Google is reportedly acquiring the navigation company Waze for more than a billion dollars. The acquisition will further swell Google's pile of personal data — it also keeps Waze out of the hands of Google's competitors.

Turkey has now joined the list of countries where questions about government, religion, and yes, social media have made for large scale protests.

Social media gaming company Zynga laid off around 500 employees, but recruiters are already on the prowl. What's the afterlife of a Zynga employee?

Zynga, the company best known for social media games like Facebook's Farmville, is laying off nearly 20 percent of its current workforce.

Employers often search social media sites to learn more about job applicants. But some companies prefer to avert their eyes.

A growing Web industry creates fake Twitter identities and sells them to people looking to pad their list of followers.

Teenagers are less into Facebook and more into Twitter these days, according to a new report from the Pew Internet and American Life project.

It appears anyone can get a Twitter account these days, even a massive government document.

Jennie Lamere just turned 18. Between classes and college applications, she developed an app to block the live tweets that were spoiling her favorite shows.