Twitter.inc last week filed the documents for an initial public share offer that will see it raise US$1 billion.

More than a million young people in Britain are subjected to extreme online bullying every day, according to the biggest survey of internet abuse.

New Zealand tech companies are taking an "inefficient spear-fishing approach" to marketing, says a new study.

For almost three years the National Security Agency has been tapping the data it collects to map out some Americans' social connections.

Counties Manukau police are tweeting from the beat, giving an insight into an average Saturday night on South Auckland streets.

Iranian President Hassan Rouhani scooped Barack Obama with a tweet revealing a break in the 34-year silence between leaders of the two nations.

Whether it’s misguided Facebook marketing campaigns or expletive-ridden Twitter tirades, social media can turn an embarrassing lapse of reason into a viral global phenomenon in seconds.

Privacy concerns are leading to "virtual identity suicide" with large numbers of Facebook users deleting their accounts, according to new research.

When Russell Coutts promised to deliver an America's Cup regatta that would appeal to the "Facebook generation" rather than the "Flintstones generation".

Home-grown lingerie company Rose & Thorne is rapidly gaining a cult Facebook following and rave reviews.

Parental oversharing has become commonplace thanks to social media. Emma Rowley meets the controversial blogger telling proud mums and dads to put a lid on it.

A former Air New Zealand flight attendant who was forced to hand over her bank records and Facebook page for an employment investigation has won her case.

The country's most influential and prolific tweeters have been revealed in a survey by Twitter New Zealand.

If you're low on cash and feeling peckish would you eat a stranger's leftover food, at the same time reducing waste?

A teenager who died at his school hostel after a severe asthma attack had celebrated his 17th birthday a week earlier.

Many are being subjected to horrendous abuse, threats and bullying while using the social networking site Ask.fm.

Social networker to beef up measures to prevent harassment after five teens die following cyber bullying.

A popular radio DJ accidentally sent a photo of his genitals to a Kiwi Paralympian - and appears likely to get away without disciplinary action.

An Italian astronaut aboard the International Space Station has captured glimpses of New Zealand in images posted on social media this week.

He's the newest member of the Shortland Street family, but 16-year-old actor Robbie Evison is learning the hard way about the downside of fame.

It used to be dodgy pamphlets and misleading how-to-vote cards.