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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
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
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.
RSA makes friends with Facebook
Returned service clubs have embraced Facebook and Twitter - and a controversial sponsorship deal with gambling giant SkyCity - to reach out to younger New Zealanders for this year's Poppy Day appeal.
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
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
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
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
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
A new New Zealand lost pet service is looking to tap into the power of social media.
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.
E-commerce: TradeMe shows the way
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.
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?
Whither print journalism? It's a question that's been asked ever since the mid 90s.
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
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
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
Hawke's Bay police have turned to Facebook to battle boy racers after a series of fatal crashes in the region.
David Glance: Challenge of keeping up with cyber teens
Social networks will have to make changes if they are to survive as fickle young users look for something new, writes David Glance.
Tattoo tweet taken offline
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.