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Kiwi resellers charity diary

Wed, 10th Oct 2012
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With six months to go, now is the time to start thinking about your company's involvement in the 2013 Great Adventure Race to Cure Kids.
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Charity challenge for NZ resellers

Wed, 10th Oct 2012
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The challenge has gone out for the New Zealand reseller channel to get in behind the Great Adventure Race to Cure Kids.
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Facebook debuts 'pay to promote posts' after NZ trials

Thu, 4th Oct 2012
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Following tests in New Zealand, social networking site rolls out service charging users who promote their wall posts across the U.S.
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Dotcom lessons in Mike Tyson's knockout

Thu, 4th Oct 2012
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New Zealand reels from Dotcom scandal with PM entangled, sparking debate on bending rules for the infamous, including Mike Tyson.
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Haddock, Rutherford Challenge

Mon, 1st Oct 2012
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<strong>The challenge has gone out for the New Zealand reseller channel to get in behind the Great Adventure Race to Cure Kids.
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Loving life -and work

Sun, 1st Jul 2012
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<strong>More than 20 years in the industry haven't dampened Jennifer Rutherford's enthusiasm for the sector — and what it can do for business.
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World of Tanks donates US$20k to RSA

Tue, 19th Jun 2012
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World of Tanks donates £15k to RSA, echoing the unity between gaming and real-world military support, following an ANZAC Day fundraiser.
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Facebook tech boss to depart for start-up

Mon, 18th Jun 2012
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Facebook's tech chief Bret Taylor leaves for startup realm post-IPO, shaking the exec team as the firm rebounds from a rocky stock debut.
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Startup Weekend winners all smiles

Mon, 18th Jun 2012
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Social entrepreneurship company Smile Today picks up top prize as well as audience choice award; so who won the trip to San Francisco?.
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'The Oatmeal' in copyright stoush

Mon, 18th Jun 2012
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The Oatmeal's Matthew Inman clashes with Funnyjunk in a high-stakes copyright row, spotlighting digital content ownership issues.
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Ron Jeremy fronts for PETA's new .xxx site

Wed, 6th Jun 2012
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Animal cruelty prevention charity continues its tradition of edgy campaigns with website on controversial domain.
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Orcon steps up for CanTeen

Mon, 28th May 2012
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State-owned ISP signs up as official sponsor for organisation providing support for young people living with cancer.
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Tiny 'Raspberry Pi' seeds new dev generation

Thu, 17th May 2012
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Raspberry Pi, a wallet-sized computer, ignites a coding revolution among youth, now shipping globally after high demand.
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New EMC channel boss keen on 'co-opetition'

Wed, 16th May 2012
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EMC's new general manager of channel, Steve Haddock, hopes to get Kiwi tech companies involved in charity events.
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EMC channel boss aiming to tell end-to-end story

Tue, 1st May 2012
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Steve Haddock, EMC's new channel boss, aims to fuse charity with technology while strengthening partner relations in the New Zealand market.
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Auckland students provide eyes for the blind

Tue, 1st May 2012
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Unique app that 'crowdsources' audio descriptions of smartphone photos takes out New Zealand Imagine Cup final.
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Would you donate your desktop to charity?

Thu, 5th Apr 2012
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Kiwi group asks computer users to give up their desktops for advertisers, with proceeds going to organisations like Oxfam and the World Wildlife Fund.
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Game review: Mass Effect 3

Fri, 23rd Mar 2012
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Despite the controversy over the ending - and plenty of other niggles - Mass Effect 3 still does what Mass Effect games do best: tell a kick-ass story.
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Amazon refunds disappointed Mass Effect 3 player

Wed, 21st Mar 2012
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Amazon has issued a refund to a dissatisfied Mass Effect 3 player, as fans' backlash over the game's ending continues to gain traction.
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Second marathon effort for Author-it boss

Tue, 13th Mar 2012
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Paul Trotter, Author-it founder, is set to run the Boston Marathon for Project Hope, aiming to beat his NY Marathon time and raise funds.