A 10-year-old Finnish boy named Jani gets $10,000 (£7,000) after he found a security flaw in image-sharing social network Instagram.

West Indies batsman Chris Gayle has raised eyebrows by saying he named his baby daughter "Blush", a nod to an infamous sexism scandal which engulfed him in January.

Pope Francis made his Instagram debut yesterday and the internet embraced him with open arms.

Real Madrid superstar Cristiano Ronaldo has become the first athlete to surpass 200 million followers on social media.

Private individuals will no longer be allowed to advertise guns on Facebook and Instagram, the photo-sharing service owned by Facebook.

American teens think Facebook has definitely lost its cool factor, but use it as much as ever.

Instagram may finally be adding support for multiple accounts, reports Mashable.

Following one of the most devastating acts of terrorism in Paris on November 13, the world unites with mourning and prayers and expressing solidarity, particularly in the social media.

A teenage Instagram star makes an emotional statement about the dark side of social media.

A Bahamian women keeps a raccoon as a pet and surprisingly the wild creature -- generally branded as one of the most extremely active, curious and destructive animals – becomes a part of her family.

Taylor Swift dances with seven-year-old mega-fan and shares the video in social media.

In a significant change, Instagram, the popular photo-sharing app announced native support for landscape and portrait-shaped photos

Actress Eva Mendes has added fuel to rumours of her getting engaged to actor boyfriend Ryan Gosling.

Reality TV star Kim Kardashian has beaten singer Beyonce Knowles in the number of followers on photo-sharing website Instagram.

Three young men get a different perspective on the city and their own lives by taking photos from the rooftops of Hong Kong’s buildings.

Singer Lady Gaga comes out as a surprise guest during U2's concert at the Madison Square Garden.

Move over selfie, India is embracing the "velfie" with Bollywood stars, sporting heroes and even politicians taking and posting videos of themselves online using a range of new mobile apps.

Painter and photographer Richard Prince shares his words of caution that what you post in Instagram can be shared, and sold, for anyone to see.

The "Shake it off" hitmaker documented the surprise on photo-sharing website Instagram in three separate videos.

Cyrus channeled her creativity and went topless to model for her creation, before posting the photograph on photo-sharing website Instagram.