The Silicon Valley IPO has lost its cachet, and big investors need to pay attention.That's the view of two prominent startup chief executives awash in offers of private investment, who don't think the headache of going public is worth the effort.

Social networking giant Facebook is now adopting the "hashtag", a distinctive feature of its prominent rival Twitter, to help members keep track of popular topics being discussed on the social network.

Harnessing the power of Internet, about 75 percent of India's youth prefers social media over phone calls to communicate, with more students using the Net for school-related tasks, says a TCS survey.

Facebook's 'Babe of the day' page which has gained a lot of popularity in New Zealand universities has been tagged 'sexist' by women rights group.

A Facebook page has been created to carry forward the fight to ensure justice for Bollywood actress Nafisa alias Jiah Khan, who recently committed suicide by hanging herself in her Juhu apartment. It was reported that she was depressed due to her failing career and crumbling personal life.

Social media giant Facebook's CEO Mark Zuckerberg has denied reports about the US government having access to its servers and insisted that the company has never been part of any such programme to allow access.

A team of engineers have made a car that runs on social media attention. Kansas-based design and engineering firm Mind Drive restored a 1967 Volkswagen Karmann Ghia to battery electric power, but there's a twist to the way it gets from A to B.

Three of the largest US Internet companies called on the US government to provide greater transparency on national security requests on Tuesday, as they sought to distance themselves from reports that portrayed the companies as willing partners in supplying mass user data to security agencies.

Majority of people prefer using Google over its rivals Apple and Facebook when it comes to the all-important game of reputation, a new poll has found.

Singer Miley Cyrus is giving her fans the chance to appear in her next music video. She has asked them to send clips of their best dance moves to her.