Social media and some news agencies were sent into a fluster last night after a BBC journalist tweeted that the Queen had been hospitalised.

Our social media scout Cam Mansel gives you the run down of things you might have missed in the weird and wonderful world of celebrity social media.

Is New Zealand in a golden era of death threats? The advent of social media has made threatening a media personality easier and safer for both sides, writes Matt Heath.

Children are stumbling across foul language, violence and sexual content on YouTube, but keeping them safe online is increasingly falling to parents.

You have sex, take a selfie, and post it online. But why? Verity Johnson explains how this post-coital over-share has become a status symbol.

A wannabe stuntman who surfed atop a taxi as it went over the Harbour Bridge has argued his case should be thrown out because he did not endanger anyone other than himself.

It turns out there's a text message that you can send iPhone users that will shut down their phones.

A man "fat-shamed" on social media after pictures of him dancing were posted online has got his own back on the trolls by partying the night away with stars in LA.

Twitter's ad team will do about anything to win clients yet ad agencies still devote most of their budgets to Facebook and Google.

Women have hit back at the rising 'dad bod' trend by sharing pictures of their own bodies, in all their curvy, healthy glory, on social media and labelling them with the hashtag #MomBod.

New research has found that only four per cent of New Zealanders agreed they felt close to people in their local area.

A young mother suffering from skin cancer has been praised for her bravery after sharing a shocking photo of her treatment as a stark warning to sunbed users.

The very first thing I do when I wake up in the morning - and the very last thing I do at night - is pick up my phone, press the Twitter app and see what's going on in the world.

Private investigator Daniel Toresen asks, can you serve court notices via Facebook? "The rule of effective service is to bring the notice to the person's attention in an expedient manner. Facebook is now an accepted method to do just that."

Online anger has led to a real-life vigilante attack after police say a Facebook post prompted two Cromwell men to assault another man.

Men have long known women like dad bods. The internet, it seems, has just figured it out, writes Peter Holley.

Facebook is seeking to understand its cultural effects for insight into how to create products and for academic purposes.

Bars are increasingly turning to social media to attract young punters, including with Facebook notifications when they're near a pub, new research shows.

Visiting Motley Crue rocker, Nikki Sixx, was knocked back from dining at The French Cafe last night, because he didn't have a booking.

The tiny Pacific country of Nauru has blocked access to Facebook in a move criticised as a "dictatorial" attempt to stifle dissent.

It was the first night I arrived in New Zealand on my working holiday visa. He was one of my brother's close friends.

I can't believe it. I'm a finalist in the Canon media awards for my columns - in the 'humour' category, writes Deborah Hill Cone. The irony strikes "with the force of a cartoon anvil".

Twitter has fallen short on promised results and CEO Dick Costolo's credibility is on the line.

There'll be no need to queue up at the gates of Buckingham Palace and crane your neck to discover the sex of the new royal baby. In fact, all you'll need is access to the internet.

John Legend's model wife Chrissy Teigen has pledged never to use technology to cover up her blemishes in photos she posts online because she wants young girls to realise that even classic beauties are not perfect.

A portrait of Sam Smith by a Kiwi artist has gone viral on social media after the music superstar shared it with his 3.6 million followers on Instagram.

How does Facebook know who all your friends are, even better than you do? Caitlin Dewey solves the social networking mystery.

Kiwi women are being sucked in by a painful international beauty craze which purports to give you fuller lips.