Parents blame Google for ruining Christmas as children search for Santa and discover he's as real as a plastic pine tree.

Deep inside Facebook's massive new HQ, the largest open-office workspace in the world, sits the desk of Lindsay Russell.

Study finds that people who post inspirational quotes on Facebook and Twitter "have lower levels of intelligence".

Questioning whether the Roast Busters' behaviour was abuse meant CYF did not properly consider how to care for the young people involved, a damning report has found.

An 11-year-old shuts down a young Lothario in a scathing note gone viral.

Twitter users go mad for pithy break-up lines.

High-profile columnist shares unbelievable torrent of vile sexist abuse she has received since a man was spectacularly fired from his job after abusing her online.

An 11-year-old has updated what thou shalt do and not do.

A woman who bound her dog's mouth to stop it barking is facing police investigation.

Woman documents her severe reaction to hair dye which left her looking "like an alien".

The Kiwi plumber who shot to fame with his epic GoPro travel video is at it again.

Cat pictures are funny and harmless - but there's a sinister undercurrent and a serious point to be made.

Secondary Principals' Association executive discussed fresh incidents involving schoolboys and shocking posts on social media with police last week.

An Australian man has had his Facebook account deleted multiple times - all because of his name.

Tinder and LinkedIn couldn't be more different: One helps you find dates; the other, jobs.

Mark D'Arcy, the West Auckland-raised chief creative officer of Facebook is a mercurial potato head.

Now that so many people use social media - Facebook claims over 1.5 billion users - it makes an excellent, swift, alternative means of communication.

Essena O'Neill reveals her obsession with being thin to inspire her followers.

As research discovers Facebook can increase feelings of sadness, Rachel Halliwell explains how she found the social media sweet spot.

From early to mid-January, the Oldfriends site will be closed down and you won't be able to access it any more. Any data will also be deleted.

Dumped on Facebook by a friend? Me too, writes Laura Marcus, and it stings. Here she looks at online friendships and their effect on your self-esteem.

The latest prescription of this sort comes from a Danish think tank called the Happiness Research Institute, which this week published a new report on the connection between Facebook use and basically every negative emotion a human can feel.

A study has found abstaining from Facebook increases life satisfaction, improves concentration, and reduces feelings of loneliness and stress.

Social media company rejected New Zealand mother's advert because of just two words.

An employee's cruel act has been caught on camera, sparking outrage on social media.

Facebook has been accused of being old-fashioned by blocking a small Auckland company's advertisements for maternity and breast-feeding dresses.

A group of secondary school boys have been assaulting young women in broad daylight and posting videos to social media.

Police have let school boys off with warnings after they performed lewd acts on drunk girls and posted pictures online.

It's something of a tradition now to film drunk girls - sometimes guys - at the Melbourne Cup and upload them for others to laugh at, Heather writes.

Friends say Essena O'Neill's reasons for quitting social media are bogus.