Social Media
Climate Kit - when technology meets climate action
Sara Dean and Beth Ferguson are American designers whose projects include using Twitter to help Jakarta residents know about floods, and creating accessible solar charging stations.
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Mediawatch - RNZ recently turned off the ability to comment directly on stories. Other online media have done the same lately. Wise move? Audio
Who's ruining the internet?
Cory Doctorow is a world famous digital activist, science fiction author and co-editor of the website Boing Boing. He stands among those who'd like to see big changes in how we use the web. Audio
Facebook - an accidental news source
Does Facebook need to take it's role as news provider more seriously? Audio
Snapping their way to success
Fashion photographers in New Zealand are competing for limited opportunities in an increasingly congested market. Sonia Sly speaks to emerging photographers Luke Foley-Martin and James O'Neill about… Audio
Twitter's take on the Brexit brouhaha
As the vote to leave the EU filtered through Britain, it took most British politicians a long time to speak - or tweet. Megan Whelan rounds up the reactions.
Do you need a social media will?
Social media users are being urged to appoint a digital executor to make sure their wishes for their accounts are respected after death. Audio
Music 101 Pocket Edition 88: Trinity Roots/Pacific Heights
This week, Trinity Roots talk business acumen and strategy; meet the new popstars following Lorde's footsteps, and we delve into Pacific Height's new LP. Audio
Lordes in Waiting - The Future of Pop in NZ
Asti-Loren, Maya Payne and Nakita. These three young women are changing the way New Zealand makes pop music, and they’re doing it one carefully crafted post and polished pop song at a time. Video, Audio
The UN Special Rapporteur on the right to privacy
Joe Cannataci is the United Nations' first Special Rapporteur for the right to privacy. Appointed last year, he's wasted no time in laying into what he's described as an Orwellian level of state… Audio
Is social media ruining outdoor adventuring?
Devon O'Neill of Outside magazine has been exploring some of the tensions in the outdoor community between old school adventurers, and a new breed of more tech savvy explorer. Audio
Is social media dying?
UK band Radiohead has abandoned social media. Will the rest of the world follow? Audio
Talley's tries to control social media comments by it's staff
Affco Talley's is apparently trying to control what its staff say on social media about the company. Audio
Screenagers: the real impact of too much screen time
A new film about teens and screen addiction and the pressures of growing up in the digital age. Video, Audio
Checkpoint: A taste of #cookingwithjohn
New Zealanders are taking to Twitter to show what they're making for dinner, while watching RNZ's newest show Checkpoint with John Campbell. Video
Police turn to social media in crime fight
Police are increasingly using social media to help fight crime, but how well is it actually working?
Social media addiction - Philipa Thornton
FOMO, FOBO, and NoMo are among a growing list of acronyms relating to people's fear of not being able to check their social media feed, and it has psychologists scrambling to keep up. Philipa Thornton… Audio
Feature interview - Nancy Jo Sales
Anyone with a teenager in the house, especially a teenage girl, knows how much time they spend on their phones and on social media. But they aren't just trading gossip. NetSafe warns most New Zealand… Audio
Twitter's ten(ish) today
Twitter turns ten today, and with more than 300-million users worldwide, it seems to be doing pretty well. Audio
Nick Willis confession
Addiction expert David Chaloner discusses the nature of addiction after runner Nick Willis revealed a pornography addiction on social media. Audio
