We've seen in the press today that Facebook will be putting in a place a "friendship test" where users may be shown pictures of their friends and asked to identify them - to prove that they are the true account holders. However the official Facebook Blog says nothing about this so we're not sure if…

Well, nothing like getting the seal of approval from God's representative on earth. And now Twitter, Facebook and other social networks have got the get-go from the Pope. Last week - proclamation called "Truth, proclamation and authenticity of life in the digital age" The Pope encouraged Catholics to use the internet to spread the good…

A lawyer who was fighting a case against internet file-sharers has stepped down after intimidation from the internet. Andrew Crossley of ACS:Law said: "I have ceased my work...I have been subject to criminal attack. My e-mails have been hacked. I have had death threats and bomb threats," he announced in the statement, read to the…

So you thought a hipster was that person with floppy hair flicking cigarette stubs around and wearing a neon hoodie? Well, yes that is a hipster, but Hipster is now also a website. And though nobody actually knows what it does, the site has got 10,000 people already signed up to the cool things it…

We've seen the government's campaigns targeting benefit scroungers, but looks like another sort of public money sponger is about to come in for a drubbing. But this time not from posters on buses, but from that quiffed Australian - Julian Assange, the head of Wikileaks. The latest set of documents that Wikileaks have picked up…

Becca Caddy, freelance tech and fashion writer, for ShinyShiny.. Her other stuff can be found here From designer labels to high-street retailers, the fashion industry has long been aware of the importance of bloggers. For example, take the story of 13-year-old Tavi Gevinson whose blog Style Rookie has had her receiving attention from designers, mountains…

In case the grey weather, withered leaves, the fact that Christmas is now a distant memory and people both on the internet and off it are broke or unemployed wasn't enough to inform you that this is the most depressing day in the year, Twitter should have done by now. #BlueMonday has been trending top…

It's almost taken for granted that job searches have gone online - but don't just go to jobs.com, be imaginative about where you're looking. It seems that niche jobs-sites has taken off too. Look for example, at findachristianjob.com. So you may not want to join the ministry or lay pastoral care (though bear in mind…

Pinterest - an online scrapbook service - has been garnering interest today. It works like a online scrapbook for you to store, share and find fun tings on the internet. Here are five reasons you should use it: 1. You want somewhere to store all the nice things you see on the netz but don't…

Well for starters, we don't like things that are anti-tech, because we love tech. Then these words are also frankly ridiculous. Here is my alternative take on the BBC's Ten Anti-Tech words. If you want linguistic innovation, go to FourChan. That's all. 1) BBC: "Plugthug: someone who'd kill for access to recharging facilities." Shiny: WELL!…