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Cyber-tweakers make the bad news go away
New Zealand companies and celebrities are quickly latching on to publicity manipulation techniques.

Penis prank captured on satellite image
Satellite cameras have captured the image of six huge penises which were burnt into the grass of a Hamilton high school.

<i>Debbie Mayo-Smith: </i>Good customer experience makes dollars and sense
Let's look at why customer service is so important to the bottom line.

Google set to turn smartphones into wallets
New Android phones will be fitted with so-called near-field communications (NFC) technology, which means they can communicate wirelessly with readers at checkouts.

Nathan Field: Old fashioned TV-watching still rules
One industry that has been surprisingly resilient in the face of new technology is television.

Whirlwind Pippa outstrips tornado and her sister
Never mind tornadoes and the most celebrated bride of the century - this week Kiwis preferred to know...

Google +1: Who likes who the most?
Google is jumping on the one-click recommendation bandwagon with something very similar to Facebook's 'like'.

Facebook testing 'real time' ad targeting
Facebook is testing a new system that instantly targets ads based on the content of members' wall posts and status updates.

No Google honeymoon for Larry Page
As Larry Page's ascension to the chief executive post this week marks a coming of age for him, Google itself is also coming of age in another way.

Battle of the browsers
The latest incarnation of Internet Explorer comes at a time when the competition between web browsers is at its fiercest. Nick Clark reports

Browser wars light up as Microsoft releases IE9
Microsoft has released the full version of its slick hardware-accelerated browser, Internet Explorer 9.

Who on earth wants to share their web history?
Would you want the world to know what you do online? Several new services think that you do.

Music labels making millions from YouTube, says Google
YouTube is no longer just about building a buzz on emerging artists and new albums. The largest labels are making "millions of dollars a month" from the advertising alongside their videos.

Is this the start of a Mac-lash?
That Apple makes money from apps is not news. But it's the way it works that has hacked off fanboys and disenchanted developers.

<i>Debbie Mayo-Smith</i>: YouTube - it's a tool, not just a toy
If you're a typical parent, I bet you're continually chiding your children for chewing up your home internet bandwidth allowance, watching videos on YouTube.

Christchurch quake: Much of city left without vital services
Much of Christchurch is without essential services after yesterday's earthquake with gas, power, water and phone infrastructure all affected.