Dealmaking in the tech sector has jumped to the highest levels since the dot-com boom but there is no "bubble", according to a new report.

Friends who post too many selfies can be annoying, but is something darker afoot?

Our social media scout Cam Mansel gives you the run down of things you might have missed in the weird and wonderful world of celebrity social media.

Our social media scout Cam Mansel gives you the run down of things you might have missed in the weird and wonderful world of celebrity social media.

Desperately seeking style inspiration? Click the follow button on these six fashionistas...

A fugitive who dodged border controls and fled NZ has been caught in Australia and deported - but Australian police missed a chance to detain him in December.

Our social media scout Cam Mansel gives you the run down of things you might have missed in the weird and wonderful world of celebrity social media.

You could be forgiven for judging yummy mummies as the most loathed women in the world. But this year, Grace Cormack is going to give up fit shaming.

It's become almost common knowledge now that being constantly connected makes us unhappy, particularly when it comes to being inundated with incessant social media posts.

Facebook pages encouraging violence on behalf of Isis are among factors increasing NZ's official terrorism risk and leading to a recruitment drive for new spies.

Young royals, The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge are doing their best to become more social media savvy.

Parents and children have been warned to be more vigilant when using social media sites after a 12-year-old boy from Christchurch was allegedly threatened by an unknown Facebook user.

The US military's Central Command social media accounts are back online after apparently being hacked by Isis.

'The course is a theory/practice introduction to photographic self-portraiture,' intones a syllabus for the new class.

Few of us would have the disposable cash to drown a phone on principle but, dammit, haven't we wanted to?

Cara Delevingne has praised her late grandmother for having the "best eyebrows in the world" in a touching tribute.

If you're back at work this week, it's likely you're experiencing some summer holiday envy.

Auckland councillor Dick Quax has been causing a stir online with flippant comments about public transport and the regular presence of police in an Auckland suburb.

The Minister of Twitter has left Parliament, leaving a group of contenders eager to take over the mantle.

The man who allegedly "surfed" on top of a taxi as it crossed the Auckland Harbour Bridge says he hopes it launches a career as a stuntman.

Rush hour on the New York subway and space is at a premium. Yet despite the crush, some passengers - men, usually, it is alleged - want to take up more room than is entirely necessary...

From All Blacks posting naked selfies - hashtag what were you thinking Aaron? - to powerful awakenings of collective consciousness, social media users shared millions of their thoughts.

Our social media scout Cam Mansel gives you the run down of things you might have missed in the weird and wonderful world of celebrity social media.

It has become one of the hallmarks of the news now. Whenever there is a dramatic event, social media instantly comes alive with comment and conjecture as facts vie for attention with fiction.

Man Haron Monis brought a nation to its knees. After taking 17 people hostage he was in charge, helping empty the heart of Sydney.

There is a lesson for us all in the continuing revelations from stolen Sony emails being splashed over worldwide media.

As the Sydney siege threatens to open up old prejudices, hashtag #illridewithyou has led a call for unity.

CIA director John Brennan is acknowledging that agency officers did "abhorrent" things to captive terror suspects, and he says he can't prove the harsh treatment made the prisoners cooperate.