Social media
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A different type of social network started by Christmas appeal charity Mind is responding to popular demand – with a little help from Stephen Fry
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Zoe Williams: She dispenses vapid tips to teenage girls online, but so what? Teenagers are entitled to their private cultural spaces
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Commenters on social media weigh in on the difference in police attitudes toward white Americans and black Americans
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Evidence that shoppers engaged via social media spend more is forcing retailers to radically change the way they communicate
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Researchers from Demos and Ipsos Mori have worked together in analysing social reaction to political events
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The ISC suggests internet companies can detect terrorist behaviour in the same way as search engines detect child abuse images. But these are very different technical undertakings
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The Guardian's community team discuss the rise of Tumblr and why Facebook's rapid growth has hit the buffers
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The social media platform is no longer just the reserve of consumer facing businesses. Jess Collins explains how all businesses can benefit from the site
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Co-founder Dean Fankhauser on the inner workings of the online platform and what’s next for the fashion industry
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Social network partners with security firm Eset to provide third free anti-malware software that scans computers directly from Facebook
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By turning a Twitter trend into a donation opportunity, the charity created a fundraising storm. How did its actions works so well, ask Carlos Miranda and Alissa Steiner
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Revamped system, available to all users over the next few weeks, includes fewer steps to report abuse
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Hugh Muir, Jinan Younis, Flic Everett, Anouchka Grose and Franklyn Addo: Were Elizabeth Lauten's comments about Sasha and Malia Obama just those of a foolish adult or a toxic revelation? Our panel considers the evidence
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Social media firm’s chief executives dump millions of shares with CEO Dick Costolo shedding almost 50% of his holdings
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Yahoo-owned photography site is playing by the copyright rules, but its decision not to share revenues is sparking a debate
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Jonathan Jones: Framing the debate: It’s absurd that a nation’s new, yet old, encounter with its most destructive division can be summed up by this soppy picture of a tearful hug
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Have your say on less trackable social activity, as well as iTunes lawsuit, 3D printing in facial transplants, Flickr controversy and more
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Jessica Valenti: The courts may decide that sending threats over social media isn’t threatening enough to be a crime. Silicon Valley needs to step up or lose customers
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Should courts care what someone really means when he says he wants to make his wife a bloody corpse or is the fear such comments create what is important?
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Hugh Muir: After the death of cricketer Phillip Hughes, Sydney IT worker Paul Taylor has shown we need not be helpless in the face of tragedy
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John Fitzpatrick: I’ve been tweeting less than a year, but I’ve already realised how much it helps government employees like me do our jobs better
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European data protection watchdogs publish guidance on web tracking using device fingerprinting that could result in more ‘I agree’ forms
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Heather Barmore: I asked my white Facebook friends why they’ve been so afraid to share their feelings on race. The excuses weren’t good enough
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Analysis of 2m online posts found those originating in Europe were more favourable to Isis than those from frontline of conflict
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A study by Italian academics has tracked references to the militant group Isis in Arabic language social media posts and news articles from July to October. The analysis attempts to differentiate between positive and negative mentions of the group
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Social media in the public sector The worst public sector social media blunders – and how to avoid them
From the British Embassy’s burning White House to Walsall council’s Tory bashing, don’t make the same mistakes -
Through storytelling and sharing engaging content, Child’s i has been able to retain 60% of its supporters since 2009
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All-party committee demands clearer terms and conditions, and suggests global ‘kitemark’ for responsible services
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Growing number of users making career of photo-sharing hobby as brands see app as gateway to younger audience
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Sixty-second travelogue shows that there’s more to Snapchat than sexting
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Helen Reynolds: People don’t share stories, they share emotions. Here’s how to use Facebook if you find yourself in control of your organisation’s official accounts
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Bella Mackie: These polished amateur marketers present something aspirational, but it’s not really their life. And it won’t be yours
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Local councils and the civil service have a lot of online presence but they don’t always promote it well, says SA Mathieson
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Social network stresses that its new data collection initiative can be turned off by people who feel uneasy about it
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Jessica Valenti column #CrimingWhileWhite is exactly what's wrong with white privilege