Bill Gates has decried the use of Facebook and other modern tech tools, claiming it took too much of his time and caused him too much trouble trying to discern who were his 'real' friends were.

A recent survey found Australia is among the strictest countries in the world when it comes to employees using social networking services such as Facebook; banned in more workplaces than the UK, Italy and Germany combined.

Money might not buy you happiness, but thanks to a new social networking website, it can buy you very rich friends. A new 'Facebook for the wealthy' is apparently booming, despite the gloomy economic conditions.

A new 'stream' function arriving on Facebook next Wednesday will give users access to real-time comments from friends in much the same way Twitter operates.

Dubbed the 'Facebook phone', this small and stylish social-networking phone will connect to you to your favourite net apps including MySpace and MSN.

If MySpace has its own credit card, maybe other Web sites will follow. We gaze into a warped crystal ball to imagine how the Digg card and others might work.

But unlike MySpace or Facebook, parents or guardians will be contacted personally to verify the identity of every young person who joins the new Livewire website.

The Pirate Bay have come out in support of Iran by temporarily renaming themselves 'The Persian Bay' with a forum for uncensored speech. Similarly, Google and Facebook are to launch Persian translations of their respective sites

Fans of social networking sites and instant messaging might be interested by this little gadget that offers an all-in-one approach to staying in touch.

According to a UK interview with Twitter co-founder Biz Stone, companies that use Twitter accounts may soon find themselves having to pay for the privilege, as new revenue streams become increasingly important in the fragile economy.

Most people agree that applying for work is a full time job. But when that job application requires you to list the very details that make up your private life, one suspects that the hiring process has gone way too far.

An amateur Sydney photographer has won a global photography competition through Facebook: the winning photo will be featured as the main image on Bing search sites around the world.

Want to know what's really going on in the world of internet security? Post your questions for one of the world's most well-known figures in data security, Eugene Kaspersky, CEO and co-founder of Kaspersky Lab

An American based blogger and activist has decided that the best way to protest against Google's recent privacy changes is to attack them where it hurts - by creating a script that automates multiple ad clicks without clicking.

Sony unveils an interesting promotion that involves QR code scanning in QR-equipped mobile phones, to win the ultimate Bond experience worth $15,000.

US based retailer Best Buy is asking job applicants for at least 250 Twitter followers, but fails to address just how the candidate found those followers

MySpace website, home to garage bands, pop stars and countless randy teenagers some of who may be too young to understand the value of money, have partnered with the banking giant Citigroup

Believe it or not, even pets can get in on the social networking phenomena. A new site, 'Cute as Hell' looks to take advantage of our interest in cute and cuddly animals online.

Not unlike the MySpace credit card in the US, the MySpace recharge app will reward Aussie MySpace users for charging up their mobiles with a range of prizes and promotional giveaways.

Samsung's latest, the F480, boasts a impressive vibration assisted 5MP camera and debuts the new TouchWiz software, a more intuitive interface for drag and drop applications.