A good rule of thumb for internet denizens: if an online service is offered to you for free, then you are the product. At the very least, you're a data point, and, therefore, a test subject. » 7/28/14 4:00pm Monday 4:00pm

Most of us consider Facebook a way to see old friends' weddings, babies and flamewars about NOBAMA. The company's execs, however, have grander ambitions: Now they want you to shop and purchase crap right from your NewsFeed. I guess they weren't seeing enough fights over organic baby food? » 7/21/14 2:00pm 7/21/14 2:00pm

Former police officer David Cerna was recently arrested for placing a hidden camera in a Mobile gas station bathroom in Chesterfield, Missouri, and then posting the videos on a porn site. Now, after the site has been taken down, stills remain searchable on Tumblr. Yet Tumblr refuses to take down the photos—what gives? » 7/16/14 7:00pm 7/16/14 7:00pm

Social networking giant Instagram has offered an apology to a user after banning her for a photos she proudly displayed of her body. » 7/16/14 11:10am 7/16/14 11:10am

The latest in New York Times trend piece combines some of your favorite topics: TEENS, TEXTING and VAMPIRES. » 7/07/14 11:00am 7/07/14 11:00am

It's great for sharing heartwarming photos of your family and pets, but let's face it: For a certain demo, Instagram is simply another front in the lifelong war for social dominance. Who's got the best brunch? Who went on the best vacation? Who's monetizing her #belfies? » 6/11/14 6:10pm 6/11/14 6:10pm

When Russell Brand social media'd a picture of then-wife Katy Perry sans makeup, half of the internet laughed triumphantly because stars are just like us after all where's your whipped cream bra now?! and the other half gasped empathetically, because what he did was actually kind of mean. » 6/05/14 5:00pm 6/05/14 5:00pm

A New Jersey appellate court has ruled constitutional a judge's decision to ban a woman from ranting about her children and ex-husband on Facebook. Unfortunately, this is not a light-hearted story about some lady who just wouldn't shut up about Junior making poopy in the potty. (Those people are still allowed to use… » 5/29/14 7:10pm 5/29/14 7:10pm

Yoga purists ("hipsters") are miffed over a new yoga trend they say is goes against the entire purpose of yoga: the yoga selfie. Or, since we live in an era of awkward, forced portmanteaus, "yogabitionists." » 5/29/14 2:40pm 5/29/14 2:40pm

Good news for everyone devastated by certain restaurants banning #foodpics in their establishments. The MWEB Dinner Cam is here! (Actually, it is not really A Thing. But it should be.) » 4/29/14 6:00pm 4/29/14 6:00pm

The Harvard Institute of Politics's biannual poll on public opinion is out again, and looking at the stats of 18 to 29-year-olds on social media, the results just make sense. While Facebook and Snapchat users were pretty much evenly split, Democrats dominated pretty much every form of social media, including… » 4/29/14 1:00pm 4/29/14 1:00pm

Welcome to Pissing Contest, a weekly story sharing circle for the the ass-draggiest time of the afternoon on the ass-draggiest time of the last day between you and the weekend. Every week, we'll ask a question, you'll share stories, and we'll pick a winner that's featured in the next week's post. It's like a pyramid… » 4/18/14 5:00pm 4/18/14 5:00pm

Two weeks ago, at Social Media Marketing World—"the world's largest social media marketing conference"—a young woman got on stage and sang an original song (entirely in her upper register) called "Let's Get Social." It's about social media. » 4/09/14 7:00pm 4/09/14 7:00pm

Bianca Bosker, a tech editor for the Huffington Post, received an email from the W Hotels in New York letting her know that for the low low price of $3,000 you can hire one of their Social Media Wedding Concierges to document your wedding on Instagram, Twitter, Pinterest, Shutterfly and even Vine. » 3/25/14 11:35am 3/25/14 11:35am

Feeling a little cranky this morning? Well, your Facebook friends and Twitter feed probably aren't helping. » 3/13/14 11:50am 3/13/14 11:50am

Guess what ladies? We've taken over the social web. The average American spends thirty-seven minutes each day on social media, and over half of those people have vaginas. We also share more news bits than men. We're number one! » 3/06/14 10:40am 3/06/14 10:40am