The new feature is in response to the more than 450 million people visiting buy-and-sell groups on Facebook each month.

The Facebook founder has vowed to spend US$3 billion over the next decade to cure all diseases.

Mark Zuckerberg's plans to demolish and rebuild four homes neighboring his primary Palo Alto residence have been rejected by an architectural review board.

COMMENT: Facebook's decision to block a Norwegian user's post containing the Pulitzer Prize-winning photo of children was met by a cry of outrage.

A 14- year-old girl has been given the go ahead to sue Facebook after a naked picture of her was posted on a "shame page" on the site.

All Black captain Kieran Read has wished Kiwi dads a happy Father's Day, sharing a photograph of him relaxing with his own two daughters at home.

Brace yourself for the adpocalypse.

Facebook addicts had a bit of a scare this morning as a glitch temporarily posed problems accessing the mobile site.

COMMENT: It pays to understand how emails are screened, rejected or accepted.

COMMENT: I believe there are the five vital components of a successful marketing email.

BIG READ: Nearly two decades after the boom and bust of the dotcom bubble, tech stocks appear to be delivering on their promise.

If you worry that people today are using social media as a crutch for a real social life, a new study will set you at ease.

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COMMENT: It's another dangerous step toward shrinking the view of the world people receive through the social network.

After years of explosive growth that killed many a print publication, the online advertising market may be maturing.

COMMENT: At the end of the day take five minutes to review your time at work.

You can find every photo you and your friends have ever liked on Facebook and play a game of chess in Messenger.

The social network is in a testy fight with the US Internal Revenue Service.

COMMENT: TradeMe was once the go-to site for selling, Facebook is gunning for its crown.

Critics on both sides of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict blame social media for violence and hate.

As the media explores deeper ties with Facebook, one publisher has remained especially wary of the social network.

COMMENT: A new phenomenon due to the rise in smartphones is where we turn to our devices to answer a need.

Two-thirds of Facebook's 1.6 billion users get their news on Facebook, why doesn't the social media platform call itself a news outlet?

Facebook hoped the raw immediacy of livestreaming might coax users to share more about their lives. But it poses dilemma for social media giant.

Facebook plans to roll out secret conversations protected by end-to-end encryption to more users later this summer.

It's the next big thing after drone- and laser-based Internet, says Mark Zuckerberg.

Facebook has confirmed that it is working with the Māori Language Commission on "the appropriate use of Māori language" on its platform.

COMMENT: A selection of ways you can use your smartphone camera.

Facebook is on the verge of signing a deal with the Maori Language Commission to develop a tool which will translate posts into te reo Maori.

Among the subjects that people "love" on Facebook the most: celebrity children, nature and service animals.