Planking is when a person impersonates a stiff plank of wood by lying face down. The photos are then posted on Facebook or other social networking sites.
IBT Staff Reporter
Aug 12, 2011
SMS what? Facebook stole the show this week with the launch of its free Facebook Messenger app, available for iPhone and Android users.
Surojit Chatterjee
Aug 12, 2011
Facebook users are worried, as a rumor has it, that all the phone numbers in your phone are now on Facebook, whether you have allowed the access or not.
IBT Staff Reporter
Aug 12, 2011
One of Google+'s upcoming games could be Angry Birds.
Prarthito Maity
Aug 12, 2011
Facebook hit the limelight of the new social gaming launch of Google+ by upgrading its own gaming system, making it easier to find and play.
IBT Staff Reporter
Aug 12, 2011
British Prime Minister David Cameron is seeking U.S. law enforcement advice on solving the gang violence as the country deals with violent unrest in its cities.
Balasubramanyam Seshan
Aug 12, 2011
When Chinese journalist Wang Keqin found himself cornered in the countryside two years ago by police who were trying to stop him looking into a rape case involving local officials, he looked online for help.
Wenwen Meng
Aug 12, 2011
Zulily, a top flash-sales website founded by former Blue Nile (NILE.O) executives, said on Thursday it raised $43 million to expand further.
keep for now
Aug 12, 2011
On paper, "Moneyball" has all the ingredients of a box-office home run.
Ann Suh
Aug 12, 2011
Anonymous, the digital protesters who specialize in temporarily disabling targeted websites, posted a YouTube video July 16 threatening to destroy Internet giant Facebook. The video went viral the second week of August and now has over 1.4 million views. At the same time, the @anonops twitter feed, thought by many to be one of the official mouthpieces of the group, tweeted Operation Facebook was fake August 9. Anonymous has no central leadership or designated spokespeople, leaving analysts and F...
Surojit Chatterjee
Aug 11, 2011
The rival social network of Facebook has launched its own games platform.
Daniel Tovrov
Aug 11, 2011
Bert and Ernie aren't gay? After a petition for Bert and Ernie to get married grew to more than 5,000 signatures, Sesame Street felt compelled to come out and say that no - Bert and Ernie aren't gay and won't be getting married.
John Talty
Aug 11, 2011
In the ongoing fight for the funniest, most awkward Internet meme, "Horsemaning" enters the ring.
Daniel Tovrov
Aug 11, 2011
Twitter unveiled two new features on Wednesday to help users better monitor their corner of the social media universe.
Ann Suh
Aug 11, 2011
Sesame Street released a statement on Thursday that its characters Bert and Ernie are not gay because they are "puppets, and do not have a sexual orientation."
Nadine DeNinno
Aug 11, 2011
Movie deal is worth just over $1 million, lawyers say.
Cristina Merrill
Aug 11, 2011
UK Prime Minister David Cameron considers banning social media after London riots.
IBT Staff Reporter
Aug 11, 2011
It should have come as no surprise that Ford Motors would be one of the first businesses to sign up for Google+.
John Talty
Aug 11, 2011
See photos of horsemaning, the newest internet phenomenon
Jeremy White
Aug 11, 2011
There's some debate over whether Anonymous will actually be able to take down social networking giant Facebook on November 5th, as it claims, but let's say that it does.
John Talty
Aug 11, 2011
The hacker collective Anonymous has vowed to 'destroy' Facebook on Nov. 5, as Facebook is "selling information to government agencies" and "giving clandestine access to information security firms," according to a YouTube video.
Wendy Li
Aug 11, 2011
Prime Minister David Cameron said he is considering banning social media Web sites like Facebook and Twitter for those suspected of criminal conspiracies following the UK riots this week.
Nadine DeNinno
Aug 11, 2011