Google's Social Search features - which pulls in content from users' social networking contacts - has official entered the mainstream, albeit in beta form.

Microsoft has come clean regarding theft of layout and code from microblogging site Plurk for its new MSN China social networking service, blaming a contracted third party.

MySpace is cutting headcount in its US offices by a whopping 30 percent - although senior management is allegedly dodging the axe for now.

Facebook has reverted its Terms of Use back to an earlier version following public outcry over a clause which gave it perpetual rights over hosted content.

Social networking site Facebook has filed suit against rival German site SudiVZ, accusing the latter of being nothing but a Facebook ripoff with a red colourscheme.

MySpace has announced plans for a development platform allowing programmers the chance to develop new ways to drive people to MySpace. Oh, and you get some ad revenue, too.

MySpace and Google have teamed up on Google’s OpenSocial platform in order to reach an even wider user base.

Google’s new social networking site, OpenSocial, is set to go live on Thursday. We have some of the details for you today.

Workers are costing UK firms over £130 million a day by wasting time on social networking sites such as Facebook and MySpace.