The latest Anonymous campaign undertaken by the hackers behind Operation Israel failed to take down any significant federal government or American banking websites today, but did manage to take down a parenting advice blog, an online bakery and a German real-estate website.

A Florida radio station and two other individuals are facing a $18 million lawsuit after a family in Nashville, Tennessee discovered that a photograph of their son Adam has been turned into the butt of a tasteless joke about Down syndrome.

This "retired" American actress has been making celebrity news headlines recently after posting a fury of bizarre tweets on the social networking and microblogging site Twitter.

The news of yesterday's bombings during the Boston Marathon has been met by an outpouring of condolences and messages of solidarity in the social media. Check inside for the latest updates.

Twitter becomes the latest social media powerhouse to get on board the hype train of in-house music streaming services.