One in three teens claim they could make money by creating YouTube videos. The success of social media stars like Bethany Mota shows that celebrity endorsements aren't influential as they used to be. Today's teens want inspiration from cool kids who could easily be their mates.

Has social media killed the art of conversation for teens? Not according to author, social media expert and youth researcher danah boyd - who says it's "nothing more than a release valve to changes that have happened in the real world." We caught up with her to learn more.

With social media opening up million of little windows into the lives of others, reality TV expanding into new frontiers like space travel, and people growing savvier about what's real and what's not – what does the future of reality culture hold?

As internet-connected video devices become more widely available, there's a growing trend for live-streamed gaming. Platforms like Twitch are creating peer-controlled channels brimming with engaging user-generated content.

United Screens is a new generation media service, which responds to the needs born from existing online behaviours to give audiences the entertainment they want, when and how they want it.

Twitter has partnered with 300 Entertainment to capitalise on its wealth of music data. The start-up will analyse Twitter's data to pinpoint emerging artists, and help musicians, brands and record labels understand it.

With over 100 hours of video footage uploaded to YouTube every minute, and over 6 billion hours of video watched and discussed on the site each month, it's a thriving community. Now, Google has brought fan funding to YouTube in the form of a Tip Jar function.

After 200 hours of gameplay, Grayson the fish has chosen his own name, gained his first Pokémon (a Charmander named AAAABBK) and defeated an opponent. Live-streamed on Twitch.tv, millions are tuning in to spectate on what could turn out to be the longest Pokémon game ever.