The death of the Queen Mother brought a huge rise in traffic to the official British monarchy website, with it jumping more than 2500 places in the hitwise.co.nz rankings. The official Royals site site has links on the front page…
Category: Online column
A weekly tech column written for The Southland Times, a company that pays well enough to keep me in handbags and Drambuie
Trade Me helps to find old and new friends
When most Kiwi web surfers think of Trade Me they think of the highly popular online auction site. However, the Trade Me also runs online dating agency Find Someone), Flathunt for those in the market for a new flat or…
Attacks trigger a nice little earner
It’s been six months since the September 11 terrorist attacks in the United States and reminders are everywhere on the net. Every second site seems to have some sort of icon or section commemorating the attacks and the thousands who…
Dodging the scams
(This is the Online column, written for The Southland Times) The growth of the internet has also brought about a growth in the number of scams that are happening. One most people know about is the Nigerian scam. If you…
Staying safe on the internet
The frightening fact that one in four children aged between seven and 10 have met face-to-face with strangers who had contacted them online was revealed in the Internet Safety Group survey released on Monday. The survey of more than 2500 New…
Auction sites galore
Auction sites are hugely popular on the internet and Kiwis are lucky enough to have several New Zealand-owned sites to choose from. The biggest of them Trade Me was started by Wellington’s Sam Morgan in 1999. Now boasting almost 75,000…
New Year antics
Now that Christmas is over for another year, the next big landmark on the social calendar is New Year’s Eve. While Christmas is a time for over-eating (and over-spending), new year is known for more liquid indulgences. Martinis Online, based…
Checking Santa’s travels on the web
Every conversation I’ve taken part in lately seems to contain the question: “So, have you done your Christmas shopping yet?” The short answer is no. In fact, it’s the only answer. Now don’t get me wrong, I enjoy Christmas. It’s…