The Internet is booming again, but this time it’s very different. PC Authority brings you up to speed with the global Web 2.0 phenomenon.

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.

Are you allowed to access social networking sites at your work? Wouldn't it be nice if your business valued your facebook access? You're not alone...

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.

Experts suggest that the failure to take on social media could be damaging for businesses and their long term profits.

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.

Employers are blocking access to social networking sites such as Twitter and Facebook three times more frequently than they were before the global financial crisis took effect

IT needs to loosen control without losing control, warns Gartner.

Three-quarters of users would not pay a $2 monthly subscription.

Google Year End Zeitgeist shows social networking at the top.

Social networking linked into instant messaging.

F-Secure this morning released their summary of the state of play in computer security. Their conclusions? Conficker, social networking and PDFs are the face of Malware

The year when social media means business.

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

Enough with the sex, lets poke already

Not much time left for anything else, claims report.

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.

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.

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