On Facebook, most people make friends the old-fashioned way - by sending a request to be added to someone's posse of pals. ...more

September 7, 2009

"Stealing MySpace: The Battle to Control the Most Popular Website in America," by Julia Angwin (Random House, $27) ...more

March 22, 2009

Chosen from a field of more than 700 entries, Baarney, a Bedlington terrier who belongs to Patricia and Robin Patterson of New Port Richey, is one of 20 canine finalists in USA Today's Marley & Me photo contest. A photo of Baarney decorating a Christmas tree is featured at usatoday.com, where people can vote for their favorite pooches. The winning dogs will be featured in the print edition of USA Today. ...more

December 20, 2008

A Florida teenager told police Monday that he slashed a woman to death during a burglary and a witness said the teen used the $6 he stole during the burglary to buy beer. ...more

September 29, 2008

University of South Florida officials may think daytime drinking's a drag, but USF senior James Callihan disagrees. ...more

September 19, 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

TAMPA — It's always Hammer time somewhere. Saturday, St. Petersburg is the place. ...more

July 16, 2008

DUNEDIN - Rabbit owners have their own social networking Web site, BunSpace, to tout hare raising experiences and humans have MySpace or Facebook over which to interact. Two local computer savvy women have created a social networking Web site for people who just can't leave their pooch home alone. It is called the Dog Travel Network. ...more

June 14, 2008

MySpace.com, a popular social networking Web site, has agreed to make design and policy changes to protect children from harmful images and unwanted contact from adults. ...more

January 14, 2008

Three years ago, Peter Thiel, who runs a small venture-capital concern called Founders Fund, plowed $500,000 into a little-known social-networking Web site called Facebook. Later on, his company invested a bit more. ...more

January 1, 2008