Internet

The growth in e-commerce has seen more courier trucks on the roads. Urban design professor Matthew Bradbury talks about what that's doing to our suburbs. Audio

This live storytelling extravaganza, recorded in association with The Pantograph Punch website features rule-breakers, rule-makers, and those who are rewriting the map.  Audio

The founder of Wikipedia is proposing a crowdsourced solution to the problems besetting the news media; and a TV series dealing with teen suicide raises questions about the censorship of video… Audio

On-line shopping is taking off and with it the amount of information revealed about you. Audio

How would you like to keep a digital version of yourself in a digital library? Audio

Arabic is a badly under-represented language online. Now a local project wants New Zealand to become a 'digital Switzerland' and make Arabic academic material easier for students and teachers to find… Audio

One in six 15-year-olds in New Zealand are classified as an extreme Internet user, according to the OECD. But experts say that's not necessarily a concern. Video, Audio

The idea that a piece of content has 'gone viral' has become a badge of honour for its creators. But can you really catch a good meme like you catch a cold? Derek Thompson looks at online popularity.

A video of children on a slide in the rain at a Ngatea day care has had almost 10 million views in just 24 hours. Pukekos Educare owner Miffy Welsh joins Checkpoint. Video, Audio

Attention - getting it, keeping it, getting it back again - is now the basis of a massive global industry. Columbia University professor Tim Wu looks at the workings of the 'attention merchants'. Audio

Online porn presents a minefield to young people and parents. Tim Graham explores what help is on hand to help navigate the way ahead. Video, Audio

Microsoft has written to the government asking for it's help in removing more barriers which it says makes it difficult for District Health Boards to use cloud-based services. The company also says it… Audio

In this second of a series of three panel discussions about contemporary feminism, Megan Whelan talks with four women actively involved with the digital world: Anna Guenther, the co-founder of Pledge… Audio

Some cool applications for VR technology in art and filmmaking; Google wants you to share your location data with you friends; and a new concert subscription service is dubbed "Netflix for live… Audio

An Auckland man who posted a video online of his sister on drugs says he did it as a warning to others, and he has no regrets. Video, Audio