Brian Thompson, 16, never wanted to know how his friends back in West Palm Beach might react if they ever found out that he has HIV. ...more

August 4, 2008

Scrabulous is back on Facebook, but now it has a new name, new rules and circular tiles that could help its makers skirt legal claims from the owners of Scrabble. ...more

August 1, 2008

In its bid to go global, Facebook is facing off against itself. Clones of the wunderkind social-networking Web site - some of which resemble Facebook right down to color, font and layout - have popped up in local languages around the world. These competitor sites offer identical core services, letting users post pictures, make groups and choose their friends. ...more

July 29, 2008

T-R-O-U-B-L-E could loom for a Scrabble knockoff that has become one of the most popular activities on Facebook. ...more

July 25, 2008

Susan Torpey reminded the teachers about pictures they might have shared with others via Internet sites. ...more

July 24, 2008

T-R-O-U-B-L-E could loom for a Scrabble knockoff that has become one of the most popular activities on Facebook. ...more

July 24, 2008

RHODE ISLAND - Two weeks after Joshua Lipton was charged in a drunken driving crash that seriously injured a woman, the 20-year-old college junior attended a Halloween party dressed as a prisoner. Pictures from the party showed him in a black-and-white striped shirt and an orange jumpsuit labeled "Jail Bird." ...more

July 20, 2008

A sanctioned version of Scrabble for Facebook, released this week by video game maker Electronic Arts, boasts animated graphics and true-to-the-board-game design. ...more

July 18, 2008

In the latest expansion beyond its main mission of organizing the world's information, Internet search leader Google hopes to orchestrate more fantasizing on the Web. ...more

July 14, 2008

As Facebook has blossomed into a hot Internet hangout, its users have passed countless hours playing Scrabble with friends - or at least, an unauthorized version of the word game that Scrabble's owners have tried to shut down. ...more

July 8, 2008