Illegal downloads outnumber bought music 20 to 1

Seeded on Thu Jan 24, 2008 3:37 PM EST (New Zealand Herald)

Illegally downloaded tracks now outnumber legally bought music tracks by 20 to 1.

technology

Social website could be linked to copycat suicides (UK)

Seeded on Wed Jan 23, 2008 3:55 PM EST (Stuff.co.nz)

The deaths of seven young people from the same town in South Wales could be linked to a suicide craze sweeping a social networking internet site, British police believe.

technology, bebo

Kiwi to face court over online chat (Oz)

Seeded on Sun Jan 20, 2008 6:57 PM EST (Stuff.co.nz)

A New Zealand man will appear in a Brisbane court today after he chatted online to a police officer whom he thought was a young girl, police say.

technology

Cyber daters advised to take a friend (NZ)

Seeded on Sun Jan 20, 2008 5:50 PM EST (Stuff.co.nz)

Internet daters should ask friends to watch their first face-to-face encounters in case they want to bale out, safety group NetSafe says. Further comment from Lee on the arrests made last week.

technology, dating, social-networking

Grieving family wants cellphone ban

Seeded on Wed Jan 16, 2008 4:00 PM EST (Stuff.co.nz)

Grieving relatives of an elderly couple killed when a teenage driver smashed into their car while texting friends want a drivers' cellphone ban to prevent more needless deaths.

technology

Second arrest spurs online predator alert

Seeded on Wed Jan 16, 2008 3:54 PM EST (New Zealand Herald)

More from Lee on the 'online rape' enquiries . . .

technology, crime, sexual-violence

Police widen date-site rape inquiry (NZ)

Seeded on Tue Jan 15, 2008 3:47 PM EST (New Zealand Herald)

The full story on which Lee provided comment: Detectives believe a 40-year-old man charged with rape and sexual violation of two women he met on separate occasions through a New Zealand dating website could have struck before.

technology

Huntly arrest a warning to internet daters (NZ)

Seeded on Tue Jan 15, 2008 3:46 PM EST (NZ Herald)

Comment from Lee on the 'Houndman' rape inquiry.

technology, rape, dating-sites

Vodafone says it is No. 1 seller of singles

Seeded on Sun Jan 13, 2008 3:36 PM EST (Stuff.co.nz)

Vodafone is claiming the No. 1 spot as New Zealand's biggest retailer of music singles

technology, music, mobile-phones, downloads

The CES buzz begins - Peter Griffin on Technology

Seeded on Sun Jan 6, 2008 8:45 PM EST (New Zealand Herald)

For the tech-heads among us: what's hot at the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas.

technology, electronics, devices, trends

Pew Internet: Teens and Social Media

Seeded on Thu Dec 20, 2007 4:45 PM EST (PEW Institute)

A report from the PEW Institute on teens' use of social media.

technology

Kiwi internet habits go under the microscope

Seeded on Wed Dec 19, 2007 7:52 PM EST (New Zealand Herald)

AUT University today released the findings of a benchmark survey looking at how New Zealanders use the internet.

technology

Monday 17 December | CLOSE UP | TV ONE

Seeded on Tue Dec 18, 2007 5:47 PM EST (TVNZ)

Had a bad day? You might want to think twice before moaning about it on the net. Ask Deena Pawson . . . Story on Close Up on Monday about a dismissal from The Warehouse after the employee posted derogatory comments about her boss on Bebo.

technology

What the kids are doing on the computer (Oz)

Seeded on Tue Dec 18, 2007 4:35 PM EST (New Zealand Herald)

A survey released in Australia today tells a story of the 21st century nuclear family as one whose children are media-rich; who have multiple communications devices in the home; who value the internet and are striking a comfortable balance in their children's use of media.

technology, children, teens

Almost all email now spam

Seeded on Wed Dec 12, 2007 6:56 PM EST (Stuff.co.nz)

It may come as no surprise, but almost every email sent in 2007 was spam. About 95 per cent of emails this year - up from 70 per cent in 2006 - were classified as junk messages, according to a report from US security firm Barracuda, Agence France Presse reported.

technology, email, spam

Students 'should use Wikipedia'

Seeded on Sun Dec 9, 2007 4:18 PM EST (BBC News)

Wikipedia founder Jimmy Wales has said teachers who refuse younger students access to the site are "bad educators". I can think of a few educators (husband included) who would disagree with this!

You Will Control 25% of Entertainment by 2012 (US)

Seeded on Thu Dec 6, 2007 4:17 PM EST ()

Nokia's latest study, 'A Glimpse of the Next Episode', predicts that within five years a quarter of all entertainment will be created, edited and shared within peer groups rather than coming out of traditional media groups.

technology

Megan Had It Coming: I'm Lori Drew

Seeded on Wed Dec 5, 2007 4:55 PM EST ()

A blog purportedly written by Lori Drew, the mother involved in the cyber-bullying of Megan Meier in the States. Even though it could in fact have been written by anyone, it's interesting to read (some of) the 1,000+ comments made to the blog about the incident.

technology, suicide, social-networking, cyberbullying

In US classrooms, 'tech sherpas' assist teachers with computers

Seeded on Tue Dec 4, 2007 7:35 PM EST (Christian Science Monitor)

As American schools look to incorporate 21st-century technologies into everyday lessons, some teachers are intimidated by technical glitches or the prospect of being left behind in a generational divide.

technology

Facebook Revamps Beacon Program Amid Protests

Seeded on Sun Dec 2, 2007 7:54 PM EST (MediaPost | Online Media Daily)

Facebook have scrapped an application that tracks users' online purchases.

technology

How Lori Drew became America's most reviled mother

Seeded on Sun Dec 2, 2007 5:45 PM EST (The Sydney Morning Herald)

An extensive article about the cyberbullying and subsequent suicide of Megan Meier in the States.

technology, suicide, social-networking, bullying

Alleged Kiwi cyber crime kingpin caught (NZ)

Seeded on Thu Nov 29, 2007 6:47 PM EST (Stuff.co.nz)

A teenager arrested in Hamilton was allegedly an international cyber-crime leader whose services were used by other cyber criminals for their own malicious means.

technology

'Exploding phone' death: co-worker confesses (South Korea)

Seeded on Thu Nov 29, 2007 6:42 PM EST (The Sydney Morning Herald)

What appeared to be a sensational case of a man being killed by an exploding mobile phone has instead turned out to be an attempt to cover up an accidental death.

TV, game violence 'a threat'

Seeded on Thu Nov 29, 2007 1:24 PM EST (Stuff.co.nz)

Violence depicted on television, in films and video games raises the risk of aggressive behavior in adults and young viewers and poses a serious threat to public health, according to a new study . . . . only smoking posed a greater danger.

technology, violence, gaming

Ex-principal on child porn charges (NZ)

Seeded on Thu Nov 29, 2007 1:17 PM EST (Stuff.co.nz)

A retired Havelock North principal is due to appear in court next week on 11 charges of having child pornography on his computer. The story says he was one of 11 Kiwis caught accessing the site so expect more to follow.

technology, child-pornography

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