Thanks to the rise in social media, it's never been easier for celebrities to brag about their lavish, pampered lifestyles and fabulously toned bodies.

Among the boons the internet has brought us have been the opportunities it provides to connoisseurs of gullibility, writes Paul Little.

Good news. Trolling is about to become illegal. Parliament is days away from putting a ban on this online intimidation, writes Heather du Plessis-Allan.

First there was fat shaming, then slut shaming and skinny shaming. Now the internet is buzzing with makeup shaming, and women have found a unique way to respond.

Spotted a typo just as you hit send, or just sent the email to the wrong person altogether? Here's how to take it back.

Too scared to dump your lover? Now there's an app for that.

A "rejected" ivory lace wedding dress was advertised online, seeking "lasting love and holy matrimony".

Current affairs show Seven Sharp was justified in screening images of a couple have sex in a Christchurch office, the Broadcasting Standards Authority has ruled.

In less than five years, there will be at least 35 million devices connected to the internet in New Zealand - more than seven per person - meaning internet use is tipped to soar.

A Howick man is fuming after it took two days for Chorus to sort out an internet outage that affected more than 120 east Auckland residents over the weekend.

If you're a digital native you probably don't need to read this. If you don't know what a digital native is, you definitely do.

Instagram is the fastest-growing social network and the only place to see and be seen. Here are our six top tips to become popular on Instagram.

Supermodel Tyra Banks has shared a "raw and real" selfie on Instagram.

With digital pet therapy in mind, we have compiled our ten favourite cat videos - and as research suggests, there's no need for you to feel bad about it.

A new trend is blowing up on Chinese social media: The Belly Button Challenge. Here are five other unhealthy body image challenges that have taken over social media.

"Internet users spend a significant amount of time consuming cat-related media, some of that while they are supposed to be doing other tasks like working."

The trend has exploded on Chinese social media - and been criticised by those who point out it promotes unhealthy ideas about body image.

A group of Aucklanders are rebelling from a hook-up oriented dating app culture and injecting some wholesomeness back into modern romance.

Exclusive: Overseas predator tried to blackmail an Auckland teenage girl by posting photos on a porn site, hacking her family's computer and college’s website.

An offensive Twitter account known for it's misogynist trolling tried to take aim at popular New Zealand YouTube blogger Shaaanxo.

Auckland's own Snapchat story is causing quite a stir online where it's been dismissed as "boring" and "cringe".

After being fired from BuzzFeed for plagiarism, Benny Johnson has resurged online with his addictive brand of clickbait.

Ah, weddings on Pinterest: 38 million boards brimming with white, pink and gold for all to admire.

The Islamic State has been making appeals online, calling for supporters to make donations using the online current Bitcoin.

Tech blogger Juha Saarinen on Apple's not-so-exciting Worldwide Developers Conference in San Francisco and UFB.

Our social media scout Cam Mansel gives you the run down of things you might have missed in the weird and wonderful world of celebrity social media.

Communications Minister Amy Adams wants to reduce consenting delays in the ultrafast broadband roll-out.

We can expect hacking, privacy and surveillance issues to be central to the way the political system works in this country, writes Bryce Edwards.

The feeling of being cut off from the demanding stream of social media emanating from your cellphone is pure agony to many people.

Eating disorders among teenage girls are rising, yet nothing is being done to ban 'thinspiration' websites, says Emma Woolf.