Digg have accelerated again, with sources telling TechCrunch that the price will be near $200m. (Credit crunch? What credit crunch!)
BBC hires IBM guru for its foray into virtual worlds
Roo Reynolds – currently a metaverse evangelist at IBM – will coordinate the corporation's social networking strategy
Le nouveau visage du ‘beau monde’ politique
Does 'Francois Fillon' really hate Carla Bruni's new album? Find out at Failbook, the latest web craze in France
Virtual worlds take over the online world
Victor Keegan: You could be forgiven for thinking that virtual worlds had disappeared, but the revolution is only just beginning
Exclusive: Demand Media ‘will be worth more than $2bn’
I just had a pint with Demand Media co-founders Richard Rosenblatt and Shawn Colo today, fresh with the scent of Silicon Valley gossip that Yahoo is trying to buy the social media firm for up to $2bn.
Relief for Torbay as Facebook rave is called off
A beach rave party advertised on Facebook was cancelled as organisers urged people not to go to Torquay after police intervention
NHS plans to reveal surgeons’ deathrates online
Michael Cross: As politicians and police chiefs agonise over whether Britons are capable of handling raw crime statistics, the government has pledged to post even more sensitive data on the web.
Can mobile phones really be used to cook popcorn?
Johnny Dee: We gathered the phones, placed some uncooked popcorn in the centre and simultaneously dialled them all. The result? Absolutely nothing
‘We’ve made history. We’re fantastic’
Facebook has streamed its first live gig. Our critic Dave Simpson gives his verdict
Bebo: Universal Music is the setting for new online drama
Bebo's next online drama will be set in the London headquarters of Universal Music, telling the tale of an employee who secretly starts a music label. By Mark Sweney
Samsung: phone brand turns to social networks to find ad music
Samsung has partnered with Facebook, MySpace and Bebo to offer four unsigned bands the chance to have their music appear in an ad campaign. By Mark Sweney
Faithbook launched on Facebook
Riazat Butt: The organisers of a multifaith initiative are hoping Facebook will help combat extremism and improve relations between religious communities
Ads blow for social networking sites
The failure of websites such as Facebook and MySpace to translate their popularity into ad revenue has led to reduced ad spend forecasts for the social networking sector. By Mark Sweney
Generation excess
Zoe Williams: The popularity of social networking means it will cease to matter whether the young value privacy
MySpace wins $230m payout from spammers
Spammers sent 700,000 messages to users fooling them into visiting gambling and porn sites. By Bobbie Johnson