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| Consumers will be able to keep their existing home and mobile telephone numbers when they change service providers from Sunday, says Communications Minister David Cunliffe. "The establishment of number portability from 1 April for local and mobile telephone services is a welcome and long-anticipated service that removes some of the costs associated with changing telecommunications providers," Mr Cunliffe said. |  | |
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| Net reputations ruin job hopes | |
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| | Net reputations built up through online activities - such as blogging, posting videos to YouTube or using social networks such as FaceBook and MySpace – can have a significant effect when applying for a job, according to a report from business social network, Viadeo. Read more… | | |
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| Telecom 025 network closes Saturday | |
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| Telecom will be closing the 025 network on Saturday 31 March from 6pm. This will mark the end of an era as the 20-year-old network is switched off throughout the country, meaning customers will not be able to make 025 calls after this time. The closure marks the final stage in three years of planning, implementation and customer commu ... | | |
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| Musicians: Keep the Web neutral | |
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| | Independent, lesser-known musicians and smaller record labels in the US have launched a nationwide campaign to support the idea that all Internet traffic should be treated equally, which they say is under fire from Internet providers who want to charge a fee to have some Web sites load faster than others. Read more… | | |
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Study: Online Users Finish More Stories
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| Online readers finish news stories more often than those who read in print, according to a new study.
The Poynter Institute’s Eyetrack study reveals that when readers chose to read an online story, they usually read an average of 77% of the story, compared to 62% in broadsheets and 57% in tabloids. Read more… | | |
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| Teens forced to strip online | |
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| Cyber bullies are using email, text messaging and social networking sites in new forms of victimisation, according to Canadian researchers.
They are even forcing their girlfriends to undress in front of Web cams and then sharing the images with others online. Read more… | | |
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