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NZ music video pulled from YouTube as censor process under way
A music video depicting the stalking and killing of a woman has been removed from YouTube by its record label.

Viral video: The rebirth of the music video
Selling a music video takes more than an MTV spot in the Web 2.0 world - as Lady Gaga's billion-click breakthrough proves.

3D - cinematic revolution or just a trick of the light?
Remakes of some of the biggest titles are in the 3D pipeline over the next five years, including Titanic and Star Wars.

Video shows UK truck pushing woman in car 530m
A woman driving down the UK's A1 motorway was pinned to the front of a truck in her car for over 530 metres.

Before they were famous
You may remember Marcus Lush as the foppish-haired, mischievous-grinned, intrepid reporter on Newsnight, circa 1994.

Gorillaz aped my song, says furious Eddy Grant
Reggae musician Eddy Grant claims Gorillaz flogged the melody from one of his songs for new single Stylo.

This is the face of Libby's murderer
A video the 16-year-old murderer of Kerikeri teenager Liberty Templeman posted on the internet has attracted dozens of furious comments.

Webstock: Wellington gets down to serious interweb business
Mark Webster reports from day one of the Webstock conference in Wellington.

Jaron Lanier: Web 2.0 is utterly pathetic
He pioneered virtual reality and is a leading light in digital culture. So why does Jaron Lanier believe that the internet is killing creativity?

World turns to social media for real-time death
People flooded social networking sites such as Twitter, Facebook and YouTube after the fatal crash of an Olympic luger yesterday, eager to read the latest, and quickest, details of the horrific accident.

<i>Rings</i> prequel born out of one fan's blood, sweat and tears
Watch out Peter Jackson - a Lord of the Rings fan and amateur actress is causing a storm with her cheap prequel to the epic trilogy.

iPad - looks cool, but what's it for?
nzherald.co.nz Technology Editor Matt Greenop gives his assessment of the iPad launched by Apple today

Spreading the word in online world
An icecream retailer keeps his customers up-to-date on his business using social media technology, which he describes as "word of mouth on steroids".

KFC pulls controversial cricket ad
Kentucky Fried Chicken has apologised for a cricket-themed ad that many see as racist.

Shock over deadly internet choking craze
Children are posting videos on the internet showing them choking other youngsters to the point of collapse.

'Extreme weather event' expected in Britain
Millions of people living in southern England and the Home Counties were told to prepare themselves for up to 40cm of snow last night as Britain remained in the grip of the longest prolonged spell of cold weather for 30 years.

The decade's biggest viral videos
Kiwi 'Lonelygirl15' found web stardom and became one of the ten best viral internet videos from the last decade.

Susan Boyle tops YouTube's 2009 hit list
Susan Boyle, Smashproof and body-painted cabin crews capture Kiwis’ imaginations.

<i>Anthony Doesburg:</i> Google makes messaging even more instant
If you're not a fan of instant messaging (IM), you're going to hate a new PC-based communication tool under development by Google.