Social Networking

Tired of Facebook? Here are the simple steps to permanently delete your Facebook account and all of your history or temporarily deactivate it.

Want to unfriend someone on Facebook but don't want them to find out? Here's how to block them out without pissing them off.

Blurring or obscuring your face in a photo may not be enough to avoid recognition. Researcher will soon recognize you without seeing your face. 

Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg says that the social network is close to unveiling a new button that lets you express empathy with a post.

Social networking sites Facebook and Pinterest have the largest following among U.S. Internet users, with Instagram close behind in third.

The News Feed Preferences panel lets you choose friends whose posts you want to see at the top of your feed, and select others to unfollow.

Taking a page from Snapchat, an update to the Facebook photo editor interface allows the easy addition and manipulation of stickers, text and filters.

President Obama has taken then helm of @POTUS, a twitter account only he will post to, meant to be handed down between presidents.

A new study from Facebook, published in Science, suggests our own biases are the biggest factor in the one-sided political nature of our News Feeds.

Waze has launched a series of Twitter accounts in 50 cities that warn when traffic conditions are unusually bad and advise alternate routes.

Social network Twitter now lets you opt in to receiving direct messages from all users of the site, regardless of whether you follow them.

Social network Twitter has begun a limited test of auto-playing video ads in multiple formats in user timelines, AdAge is reporting.

Facebook now lets you name a legacy contact able to perform simple account management tasks in the event of your death.

A new Illinois cyberbullying law compels parents to surrender the social networking passwords of their children at the request of school officials.

The new warnings, being applied to graphic video of Charlie Hebdo terrorists, also prevent those under the age of 18 from viewing the content.

Twitter is rolling out a new While You Were Away feature that recaps the most popular tweets during your absence from the social network.

Twitter has revealed the top 10 New Years resolutions of 2015 shared on its social network, with losing weight coming in number 1.

Twitter Offers allows you to save rebates and coupons on the social network to your payment card for easy redemption.

Twitter has launched a new #Election2014 dashboard tool that lets you see top tweets about local issues and candidates in your state.

A U.S. Drug Enforcement Agency agent is being sued by a woman who says photos of her and her family were used to pursue and interact with criminals.

The social network is using feedback to hide offensive, repetitive and irrelevant advertisements from your News Feed before you even see them.

Hyperlapse is an iOS app that allows you to easily record 12x time-lapse videos for personal use or to share on Instagram.

Delaware's new digital inheritance law allows executors of estates access to the email and social media accounts of the deceased.

Twitter has promised to improve support for family members of deceased users after Robin Williams' daughter was bullied off the social network.

A gang of Russian cybercrooks have compiled a database of over 1.2 billion stolen account credentials from over 420,000 websites.

Facebook is drawing criticism from the scientific community, who argue it unethically manipulated users' emotions as part of a secret psychology experiment.

The American Bar Association issued guidance to lawyers stating that researching jurors' publicly available social media accounts is ethical practice.

Here's how to get the most out of your FIFA World Cup soccer experience on Facebook, Twitter, Instagram and your mobile device.

A new Facebook mobile feature that can automatically identify what TV show, movie, or song you're enjoying has created a new privacy concern.

Facebook's new Ask button lets friends prompt you for personal information like your relationship status that you've withheld from the site.

Popular check-in app Foursquare is about to rebrand itself as two separate apps: 'Swarm' for check-ins, and 'Foursquare' for local discovery.

An analysis of successful online daters by PlentyOfFish reveals that you're most likely to find love by using the word "love" in your profile.

Facebook is making more changes to its algorithms to reduce the influence and presence of Like-bait and other spam in your News Feed.

Facebook privacy settings are constantly evolving, so check out our guide to the latest tools available to control how others see you on the social network.

A Twitter glitch sent out a multitude of compromised account notifications and password reset requests even though no immediate threat was detected.

New startup Datacoup lets you sell access to your social media account data and financial transactions directly to advertisers.

Facebook Paper is a new free iOS app that offers a better, design-oriented alternative to the standard Facebook mobile app.

A WIRED study of OkCupid and Match.com data reveals which words and phrases are associated with the hottest, most popular dating profiles.

A NC State University study shows job seekers are not OK with prospective employers violating their privacy by looking at their social media history.

Snapchat is giving users tools to combat incoming waves of spam after 4.6 million Snapchat username and phone numbers were accidentally leaked last month.

Facebook is partnering with 19 non-profit organizations to make your holiday charitable giving a little bit more social this year.

A recent update to Instagram has brought Instagram Direct, a new way to send private photos and videos directly to members' inboxes.

Facebook is planning changes to your news feed to promote "high quality" news articles and opinion columns, the company announced.

Social network Twitter now requires you to enter your date of birth before you can follow alcohol brands such as Bud Light and Heineken.

Flickr Photo Books are a high-quality (but expensive) way to share your best, high-quality photographs with offline friends and family.

Amazon just activated a number of new Facebook-linked social sharing features on its site. Here's how to review your account settings.

New reports suggest that college-bound high school seniors need to pay close attention to their social media profiles, especially during admission season.

Not content to only track your likes, personal data, and browsing history, social network Facebook may soon start tracking your cursor position.

A new marketing survey by Piper Jaffray reveals that teens' preference for Facebook has declined significantly over the last year.