Prince Harry is right - selfies have to stop. Writer Alice Audley turned her back on them and says her life is better for it.

Facebook users will one day be able to send messages and posts telepathically, says founder Mark Zuckerberg.

Jacobs took the selfie of the side of his butt and body and posted it on Instagram for his 194,000 followers with the caption, "It's yours to try!".

New York police have issued a warning against new mobile phone cases that make it look like the user is carrying a gun.

The kind of food Facebook is advertising to teenagers is the subject of a study being done at the University of Auckland.

Ah, the pitfalls of 'Reply All' - six writers reveal the most embarrassing emails they wish they’d never sent.

US TV station NBC has been criticised for changing its logo in support of gay pride, despite its rainbow colour scheme remaining unchanged for almost 60 years.

A whopping 26 million people have slapped a rainbow flag over their Facebook photos to "celebrate pride."

Take down your topknot and get ready to become a merman - the next big thing in men's hair fashion has arrived.

Among the boons the internet has brought us have been the opportunities it provides to connoisseurs of gullibility, writes Paul Little.

First there was fat shaming, then slut shaming and skinny shaming. Now the internet is buzzing with makeup shaming, and women have found a unique way to respond.

Twitter is working on a marketing campaign to better explain how to use its services, people with knowledge of the effort said.

If you're a digital native you probably don't need to read this. If you don't know what a digital native is, you definitely do.

Instagram is the fastest-growing social network and the only place to see and be seen. Here are our six top tips to become popular on Instagram.

Supermodel Tyra Banks has shared a "raw and real" selfie on Instagram.

With digital pet therapy in mind, we have compiled our ten favourite cat videos - and as research suggests, there's no need for you to feel bad about it.

A new trend is blowing up on Chinese social media: The Belly Button Challenge. Here are five other unhealthy body image challenges that have taken over social media.

The trend has exploded on Chinese social media - and been criticised by those who point out it promotes unhealthy ideas about body image.

An offensive Twitter account known for it's misogynist trolling tried to take aim at popular New Zealand YouTube blogger Shaaanxo.

Auckland's own Snapchat story is causing quite a stir online where it's been dismissed as "boring" and "cringe".

Ah, weddings on Pinterest: 38 million boards brimming with white, pink and gold for all to admire.

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.

As established, "Are you a feminist?" is a dicey question no celebrity really wants to answer: It's a no-win situation, as stars get criticized either way.

Instagram's more than 300 million users will soon see a lot more advertisements in their feed.

Four students have been excluded from one of the country's top schools for taking and sending images that constituted "harassment".

For all the things we post to Instagram, more telling are those that we don't and why. Emma Gleason unveils the things we never post.

It was social media that connected American computer networking guru Steve Cotter with his New Zealand job.

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.

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.