When I learned recently that computer social media concepts such as Facebook would eventually die out, I couldn't resist a wry smile, writes Peter Bromhead.

In a decade, Facebook has exploded from its humble beginnings as "thefacebook" in Mark Zuckerberg's dorm room in 2004, to the website with more than 1 billion users.

A father's emotional appeal to Mark Zuckerberg for his dead son's retrospective 'Look Back' film has received an "overwhelming" response - provoking action from Facebook itself.

"I thought it was going to be a bit lame, but I gave in." Kiwis have been hooked by Facebook's latest gimmick, which puts together a short movie of their online life.

"Will the all-powerful Facebook burn out in just a few short years?" asks Patrick Kelly. "Contributing factors to the notion that users are abandoning the site are most certainly people's concerns over privacy and advertising."

Pop icon Prince is suing fans who posted his live performances on Facebook or blogs - to the tune of £605,000 (NZ$1,216,500) each.

Stories of Facebook allowing beheading videos but removing breastfeeding images has led many to question how Facebook should treat controversial content.

A woman brutally bashed by her husband with a gun turned to Facebook for help after he pulled the phone out of the wall to stop her calling police.

A study of how older teenagers use social media has found that Facebook is "not just on the slide, it is basically dead and buried", an expert says.

Facebook has removed breastfeeding photos from a private group page for mums, angering members.

Australia can now take credit for the term "selfie" - Oxford Dictionaries' international word of the year for 2013.

Single women should get off Facebook because the "perfect lives" of their friends are bad for their health, a relationship expert has warned.

Sports star David Beckham is using brand new technology to bring him closer to fans as he releases his new book.

Facebook is getting rid of a privacy feature that lets users limit who can find them on the social network.

A recent study about Facebook made headlines across the world with claims that using the social media made people sad - but is that really the case?

Modern break-ups are, it would appear, a lot more complicated than those of past generations.

There are a few serial posters that are ruining Facebook. You know the ones, the friends who pop up on your feed while your scrolling through and make you growl.

The world's largest and most popular internet sites are in secret discussions to create a system that could wipe child abuse images from the web.

The principals of two Dunedin high schools are worried the latest "babe of the day'' Facebook page could put pupils at risk from sexual predators.

By the time you read this, I'll be gone. I will have ended it, I'll have popped my clogs, cashed in my chips. That's right, I have deleted my Facebook account.

Facebook's net income and revenue grew in the first quarter of the year, helped by an increase in mobile ad revenue, a figure some sceptical investors are watching closely.

Facebook users are being warned to secure their profiles after an Auckland woman's account was hacked and more than $300 was charged to her credit card.

Facebook users have to pay 65 cents to message anyone outside their group of friends - unless they're contacting people like Richie McCaw, who is worth twice that.