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Facebook users accessing the site via a mobile phone will soon be greeted by adverts, says a report.

A Cormac McCarthy Twitter account, set up in the name of the reclusive novelist, has been revealed as a fake, after fooling Jack Dorsey, the co-founder of the microblogging service.

In the final three minutes of last night's Super Bowl, a new Twitter record was set for the highest amount of tweets sent per second during a sports match.

Facebook's IPO, which is expected to see the company be valued at $100bn, has put it under more pressure to aggressively sell its' users data, according to leading digital agency chiefs.

Facebook's floatation means Mark Zuckerberg faces unprecedented pressure, writes Christopher Williams.

How a dorm-room idea at Harvard turned into a social network with 800 million members.

Facebook's imminent IPO will complete Mark Zuckerberg's journey from bedroom coder to Wall Street-backed Silicon Valley tycoon.

Twitter and Facebook communication should not distract people while they watch 'intense' shows such as Frozen Planet or Sherlock, says a BBC executive.

This year's US presidential race will be 'the Twitter election', according to the site's chief executive, Dick Costolo.

Twitter could bar British users from reading tweets that break future celebrity super-injunctions, a senior executive from the web firm has told MPs and Lords.

British children under the age 12 feel 'sad' without an internet connection, a new study has found.

A 30-second commercial slot at this year's Super Bowl, will cost $3.5 million (£2.2 million), according to television executives.