Mobile social networks, mobile applications stores and location-based services will be three of the highest value mobile services to reach widespread adoption in the next two years according to Gartner. FULL STORY >

Facebook passes the one billion mark in registered users. FULL STORY >

Gartner says that corporate spending on paid social media product ratings and reviews is increasing. FULL STORY >

Google acquires Nik Software who is responsible for the Instagram rival app Snapseed. FULL STORY >

BBM has been officially added in the latest edition of the Collins English Dictionary. FULL STORY >

Donna Palinhos, head of content and community at NATIVE, SA's largest independent digital marketing agency, provides the do's and don'ts of social media. FULL STORY >

Facebook's mobile user tally increases by 55 million in just four months. FULL STORY >

Social lending and crowd funding both herald new trends in raising capital that are emerging across the web. FULL STORY >

Mxit and Standard Bank unveils a new mobile commerce platform to bring banking services to users without bank accounts. FULL STORY >

Twitter takes a look back at the London 2012 Olympic Games and the record tweet tallies it produced. FULL STORY >

A new report by Semiocast reveals exactly which city and country has most vigorously adopted Twitter as its microblogging platform of choice. FULL STORY >

Growing familiarity with social networks is driving new forms of lending and borrowing money, which bypass banks altogether. FULL STORY >

Facebook purchases mobile bookmarking service Spool. FULL STORY >

Twitter brings new features to the latest versions of its mobile app for Android-based mobile devices and the iPhone. FULL STORY >

Facebook has come under fire for changing the email address shown on users' profile to one that points to their often ignored Facebook email. FULL STORY >