If the Star Wars movies were all about social networks fighting it out, Facebook would be the Galactic Empire, with Mark Zuckerberg as the Sith Lord. In other words, Facebook is enormous and has the financial resources to swallow scrappy little potential rivals or squash them with their Death Star laser and swat away any pesky nuisances like politicians trying to regulate them.
But there’s a good reason Facebook has got to this position — despite many people leaving the site due to privacy concerns, many more people love using the platform. With almost three billion monthly active users, Facebook is bigger than some countries and has swayed presidential elections and divided families more than ever at the Thanksgiving dinner table. If you want in on the Facebook action or want to improve your Facebooking skills, we’ve compiled a list of all of our major coverage over the last year or so, or on how to use Facebook.