Social networks

Twitter has come a long way in just six years and for many around the world is now the default source of breaking news from around the globe. We take a closer look at its journey.

Communist official's son's crash of £80,000 Ferrari leads to online ban of carmaker name amid cries of corruption conspiracy.

A year after pro-reform protesters first took to the streets, Syria still convulsed by civil war.

Israeli president jokes: 'Jews are people of the Facebook'.

People who are considered ambitious tend to have short lives, according to a study.

Acer to steal MacBook Air's crown with world's thinnest ultrabook, the Aspire S5

Airlines are turning to social media sites to bring that extra smile to the faces of flyers.

Privacy campaigners petition government to abandon Communications Capabilities Development Programme to monitor online activities.

As a part of its anti-terror plan, the UK government is reportedly preparing to store and monitor data from social networking Web sites like Twitter, Facebook and other personal web communication facilities for up to a year.

The European Court of Justice has decisively ruled out implementation of anti-piracy filter by social-networking sites to stall copyrighted content from being uploaded on their sites. The ruling involves a case filed against Netlog by a Belgian music royalties firm, Sabam.

Day of Rage unnerves Iran regime as it cuts off internet access to Facebook, YouTube and Google.

Jailed doctor Fatima Haji reveals torture, threats of rape and harassment used against her and others as protest anniversary ratchets up tensions.

Users of Facebook's mobile applications on iOS and Android devices may have to put up with adverts as soon as March.

Popular social networking Web site Facebook has accused Adscend Media of "clickjacking"; Adscend has reportedly spread spam through misleading and deceptive tactics.

Twitter posts claim two dead and protesters arming themselves against police.

BlackBerry maker Research in Motion has announced the much-anticipated 2.0 software update for the PlayBook tablet at the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas.

The ongoing Consumer Electronics Show 2012 is witnessing a series of game-changing innovations.

A virus has stolen user names and passwords from more than 45,000 Facebook users in the United Kingdom and France, with the intent to spread malware to users' friends.

The General Teaching Council of Scotland is preparing guidelines for teachers on the use of social networks.

The International Business Times UK story of 2011 revealed how the nude Egyptian blogger Aliaa Magda Elmahdy fused the Arab Spring and the rise of the protester to a singular effect.

Facebook users will take centrestage in third-party adverts in the news feeds of the social network's 800 million members from early next year.

Five in Five report highlights the technology that will change the way we think and act over the next five years, according to IBM analysts.

The Egyptian military is jeopardising its credibility and legitimacy by using brutal force to crack down on pro-reform protesters ten months after President Hosni Mubarak stepped down.

With 2011 drawing to a close we at the International Business Times UK aren't just looking forward to the tech 2012 has to bring, but we're most excited for the technology we'll all be buying in 2021.

BlackBerry Messenger was to blame for the August riots which spread across the UK, according to research carried out by BBC Newsnight and the Guardian.

The new document underlines the technology giant's unwavering commitment to secrecy that allows zero margin for error.

Egyptians have turned out in force in defiance of calls to boycott parliamentary elections.

A video featuring a woman launching into a racist rant on a south London tram has gone viral less than 24 hours after it was posted online.

As Egyptians vote in parliamentary elections Monday, they also are taking to the Web to report violations and attempted fraud at the polls.

Online criminals and cyber bullies are to be banned from using the internet.