A new New Zealand lost pet service is looking to tap into the power of social media.

Parents be warned - cutesy voices, bombarding Facebook with baby updates and putting babies on the phone are the three most disliked parents' habits.

New Zealand business feeling daunted by emerging technologies need look no further than the example of TradeMe, says a world-renowned expert in e-commerce.

Jesse Ryder has made light of Scribe's taunts in a tweet sent from his hospital bed in Christchurch.

Whither print journalism? It's a question that's been asked ever since the mid 90s.

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.

Twitter has changed many things in short order, including the public's access - perceived or real - to sports stars, writes Chris Rattue.

Hawke's Bay police have turned to Facebook to battle boy racers after a series of fatal crashes in the region.

Social networks will have to make changes if they are to survive as fickle young users look for something new, writes David Glance.

Boy band One Direction have removed a social media request for fans to submit photos and footage of their tattoos after suggestions they were encouraging their young fans to have body art.

The Defence Force has issued a handbook to personnel with guidelines on how to use social networking sites.

Alcohol advertising is so seamlessly blended into social media and smartphone technology that government will struggle to regulate it, a researcher says.

Kiwis bantered their way through this year's census, questioning the questions and suggesting their own:

New Zealand consumers are outpacing those in the rest of the world in terms of the uptake of American burger brand Carl's Jr, according to the global boss of the business.

Police have developed a specialist software tool which mines social media for information.

You can tune in to the Oscars. Or you can watch them with the peanut gallery on Twitter.

Gamers rejoice - PlayStation 4 is coming, writes Troy Rawhiti-Forbes. Sony's announcement yesterday confirmed some existing rumours and rubbished others, and new ones have arisen ahead of an expected launch at the end of the year.

A 20-year-old Hutt Valley man has been ordered off the internet after allegedly inappropriately contacting young girls on a social networking website.

A 20-year-old man has been arrested after allegedly using fake Facebook profiles to send inappropriate messages to at least two young teenage girls.