Young royals, The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge are doing their best to become more social media savvy.

Parents and children have been warned to be more vigilant when using social media sites after a 12-year-old boy from Christchurch was allegedly threatened by an unknown Facebook user.

The US military's Central Command social media accounts are back online after apparently being hacked by Isis.

'The course is a theory/practice introduction to photographic self-portraiture,' intones a syllabus for the new class.

Few of us would have the disposable cash to drown a phone on principle but, dammit, haven't we wanted to?

Cara Delevingne has praised her late grandmother for having the "best eyebrows in the world" in a touching tribute.

If you're back at work this week, it's likely you're experiencing some summer holiday envy.

Auckland councillor Dick Quax has been causing a stir online with flippant comments about public transport and the regular presence of police in an Auckland suburb.

I'm watching with interest the ways our lives are changing as a result of social media, writes Eric Watson.

The Minister of Twitter has left Parliament, leaving a group of contenders eager to take over the mantle.

The man who allegedly "surfed" on top of a taxi as it crossed the Auckland Harbour Bridge says he hopes it launches a career as a stuntman.

Rush hour on the New York subway and space is at a premium. Yet despite the crush, some passengers - men, usually, it is alleged - want to take up more room than is entirely necessary...

From All Blacks posting naked selfies - hashtag what were you thinking Aaron? - to powerful awakenings of collective consciousness, social media users shared millions of their thoughts.

Our social media scout Cam Mansel gives you the run down of things you might have missed in the weird and wonderful world of celebrity social media.

It has become one of the hallmarks of the news now. Whenever there is a dramatic event, social media instantly comes alive with comment and conjecture as facts vie for attention with fiction.

Man Haron Monis brought a nation to its knees. After taking 17 people hostage he was in charge, helping empty the heart of Sydney.

There is a lesson for us all in the continuing revelations from stolen Sony emails being splashed over worldwide media.

Miley Cyrus and Taylor Swift are among the stars who have started getting into the Christmas spirit - and of course sharing that spirit on Instagram.

Justin Bieber is the most tweeted about pop star of 2014.

Our social media scout Cam Mansel gives you the run down of things you might have missed in the weird and wonderful world of celebrity social media.

Gay author Jim Marjoram (pictured) received abusive email from Auckland pastor but the pastor says he's done nothing wrong.

Millie Elder-Holmes believes her slain boyfriend Connor Morris watched over her as she defeated Shortland Street star Frankie Adams in Saturday's Fight for Life.

Our social media scout Cam Mansel gives you the run down of things you might have missed in the weird and wonderful world of celebrity social media.

An aide to a Republican congressman has resigned after her critical comments about President Barack Obama's daughters sparked a backlash.

It looked as if it was raining money at Auckland's Destiny Church on Sunday, in photos tweeted by church leader Bishop Brian Tamaki.

Obama's daughters accused of lacking class by a Republican after appearing in a Thanksgiving broadcast.

The PR supremo whose employment of attack bloggers was exposed in Dirty Politics says his unconventional media strategies are here to stay.