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New STD dating app culturally insensitive
A new dating app designed to provide proof someone is free from sexually transmitted diseases is drawing criticism from Native Hawaiians.
Telco lobby head steps down
Telecommunications Users Association CEO Paul Brislen is leaving the job after three and a half years.
Microsoft against cyberbully law change
Microsoft is opposing a proposal to allow cyberbullying victims to take complaints to court, saying it would set a different standard for online abuse in New Zealand .
Five of the biggest tech takeovers
Facebook today acquired virtual reality company Oculus for a whopping US$2 billion. However, the purchase still pales in comparison to some of the biggest tech takeovers.
Bryce Edwards: The bizarre saga of the Dotcom Internet Party
Kim Dotcom works in mysterious ways, writes Bryce Edwards. The ongoing saga of his Internet Party - which launches tomorrow - is one of great mystery and drama.
Internet Party considers Mana demand
Kim Dotcom's Internet Party will respond to Mana's demand that it commit to getting rid of the National Government when it launches its membership drive tomorrow.
Peter Calder: Snail mail scam has slimy feeling
The white envelope was impressive - my mail usually comes in window envelopes. And the letter within was more impressive still.
Politicians of all stripes welcome
The Internet Party hopes to team up with Hone Harawira and other electorate MPs to spend more than $1 million fighting this year's election - but as they go live this week, few people have heard of them, and nobody knows what they stand for.
Buy Crikey: Online not the only way to go
We are conditioned to expect a bargain online but sometimes it's just as cheap to buy at a shop, where you get to touch and feel the product and discuss it with a salesperson, writes Diana Clement.
Go fund yourself
Want to write a book? Make a movie? help someone in need? Hop on to one of the many crowdfunding sites and ask for a few dollars, writes Alan Perrott.
Scam victim's epic revenge scheme
An angry online trader got his revenge on an unscrupulous seller by sending the man the entire works of Shakespeare via 29,000 text messages.
Google attacked over inaction on piracy
The global music industry body has attacked Google for failing to address internet piracy after revealing a $600m (NZD$697m) decline in worldwide music sales last year.
Brown's ex-lover slams net bullies
The woman who had an affair with Auckland Mayor Len Brown has spoken in support of cyber-bullying laws and that she was being stalked on social media.
Contract changed, Chorus' problems remain
Ultra-fast broadband contract changes don't address the fundamental problems Chorus is facing from wholesale broadband price cuts, say analysts.
Buy Crikey: Great place for arts and crafts
Want to be dazzled by an unimaginable range of crafts? Then visit Etsy.com for a jaw-dropping experience. It has more than 25 million items for sale, writes Diana Clement.
Potent portent of things to come
Fed up with free-to-air TV? Try a new online service, says Nick Grant.
Insults to Maori taken off search engine
Google have changed their predictive search function to remove derogatory terms associated with Maori.
Social Life: Is scrolling the future?
What's the future big thing in social media? Social media editor Paul Harper finds a group of Kiwis who think they've found it.
Porn law's pot paradox
The maximum penalty for possessing a book about growing marijuana will be higher than actually growing it, MPs considering a new child porn bill have heard.
John Drinnan: Social media works - but it's getting risky
Companies are now getting good impact from social media but a marketing expert says that online discourse has become more volatile, writes John Drinnan.