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.

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.

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.

The white envelope was impressive - my mail usually comes in window envelopes. And the letter within was more impressive still.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

Ultra-fast broadband contract changes don't address the fundamental problems Chorus is facing from wholesale broadband price cuts, say analysts.

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.

Fed up with free-to-air TV? Try a new online service, says Nick Grant.

Google have changed their predictive search function to remove derogatory terms associated with Maori.

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.

Popular plans cheaper than OECD average: regulator.

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.

Companies are now getting good impact from social media but a marketing expert says that online discourse has become more volatile, writes John Drinnan.

So Telecom is to become Spark, launch ShowMeTV and become "the Netflix of New Zealand", writes Chris Barton. What a confusing confluence.

Gruesome images have emerged on Twitter that appear to show a Syrian militant group posting live updates as they cut off the hand of a suspected thief.

A government-backed venture investment fund is looking to partner with angel investment groups and the public in crowd funding deals for local start-ups.

Gravity is many New Zealanders' pick to win the Oscar for Best Picture at today's Academy Awards, judging by their internet searches.