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Retailers step up online offerings

Retailers adapting to the changing habits of shoppers are using their own websites to combat "showrooming".

Website frowned on as students cash in

New Zealanders are uploading their lecture notes to a website that sells them on to other students and returns a share of the profit to the author.

Radio stars spread their wings

The battle for the hearts and minds of music radio listeners is moving well beyond the airwaves - into television, online, social media and even at 30,000ft.

Commission eyes Expedia's buyout of Wotif

Online travel giant Expedia has told New Zealand regulators there will be plenty of competition in the market after its planned buyout of rival booking site Wotif.

Politician under fire for Hitler praise

The leader of a right-wing UK party was facing a storm of protest last night after one of his members of parliament was revealed to have coached candidates to emulate Hitler.

Twitter 2014: Epsom all a-twitter; but will it count?

Epsom once again could be the electorate that decides the election.

Key to publishing blockbusters

The publishing industry is using online tools to tailor its publications to what readers want — which means what’s hot on the web is what comes off the printing press.

Entertaining ourselves to death

Our growing ability to access on-demand entertainment is all well and good, writes Greg Dixon, but what we really need is more time.

Invoice schemer appeals sentence

A woman who fleeced small businesses in a "sophisticated" fake invoicing scheme that used forged documents made in India has appealed against her sentence.

Car surfing stunt 'stupid'

Video footage of what appears to be a man "car surfing" off the back of a moving car is being slammed by road safety authorities as "incredibly dangerous" and "stupid".

Deborah Hill Cone: Get real about things you are grateful for

When you are feeling in the depths of despair it does not help at all to be told to count your blessings, writes Deborah Hill Cone.

Memo: Think before tweeting

Ride-ons cut new figures in auctions

Forget Mustangs, fishing gear or big-screen TVs - ride-on mowers are becoming the ultimate boys' toy.

Life on the not-so-fast internet

Some users paying for Ultra Fast Broadband may be getting the swift internet at less than half the promised speed, data from an independent testing company has revealed.

Kiwis intimate data kept on file

New privacy research reveals the alarming reach of our digital footprint, with some companies' client files extending to records of casual chats with staff and deleted CVs.

Any name will do from now on says Google - why the change?

Google has announced a surprising end to its controversial "Real Name" policy with a contrite post on Google+, telling users that there are "no more restrictions" on the names people can use.