How Washington went social in 2012: the top 10 moments in politics and technology

In 2012, the promise of the social election finally came to fruition. From gaffes and memes to true triumphs, here are Washington's top 10 tech moments.

The top 10 social-media stories that shaped 2012

With outlandish lawsuits, a botched IPO, and a detailed social record of historic world events, 2012 will be remembered as a year of extreme highs and lows in social media. Here are the top 10 social stories that defined the year.

How to take back control of your own social networks

If you don't like the way social networks try to own your data, but you're not willing to sign off completely, there is a third way. Here's how to regain control of your own stuff without giving up Twitter and Facebook.

Twitter exec shakeup: CFO to COO, former Zynga treasurer to CFO

Twitter shook up the top brass a little today, transitioning current Chief Financial Officer Ali Rowghani to the top operating role and naming former Zynga treasurer Mike Gupta as the company's new CFO.

Instagram founder distorted the truth to expedite Facebook deal

Instagram co-founder Kevin Systrom played a dicey game of semantics in order to expedite the close of the deal between his company and Facebook.

As Instagram exits Twitter, Pinterest pins arrive inside tweets (updated)

It's not exactly a tit-for-tat swap, but around the same time Instagram photos were stricken from the Twitter experience Pinterest pins started appearing inside tweets.

What did *you* tweet about in 2012? Twitter releases end-of-year data

Twitter just released new data about its user interactions from 2012 -- all on a brand new website.