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![Liam Dann: Is the tech market ready for Warren Buffett?](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=791)
Liam Dann: Is the tech market ready for Warren Buffett?
Warren Buffet famously said: "I don't invest in things I don't understand." writes Liam Dann. On that basis you can be pretty sure he isn't one of the mega-wealthy US investors who have been buying into kiwi tech stocks.
![Facebook revenue surges on mobile ads](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=791)
Facebook revenue surges on mobile ads
Facebook's net income and revenue grew in the first quarter of the year, helped by an increase in mobile ad revenue, a figure some sceptical investors are watching closely.
![Music site thinking global](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=791)
Music site thinking global
An Auckland social media specialist is eyeing global expansion for his newly launched, web-based "music discovery service".
![Phone fans in digital queue](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=791)
Phone fans in digital queue
More than 8000 people are using social media to jostle their way to the front of a virtual queue and win a Samsung phone.
![Kiwi DJ's 'sexist' rap tweet](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=791)
Kiwi DJ's 'sexist' rap tweet
The Edge DJ Dominic Harvey is facing a hail of criticism over a 'sexist' tweet saying it's hardly ever a good idea for women to rap.
![Fleeced after Facebook hack](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=791)
Fleeced after Facebook hack
Facebook users are being warned to secure their profiles after an Auckland woman's account was hacked and more than $300 was charged to her credit card.
![Police role dies with tweets](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=791)
Police role dies with tweets
If waking up to find your old tweets dredged up and splashed on the front page of a Sunday newspaper wasn't enough of a rude awakening for Paris Brown, the ordeal had only just begun.
![Reality show to boost Air NZ's profile in China](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=791)
Reality show to boost Air NZ's profile in China
Air New Zealand's exposure in China will be boosted in a leading Chinese reality show You Are The One.
![Man names, shames accusers on Facebook](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=791)
Man names, shames accusers on Facebook
A Hokitika man who crashed a party in Greymouth, assaulted a woman and broke a window, tried to avoid prosecution by shaming his accusers on Facebook.
![Facebook fans forced to pay up](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=791)
Facebook fans forced to pay up
Facebook users have to pay 65 cents to message anyone outside their group of friends - unless they're contacting people like Richie McCaw, who is worth twice that.
![Social media tapped for new lost pet service](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=791)
Social media tapped for new lost pet service
A new New Zealand lost pet service is looking to tap into the power of social media.
![Most annoying parental habits](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=791)
Most annoying parental habits
Parents be warned - cutesy voices, bombarding Facebook with baby updates and putting babies on the phone are the three most disliked parents' habits.
![Ryder responds to Scribe](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=791)
Ryder responds to Scribe
Jesse Ryder has made light of Scribe's taunts in a tweet sent from his hospital bed in Christchurch.
![Print journalism - game set and match?](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=791)
Print journalism - game set and match?
Whither print journalism? It's a question that's been asked ever since the mid 90s.
![Scribe's Ryder tweets spark anger](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=791)
Scribe's Ryder tweets spark anger
A Kiwi rapper has caused anger by suggesting Jesse Ryder may have provoked the attack that left him with a fractured skull and punctured lung.
![Success: Fro-yo chain eyes global growth](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=791)
Success: Fro-yo chain eyes global growth
Only 14 months after it began, KiwiYo frozen yoghurt chain already has its sights set on overseas markets
![Chris Rattue: Journos mere relayers as Twitter drivel takes over](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=791)
Chris Rattue: Journos mere relayers as Twitter drivel takes over
Twitter has changed many things in short order, including the public's access - perceived or real - to sports stars, writes Chris Rattue.
![Police vs boy racers on Facebook](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=791)
Police vs boy racers on Facebook
Hawke's Bay police have turned to Facebook to battle boy racers after a series of fatal crashes in the region.