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.

District jcourt udges have warned the Govt against allowing cyber-bullying victims to take their complaints directly to court, saying that they could be flooded by "meritless" cases.

Love him or loathe him - there's no doubting Kim Dotcom knows how to make an impression, writes Bryce Edwards.

"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.

A new dating app designed to provide proof someone is free from sexually transmitted diseases is drawing criticism from Native Hawaiians.

Telecommunications Users Association CEO Paul Brislen is leaving the job after three and a half years.

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 .

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.

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.

The white envelope was impressive - my mail usually comes in window envelopes. And the letter within was more impressive still.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

Ultra-fast broadband contract changes don't address the fundamental problems Chorus is facing from wholesale broadband price cuts, say analysts.

Want to be dazzled by an unimaginable range of crafts? Then visit Etsy.com for a jaw-dropping experience. It has more than 25 million items for sale, writes Diana Clement.

Fed up with free-to-air TV? Try a new online service, says Nick Grant.