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Teens told researchers there were too many adults on Facebook

Parents, drama drive teens off Facebook

Twitter is booming as a destination for teenagers who complain about too many adults and too much drama on Facebook.

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Eminem (Reuters)

Facebook sued over Eminem soundalike

Rapper Eminem is at the centre of a new copyright infringement battle.

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The world's biggest online social network has also kept growing to 1.1 billion users (Reuters)

Facebook aims to be ad colossus video

Despite its disappointing stock market performance, the company has delivered strong financial results.

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Australian politician caught out on Facebook video

A senior Australian politician has fallen foul of social media.

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Justin Bieber (Reuters)

Social media prizegiving announced

Justin Bieber, Katy Perry and One Direction are all up for awards at a new prizegiving which honours the stars of social networking.

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LinkedIn now has market value approaching US$20 billion (Reuters)

LinkedIn looks to build

LinkedIn is emerging as the standout performer among IPOs from internet companies that connect people with common interests.

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Students who "friend" their mothers keep their Facebook pages benign

Teens wary of mums on Facebook

One in three mothers are connected with their teens over Facebook, according to the social networking giant.

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Illegal parkers shamed on Facebook

Able-bodied drivers who park in disability car parks are being named and shamed on a Facebook page which.

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Investors had been worried about Facebook's ability to grow mobile revenue (Reuters)

Mobile ads boost Facebook's revenue

Research firm eMarketer says Facebook's share of the US online advertising market is growing.

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The party spiraled out of control after it was advertised on Facebook (7 News)

Facebook street party turns to chaos video

Sydney experienced Project X first hand last night, when a house party advertised on social media went well out of control.

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Interim name suppression continues for the man

Alleged Facebook groomer back in court

A Hutt Valley man who allegedly created a fake Facebook profile to sexually groom two young girls has appeared in court

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Ben Gracewood

Social media flexes its muscles video

It's been a week when the power of social media, for better or worse, has been on display.

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Facebook's Mark Zucerberg (Reuters)

Facebook brings 'chat heads' to iOS

Facebook says that it's bringing its "chat heads" feature to its Apple apps.

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Mark Zuckerberg introduces 'Home' (Reuters)

Facebook 'Home' review

It's as if Facebook has taken over the phone's prime real estate and pushed, email, YouTube and my alarm clock to the slums.

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Facebook has started charging users 65c to message people they don't know

Facebook charging to curb spammers video

New Zealand is part of a global experiment by Facebook which is charging users to message people they don't know.

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Would you pay to send a message on Facebook?

Facebook charges to send messages video

Facebook has started charging users money to send messages to celebrities or people they don't know.

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Mark Zuckerberg introduces 'Home' a Facebook app suite that integrates with Android (Reuters)

Facebook unveils 'Home' for Android

With its new "Home" on Android gadgets, Facebook aims make its social network the hub of people's mobile experiences.

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Facebook has more than 1 billion users (Reuters)

Is Facebook losing its edge?

So far, for every person who has left Facebook permanently, several new people have joined up.

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Many parents don't know their kids are using social networking sites

Parents struggle to keep tabs on kids

These days even if you're friends with your own kids on Facebook, it doesn't mean you know what they're doing.

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Your 'likes' can be revealing

Facebook 'likes' used to make money video

Think you're pretty good at keeping your private information off Facebook? Think again.

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