Is Apple News bad news for local news?
Apple's new iOS 9 operating system offers users a slick new way of consuming the news. But some fear its acceptance of ad-blocking apps will further undermine the news industry, already struggling to… Video, Audio
Is Apple News bad news for local news?
Apple's new iOS 9 operating system offers users a slick new way of consuming the news. But some fear its acceptance of ad-blocking apps will further undermine the news industry, already struggling to…
Video, AudioMedia companies in the shadow of internet giants
It’s been more than 20 years since newspapers started going online, yet the vast bulk of revenue still comes from print. Google and Facebook are now getting most of the money from online advertising… Audio
Media companies in the shadow of internet giants
It’s been more than 20 years since newspapers started going online, yet the vast bulk of revenue still comes from print. Google and Facebook are now getting most of the money from online advertising…
AudioWill Google and Facebook soon control news distribution?
The director of the Nieman Journalism lab at Harvard University, Joshua Benton says local news is under threat, as global giants like Facebook, Apple and Google begin to dominate news platforms, and… Audio
Facebook to add dislike button
After years of petitions and pestering from users, Facebook has announced it's going to add a dislike button to the social network. Audio
Facebook dislike
Facebook's Mark Zuckerberg has made a u-turn on adding a "dislike" option for reaction to posts. Audio
Social media wild fire
Privacy lawyer Gareth Abdinor talks about how anything comunicated on social media has the potential to spread. Audio
Refugee Tech
Matthew Brunwasser's been looking at how migrant and refugee groups are using GPS, mapping, instant messaging and social media. Audio
Urs Signer - Open Borders Open Homes
Urs Signer this week launched the 'Open Borders Open Homes' Facebook page which has seen hundreds of New Zealanders offering to host refugee families. Audio
Tech news
Peter Griffin with technology news and You Tube launches its own gaming channel. Also the Government wants to explore 'digital convergence' and Facebook will start using real people to help you find… Audio
Facebook posts billion users in single day
The social networking site says that, for the first time in its history, one billion people - or one in seven people on earth - have logged on in a single day.
Facebook posts from the horse's mouth
Thousands of horse lovers around the country are taking to social media to try to discover their old pets' fates.
Tech: digital afterlife
A listener contemplates his digital afterlife. Peter Griffin has some tips for managing a way through your final exit. Audio
The Phoenix Foundation live in session
The Phoenix Foundation have sounded a bum note with the title of their new album, Give Up Your Dreams, but the scope of their sonic ambition is as wide as ever. Samuel Scott, Luke Buda and Chris… Video, Audio
Police warned about monitoring Facebook
A lawyer is warning police monitoring Facebook pages to help catch drug dealers to tread carefully.
Peter Griffin's tech report
Who is using Google's 'right to be forgotten' law in the EU. Also more on the USB or the Ultra Slow Broadband network, and how a huge surge in data use fuelled by video streaming services is slowing… Audio
Being deleted
A new app gives Facebook users an insight into which friends have deleted them from their friends list. Audio
What does a Facebook "like" really mean?
Two Christchurch City councillors shared an opinion piece about Gerry Brownlee. One says "like" doesn't necessarily mean agreeing. Audio
Gay marriage and Facebook rainbows
Did you change your Facebook profile picture to support gay marriage in the US? Did Facebook have its own agenda? Audio