Facebook’s debut on Wall Street last week may have been so-so. But on Monday, it officially flopped. Shares dropped 11 percent from the original starting price. For the social networking company, which declares that its mission is to “make the world more open and connected,” the investors had a pointed response: Put up or shut up. Read full article > >

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Facebook shares drop 11 percent

The government blocked access to the social networking service on Sunday, after holding Twitter responsible for promoting a blasphemous cartoon contest, officials said.

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Pakistan Blocks Twitter Over Cartoon Contest

Pakistani authorities restore access to the social media website Twitter after a brief ban for what officials called “offensive” content”.

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Pakistan restores Twitter access

Despite the overwhelming level of interest in its I.P.O., Facebook is facing fresh concerns over its ability to attract enough advertising revenue. Will the social network reach its advertising potential?

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DealBook: Ahead of Facebook I.P.O., a Skeptical Madison Ave.

Some Facebook users are getting the chance to pay a small fee to make some posts ‘more visible’ on the social network.

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Facebook tests ‘pay to post’ tool

As Facebook tours the country with its pitch to investors for the social network’s initial public offering, at least one hole in the company’s plan for the future that has come up repeatedly: What is Facebook going to do about mobile? Read full article > >

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Facebook IPO: Addressing the mobile problem

As Facebook tours the country with its pitch to investors for the social network’s initial public offering, at least one hole in the company’s plan for the future that has come up repeatedly: What is Facebook going to do about mobile? Read full article > >

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Facebook IPO: Addressing the mobile problem

Facebook faces criticism over an updated tool that lets users look at some of the data the social network holds on them.

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Facebook criticised on user tool

From tribesmen to billionaire philanthropists, the social value of generosity is already well known. But new research suggests it also matters much more intimately than we imagined, even down to our most personal relationships.

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Well: The Generous Marriage

The social network is embroiled in a legal row after a German drugmaker claimed its page on the social network was given to a US rival.

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Drugs giant challenges Facebook

How watching television has evolved in the social age.

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VIDEO: The phenomenon of two screen viewing

Author Salman Rushdie says he has won his battle with Facebook over what to call himself on his profile page on the social network.

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Rushdie claims Facebook name win

Google+ did not have an easy entrance into the tech world. Launched in June to select users and in September to the wider public, it was immediately labeled by technology writers as Google’s attempt at a “ Facebook killer .” Dogged by comparisons to the social media giant, Google+ limped along, losing early adopters accustomed to Facebook’s crowded, cozy haunts. Read full article > >

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Google+ has its pluses

As more Americans turn to government programs for refuge from a merciless economy, a growing number are encountering a new price of admission to the social safety net: a urine sample.

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States Adding Drug Test as Hurdle for Welfare

Facebook has been making a series of changes to its service, adding features and retooling old ones in an effort to stay on top of the social network heap. And the network is expected announce even more changes at its f8 developers conference this afternoon when Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg delivers his keynote speech to kick off the conference at 1 p.m. Eastern. Read full article > >

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f8: Facebook redesign, new features expected