After a nearly flat September, Twitter saw a whopping 8 percent drop in users during the month of October. Has the service reached critical mass long before becoming mainstream?

A recent study finds that as many as 60 percent of news outlets are evaluating a paid subscription model for their content. If these papers want to save journalism, they might just have to give up on trying to save print.

IBM has announced the launch of LotusLive iNotes Web-based email for businesses aimed at competing directly with Google’s low-cost business solution. And the kicker is that it’s cheaper to go with Big Blue.

It’s no secret that posting your vacation plans online can be a security risk if your home address is also visible. But one insurance firm says many people are still taking a gamble even when they think they are keeping such details hidden from public view.

LinkedIn may be the leading site for professional social networking, but employers prefer Facebook for digging up dirt on prospective hires. Here’s how to avoid embarrassment when it comes time to look for a new job in three simple steps.

If you believe a new “study”, 40 percent of Twitter posts are “meaningless babble”. Even if you choose to accept that as true, it’s a statement that tells us completely nothing about Twitter.

A new report shows that access to free streaming music in the past few years has dramatically curbed illegal file sharing. Is it time for the ad supported model to save the music industry?

A group set up to advise the European Union says social networking sites may need closer control by privacy regulators on the continent. It warns that third-party developers who produce applications for the site need particular scrutiny.

A press conference exchange between Barack Obama and an Iranian Internet user has prompted some to say traditional questioning from journalists could be on the way out. But the democratic possibilities of the Internet for public questioning have some serious limitations.

The English language is many things – beautiful, tricky to learn, popular worldwide – but it also has the most words of any language. And a new one has been officially crowned as the one millionth English word – Web 2.0 – despite the fact that most of us stopped using that term months ago. And even when we did use it, it didn’t really mean anything.

There are plenty of headlines today about a study showing people are spending 699 percent more time on Facebook this year. The only problem is that’s not the point the study is making.

Wikipedia is built on openness and impartiality. Scientology is built on secrecy and self-importance. Put the two together and you have one almighty ruckus. With the decision by Wikipedia to block known Scientologists from editing articles on the site, the Church of Scientology is bound to fight back.

Facebook has added OpenID functionality to its site. It will make life slightly easier for many users, though it’s also a symbolic moment in the scheme’s development.

Facebook is under fire for closing down accounts from people with unusual names without notice. But the firm says such blunders are too rare to make it worth checking on the suspicious names before freezing the accounts.

Fans of Disney and ABC television programs such as Lost and Grey’s Anatomy can rejoice now that full movies and episodes will be available on Hulu’s online video site. This comes as Disney buys a stake in Hulu along with NBC and News Corp.

Leaked screenshots from a Twitter administrator reveal some intriguing gossip about celebrities. Barack Obama, Ashton Kutcher, Lily Allen and Britney Spears are among those whose account details are covered in the shots.

Geocities was one of the first sites to offer you a simple Web page and the tools to edit the text and images to your heart’s content. Now it’s time to put this old dog out of its misery, much the same fate as Google Page Creator and AOL Hometown.