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Pat Pilcher: Tax refund app makes it easy to get money
You'd be forgiven for mistaking this for a belated April Fool's joke. An app has launched that makes getting money from the Government a painless online process.
What no-makeup selfies reveal
This psychology expert reveals an insight in to the positive reaction to the viral #nomakeup selfie campaign.
NZ's first Bitcoin ATMs unveiled
New Zealand's first Bitcoin ATMs have been unveiled - but they won't be in one place and you can't get cash out of them.
Victim loses $140,000 in love scam
A pensioner scammed out of more than $140,000 by a woman he met on a legitimate dating site is ashamed and embarrassed that he was deceived for almost three years.
Turkey vs Twitter: Silencing scandal
"Did I upset you, boss?" That's how the owner of one of Turkey's biggest media groups apparently began a telephone conversation with the country's premier after his Milliyet newspaper published a story that displeased the leader.
New STD dating app culturally insensitive
A new dating app designed to provide proof someone is free from sexually transmitted diseases is drawing criticism from Native Hawaiians.
Telco lobby head steps down
Telecommunications Users Association CEO Paul Brislen is leaving the job after three and a half years.
Microsoft against cyberbully law change
Microsoft is opposing a proposal to allow cyberbullying victims to take complaints to court, saying it would set a different standard for online abuse in New Zealand .
Five of the biggest tech takeovers
Facebook today acquired virtual reality company Oculus for a whopping US$2 billion. However, the purchase still pales in comparison to some of the biggest tech takeovers.
Bryce Edwards: The bizarre saga of the Dotcom Internet Party
Kim Dotcom works in mysterious ways, writes Bryce Edwards. The ongoing saga of his Internet Party - which launches tomorrow - is one of great mystery and drama.
Internet Party considers Mana demand
Kim Dotcom's Internet Party will respond to Mana's demand that it commit to getting rid of the National Government when it launches its membership drive tomorrow.
Politicians of all stripes welcome
The Internet Party hopes to team up with Hone Harawira and other electorate MPs to spend more than $1 million fighting this year's election - but as they go live this week, few people have heard of them, and nobody knows what they stand for.
Buy Crikey: Online not the only way to go
We are conditioned to expect a bargain online but sometimes it's just as cheap to buy at a shop, where you get to touch and feel the product and discuss it with a salesperson, writes Diana Clement.
Go fund yourself
Want to write a book? Make a movie? help someone in need? Hop on to one of the many crowdfunding sites and ask for a few dollars, writes Alan Perrott.
Scam victim's epic revenge scheme
An angry online trader got his revenge on an unscrupulous seller by sending the man the entire works of Shakespeare via 29,000 text messages.
Google attacked over inaction on piracy
The global music industry body has attacked Google for failing to address internet piracy after revealing a $600m (NZD$697m) decline in worldwide music sales last year.
Brown's ex-lover slams net bullies
The woman who had an affair with Auckland Mayor Len Brown has spoken in support of cyber-bullying laws and that she was being stalked on social media.