A woman alleged to have been an internet troll who abused the parents of Madeleine McCann has been found dead in a Leicestershire hotel.

Our social media scouts Cam Mansel and Liam McEwan give you the run down of things you might have missed in the weird and wonderful world of celebrity social media.

Our social media scouts Cam Mansel and Liam McEwan give you the run down of things you might have missed in the weird and wonderful world of celebrity social media.

Rugby was the winner on the day. Well, Israel Dagg was.

The happy, the sad and the quirky. Twitter responds to last night's election result.

Kiwi sporting stars flouted strict laws around making political statements on social media - and could face five-figure fines.

Our social media scouts Cam Mansel and Liam McEwan give you the run down of things you might have missed in the weird and wonderful world of celebrity social media.

Our social media scouts Cam Mansel and Liam McEwan give you the run down of things you might have missed in the weird and wonderful world of celebrity social media.

Our social media scouts Cam Mansel and Liam McEwan give you the run down of things you might have missed in the weird and wonderful world of celebrity social media.

Our social media scouts Cam Mansel and Liam McEwan give you the run down of things you might have missed in the weird and wonderful world of celebrity social media.

Dating app Tinder has become so popular in New Zealand, the Los Angeles-based office says 8 per cent of the population is looking for love on it.

Our social media scouts Cam Mansel and Liam McEwan give you the run down of things you might have missed in the weird and wonderful world of celebrity social media.

Nearly 40 per cent of mobile apps in New Zealand ask for too much information, a global survey has found.

Despite his best efforts Karl Puschmann found himself sucked into the latest social media craze.

Labour leader David Cunliffe says its up to All Blacks captain Richie McCaw if he wants to pose for a selfie with the Prime Minister.

Online abuse, including homophobic slurs, and questions about their sexuality has left a sour taste in the mouth of My Kitchen Rules New Zealand hopefuls.

Male celebrities get more Twitter abuse than women, but men are also more likely to hurl abuse, a study shows.

A police officer in Missouri was suspended after he voiced his contempt via Facebook for protesters condemning the fatal shooting of a black teenager by a white police officer.

The evolutionary biologist and philosopher Richard Dawkins created a Twitterstorm this week when he posted about a young woman in Ireland who was forced to give birth to a baby conceived through rape.

One of the individuals behind the Ice Bucket Challenge to support Lou Gehrig's disease research has died in a diving accident.

The social network is finding itself caught between being an open forum and patrolling for inappropriate content.

Twitter has made everyone a political pundit - but who is really worth following for the election campaign?

The battle for the hearts and minds of music radio listeners is moving well beyond the airwaves - into television, online, social media and even at 30,000ft.

The leader of a right-wing UK party was facing a storm of protest last night after one of his members of parliament was revealed to have coached candidates to emulate Hitler.

Epsom once again could be the electorate that decides the election.