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Why cute cats rule the net
Cats are cuter than babies and dogs when it comes to the popularity of videos, new research shows.

New Facebook tool lets you 'ask' friends if they're single
A new Facebook button that lets you ask friends if they're single or taken has been branded "invasive" and "naggy".

Pinterest valuation soars to $5b on new funding
Pinterest is now valued at $5 billion after raising a new $200 million round of funding.

Pat Pilcher: Are Windows XP security threats overhyped?
With Windows XP support now at an end, debate is raging about what this means for home and business users once XP vulnerabilities start being exploited, writes Pat Pilcher.

Mona has Mega stake after split
Mona Dotcom's separation from Kim Dotcom might have put part of his empire beyond his reach, with the family's ownership of Mega tied up in a trust in her name.

Online love scams cost big
Online romance and dating scams are cruelly fleecing New Zealanders of millions of dollars.

Small Business: E-commerce - Shannon Lawrence, Rewined
Shannon Lawrence is the operations manager of online wine retailer Rewined, which launched in late 2013.

Google, Microsoft face user request burden after EU ruling
Deleting personal information online is costly and time-consuming for Web companies. Those difficulties are now set to be magnified in Europe for Google, Microsoft and others.

Grieving mum tributes inspirational son
The mother of Stephen Sutton, who raised $5.8 million for charity before dying of cancer, has paid tribute to her “courageous, selfless, inspirational son”.

How do you get something off Google?
What happens if we stumble across something we consider to be irrelevant or outdated, or even something that might infringe on our privacy?

Inside the home of LG, part two
I'm looking forward to seeing what gear the boffins at LG are about to unleash on an unsuspecting public.

Cleansing the internet - good or bad?
A ruling by Europe's highest court has backed the right of you - the internet user - to 'be forgotten'. But is there a sinister side to cleaning up the internet?

'Net neutrality' rules revised after public backlash
The FCC chairman is attempting to salvage a plan that would allow ISPs to charge content companies such as Netflix and Google for faster access into US homes.

Small Business: E-commerce - Andy Abel, Need A Part
Andy Abel is the web developer at Need A Part, a Wellington-based online retailer specialising in small appliance parts.

Ma's path to $20b Alibaba IPO
Alibaba has grown from an online experiment in Jack Ma's living room that offered two dozen items for sale to a venue for 7 million retailers.

Online tests screen job seekers
Web-based tests have become a key gateway to landing a job, a potent screening tool that can effectively bump a CV to the top of a manager's pile.

Small Business: E-commerce - Lester Binns
The internet is a big place, especially when compared with your local shopping mall or high street.

Stats on map show real London
It's a London few have seen before. Data sets about people, property, burgeoning banker numbers and haemorrhaging of hedgehogs have been mapped and brought alive.

<strong>Q & A with Tracey Topp</strong>
Tracey Topp is the founder of online merino clothing retailer Cosy Toes

Make sure you're connected: The writing's on the wall
Internet-connected clothes, watches, glasses - Kiwis are poised to add record numbers of gadgets to their networked lives, writes Rob O'Neill

Online abusers attack show finalists
Nasty messages threatening and abusing MasterChef finalists Jaimie Stodler and Bec Stanley were posted on a TVNZ Facebook page and visible to the public this week.

Buy Crikey: Cheaper shipping for bulk purchases
Have you ever browsed overseas websites dreaming of being able to buy so cheaply or to have such choice? I'm guilty of doing that on Zappos.com, writes Diana Clement.

Snapchat settles claims messages didn't disappear
Snapchat settled with the Federal Trade Commission over claims that its photo messages don't always disappear, in the latest hiccup for the fast-growing startup.

Toby Manhire: Advice for tweeting MPs
Judith Collins tweeted too close to the sun, writes Toby Manhire, as he 'humbly' offers 10 bits of advice for MPs on Twitter.

'I am Google': Strategist storms out
A Google software designer has stormed out of a conference in San Francisco after taking umbrage with the size of his audience.