Facebook narrowly avoids dip below starting price in mixed first day of IPO

Social network giant ends day at $38.23 (£24), up just 0.61% from its starting price after share sale got off to a messy start

Facebook IPO: social network makes stock market debut – Friday 18 May

• Facebook breaks even in first day of trading• IPO smashes record for trading volume with 565m shares• Underwriters step in to shore up $38 offer price• Launch delayed amid confusion at Nasdaq• Follow our Facebook shareholder wealth tracker here

Facebook IPO reaps huge rewards for founders as buyers watch and wait

Early trading delays subsided to sell 82m shares of Facebook stock in 30 seconds before subsiding close to the offer price

Facebook’s Mark Zuckerberg: from Harvard hijinks to hoodie billionaire

The social network's stock market debut has made Zuckerberg the 23rd wealthiest person on earth but he's no evil genius. By Josh Halliday

Facebook IPO: is a smartphone next on the agenda for Zuckerberg?

With Facebook now sitting on $16bn after its flotation, will we see the massive social network do a Google and develop its own phone?. By Charles Arthur

Facebook preaches accountability – but doesn’t practise it

Mark Zuckerberg's control of Facebook shares means there could be tension over strategy in the future

Facebook users file class action suit in US over web tracking

Users of the social network have filed a $15bn class action complaint over data collection. By Simon Goodley

Sky News referred to CPS and attorney general after naming rape victim

On-air mistake occurred in report on Twitter users who allegedly revealed identity of footballer Ched Evans's victim. By Ben Dowell

Who’s the fool in the Facebook IPO? It may be you

Joris Luyendijk: Bankers' fees for the flotation total about $100m. Is Facebook being conned – or is it ultimately someone closer to home?

Twitter to use Do Not Track

Social network to honour requests from users who do not want online behaviour recorded – unlike Google and Facebook. By Charles Arthur

Facebook share price set at $38

Social network's landmark flotation has investors clamouring to buy, but some analysts issue warnings about IPO

Facebook IPO: the key players and what they are worth

Mark Zuckerberg isn't the only one who stands to gain big on Friday. Here are the other early adopters with a piece of the pie

How could technology change theatre criticism for good?

Catherine Love: Theatre critics everywhere have been slow to innovate, yet the digital world – from Pinterest to geotagging – offers ever-expanding possibilities

Using a VPN to protect your web use

Ask Jack: Dave Null is looking for a good free VPN (virtual private network) to ensure his privacy while using open Wi-Fi hotspots

Pinterest valued at more than $1bn after raising $100m funding

Popular social network valued at between $1bn and $1.5bn following a $100m round of funding. By Charles Arthur

Johnston Press takes print ad hit as digital revenues rise

Regional publisher reports ad revenue fall of 9% and announces partnership with used car sales portal. By Mark Sweney

Facebook IPO: analysts warn investors away as more shares hit the market

As early investors decide to cash out, some consultants warn first-day bubble will burst once the cultural spectacle wears off

Facebook Nasdaq flotation set to raise $16bn

Facebook's stock exchange debut increases by 25% as demand for shares pushes early backers to cash in

How Bitly mapped Britain’s news websites for us

Which news sites are read disproportionately highly across Britain? See how Bitly mapped Britain

How the kindness of (virtual) strangers on Twitter saved my day

Momtaz Begum-Hossain: You told us: After Twitter followers helped me remove a BNP banner from my street on election day, it's my first port of call from now on

ISPs told to come clean on broadband speeds

TalkTalk and BT the worst offenders in mystery shopping exercise that showed broadband companies often fail to offer a speed quote to potential customers. By Juliette Garside

Huey Morgan and Joey Barton: why are men so angry on Twitter?

The Twitterverse has been ablaze with blokes getting things off their chests. Is it a guy thing?

Twitter now has 10m users in UK

UK is the fourth-largest country for Twitter users in the world, with 80% accessing it with mobile phones. By Charles Arthur

Life is tweet, says John Prescott, as Twitter reaches 10m milestone in UK

Former deputy prime minister says UK tweeters have finally helped to make press barons accountable

Facebook raises float price after being ‘swamped’ by investors

Price hiked to $34-$38 a share – valuing social network at $104.2bn and the most expensive US company to go public

Facebook ‘co-creator’ continues legal action over The Social Network

Aaron Greenspan will fight on despite judge dismissing copyright infringement claims relating to book on which film is based

Cyber security should be promoted with hard-hitting ad campaign, says Labour

Shadow defence secretary calls for adverts to encourage people to take care online and 'kitemarks' for secure businesses

Gabriel García Márquez falls victim to Twitter death hoax

A Twitter account claiming to belong to Italian author Umberto Eco reported the death of Márquez, who is said to be visiting family in America

Five steps to becoming a heavyweight Twitter fighter

Sarah Ditum: You told us: Learn how to be a master of public pugnacity a la Giles Coren or an expert in online exasperation, just like Joey Barton