When Eileen Joy decided she'd like to replicate the Pay it Forward concept she'd heard of overseas she didn't expect such a positive reaction.

The appearance of David Cameron's nanny in naked pictures posted online should see the issue of "revenge porn" become a greater priority for the Government.

He sparked mass treasure hunts across California after hiding hundred dollar bills in envelopes and posting online cryptic clues to their location under the Twitter handle HiddenCash.

Music and movie giants have joined forces to freeze Kim Dotcom's assets, but they'll have to negotiate conditions first.

Thousands of Kiwis are ordering medicine online to save money, but experts warn doing so could be dangerous.

Sloth, torpor, idleness. Forget the negative connotations, for it turns out they might actuallybe good for us. Kate Bussmann managed to put down her iPad and allowed her mind to wander for the purposes of research.

Women who are sick of buying clothes online only to find they don't suit or don't fit when they are delivered might have a new favourite website.

Teaching methods will need to change if tertiary institutions expect to keep charging thousands for learning that is available free on the web, says an expert.

We're now happy, and very willing, to pay for content, writes Lee Suckling. Do you agree?

Labour leader David Cunliffe now says his party would make it a priority to get rid of ''coat-tailing" under MMP if it leads the Government after the September election.

A Google Earth image of an axe-weilding man standing over a prone 'victim' was the work of two pranksters, a police investigation has discovered.

The sun was out as usual in southern California this weekend but, even so, one particular stretch of Hermosa Beach in south Los Angeles was unusually busy.

Hundreds of millions of people across Europe will be forced to change the way they use the internet, a key Google adviser says.

Innocent people had their names dragged through the mud on social media as police sought the culprit responsible for torturing a cat.

A teacher who sent a 16-year-old student suggestive messages on social media, despite the student's attempts to stop him, has been deregistered.

Research findings about the 'Internet of things' raises concerns that it might create a "digital divide" between the tech-savvy and new users and issues with data protection.

Illinois legislators have introduced a bill that would ban the use of Google Glass on the road, describing the technology as a potentially deadly disruption.

An app concept that lets travellers plan, book and pay for a holiday tailored to their age, preferences and mood has earned four Kiwi students a trip of their own - to France.

Cyclists across social media have expressed their outrage after a motorcyclist uploaded a video that appears to show him running an unwitting bicycle user off the road.

Internet companies will enjoy a reduction in some of their wholesale costs in December but aren't committed to passing on these savings directly to consumers then.