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

A pair of contestants have been subjected to racist abuse and death threats after appearing on the Australian reality TV show My Kitchen Rules.

More than 60 per cent of New Zealanders believe they're paying too much for broadband, a new survey that examines our online habits shows.

A University of Canterbury journalism expert has slammed TVNZ’s Seven Sharp programme, saying it lacks depth and drive.

TV blogger Paul Casserly says the battle for supremacy in the 7pm current affairs slot was no contest.

TV presenter Rachel Smalley is on a crusade to remove photos of herself and other New Zealand stars from weight-loss adverts on Facebook that they did not endorse.

After two days of frantic debate on cats in New Zealand it is worth paw-sing for a moment of reflection, writes Gareth Morgan.