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Facebook couple page 'crosses the line'
Facebook’s latest move - to create automatic “couples” pages for anyone listed as in a relationship - has crossed the line, users say.

Deep hurt left by cyber-trolls
When people post deliberately extreme comments from the anonymity of cyberspace, the effects can be devastating - and sometimes fatal.

Media: TV3 wins US election battle
"In my opinion, if you relied on free to air television, TV3's local coverage of the US election was better," writes John Drinnan.

Elderly man jailed after Facebook sex abuse
A 73-year-old Christchurch man who posed as a teenage girl on Facebook, friending and convincing a local girl to show him sexualised videos, has been jailed for three years.

Untangling the web for your business
Most customers go online to choose what they’ll buy. Why can’t they find many businesses there, asks Gill South.

Toby Manhire: MPs out of sync with this newfangled e-thingy
As the push for e-government gathers pace, a basic literacy in the "e" part is a reasonable demand, writes Toby Manhire.

ASA's social media code
The Advertising Standards Authority has issued guidelines which are short of a formal code for social media.

2.2m Kiwis join Facebook
Almost half of NZ has account as site becomes 'necessary evil' - but are we just being used as advert fodder?

Patrick Stokes: You're not entitled to your opinion
Not every Tom, Dick or Harry's views deserve to be treated as expert and aired in public discourse, writes Patrick Stokes.

Obama, Romney meet in first debate
US President Barack Obama and Republican Mitt Romney have faced off in their first debate. Follow the commentary here.

NZ link to riotous birthday
A Kiwi has been identified as the mastermind behind a viral internet invitation that led to more than 3000 people gatecrashing a Dutch teenager's birthday and trashing the town.

Silicon Valley success by wildfire
In the cut-throat world of Silicon Valley, Kiwi Victoria Ransom says it's a blessing she came out on top.