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Facebook: to follow or unfollow
Data Privacy

Facebook: to follow or unfollow

Amy Pratt explores Facebook's unfollow feature, a quiet escape from over-sharing without the drama of unfriending.

By Shannon Williams • 2 min read • Thu, 2nd Oct 2014
Has your Facebook status got an expiration date?
Facebook

Has your Facebook status got an expiration date?

Facebook is testing a Snapchat-like feature in New Zealand, allowing users to set expiration times for their status updates, from one hour to a week.

By Shannon Williams • 2 min read • Thu, 2nd Oct 2014
10 reasons you'll never actually quit Facebook
Facebook

10 reasons you'll never actually quit Facebook

Despite vowing to quit, we explore 10 compelling reasons why Facebook remains an irreplaceable part of our lives and digital footprints.

By Shannon Williams • 3 min read • Thu, 2nd Oct 2014
Social Media Charity Crazes - will there be another ice bucket challenge?
Facebook

Social Media Charity Crazes - will there be another ice bucket challenge?

Charity through viral challenges: more than just a trend? After the ice bucket challenge, the real impact and future potentials are questioned.

By Shannon Williams • 3 min read • Tue, 30th Sep 2014
Facebook Messenger proving to be a hit
Facebook

Facebook Messenger proving to be a hit

Despite all the complaining from many users, Facebook's separate messaging app has proven to be extremely successful.

By Shannon Williams • 2 min read • Tue, 30th Sep 2014
Post-election Facebook: all is not quiet.
Facebook

Post-election Facebook: all is not quiet.

I've noticed that left-wing supporters are far more vocal about their distaste for the right than right-wing supports are at all.

By Shannon Williams • 4 min read • Mon, 29th Sep 2014
Instagram - #selfielapse
Apple

Instagram - #selfielapse

Instagram has released an update to its video app Hyperlapse, giving users the ability to capture time-lapse videos. We investigate.

By Shannon Williams • 2 min read • Mon, 29th Sep 2014
Facebook gets creative at Auckland's AdSchool...
EduTech

Facebook gets creative at Auckland's AdSchool...

Auckland's Media Design School hosts exclusive Facebook workshop for AdSchool students, focusing on creative campaigns.

By Staff Writer • 1 min read • Fri, 5th Sep 2014
The apps I can't live without...
Digital Entertainment

The apps I can't live without...

Discover the essential apps one journalist simply can't live without, from Facebook to Spotify, proving indispensable for daily life.

By Shannon Williams • 4 min read • Tue, 2nd Sep 2014
Do you really hate Facebook? Or is it just because you're supposed to?
Facebook

Do you really hate Facebook? Or is it just because you're supposed to?

Critiquing yet addicted, the masses declare disdain for Facebook, but its embedded role in daily life proves otherwise.

By Shannon Williams • 2 min read • Mon, 25th Aug 2014
New Facebook scam… 'Girl Killed by Husband for Kissing another Man'
Marketing Technologies

New Facebook scam… 'Girl Killed by Husband for Kissing another Man'

A Facebook scam claiming a man killed his wife for infidelity spreads malware, hooking thousands with a counterfeit, viral video.

By Staff Writer • 4 min read • Thu, 14th Aug 2014
Top 10... Facebook baits
Bitdefender

Top 10... Facebook baits

Bitdefender unveils top 10 Facebook scams with 'who viewed your profile' at no.1, affecting thousands. Beware of 'free T-shirts' and fake giveaways.

By Staff Writer • 2 min read • Wed, 6th Aug 2014
Canterbury software start up bags $700k Japanese investment
Facebook

Canterbury software start up bags $700k Japanese investment

Kiwi firm Shuttlerock secures a £700k Japanese deal, eyeing expansion with Opt, Japan's digital giant, enhancing their global digital marketing reach.

By Staff Writer • 2 min read • Mon, 4th Aug 2014

Stories from Other Regions

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Silicon Valley starlet heads to NZ to launch Kiwi tech startup
Microsoft

Silicon Valley starlet heads to NZ to launch Kiwi tech startup

With past employers such as Google, Microsoft and Facebook, a Silicon Valley stalwart is heading to Kiwi shores to do business...

By Staff Writer • 2 min read • Fri, 26th Sep 2014
Ra ra-ah-ah-ah... Lady Gaga caught in a Kiwi tech romance...
Facebook

Ra ra-ah-ah-ah... Lady Gaga caught in a Kiwi tech romance...

Lady Gaga teams up with Shuttlerock to create a poster for her new album using fan photos uploaded to her Japanese website.

By Staff Writer • 2 min read • Mon, 15th Sep 2014
Censorship... Is Facebook keeping Kiwis quiet?
Facebook

Censorship... Is Facebook keeping Kiwis quiet?

This is interesting considering the upcomoing election here in New Zealand; a topic that gets up a lot of people's grills...

By Shannon Williams • 3 min read • Mon, 1st Sep 2014
App of the week: Bolt
Apple

App of the week: Bolt

Instagram introduces Bolt, its answer to Snapchat, with a focus on speed. But will it be able to compete with the established messaging apps?.

By Shannon Williams • 3 min read • Wed, 27th Aug 2014
Her hips don't lie... who wins the Facebook popularity contest?
Facebook

Her hips don't lie... who wins the Facebook popularity contest?

Shakira becomes the most liked public figure on Facebook with 100m fans, using personal posts and fan engagement to bridge gaps internationally.

By Shannon Williams • 2 min read • Tue, 29th Jul 2014