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by Grace Honney

Lately it feels like all hear around me are words like “blog”, “chunking” and the “Web 2.0″.

While these terms may be unfamiliar to luddites and those of a certain age, they are fast becoming part of everyday language.

Many of you reading this probably spend a lot of time on the internet, and believe that anyone who does not is from the dark ages. I, however, am a member of ‘Generation Y’ and I do not even have a MySpace page (even John Howard has one).

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by Matt Samra

Online social networking is a cluttered and competitive environment. But a New Zealand team believe their website iYomu.com will flourish by targeting adults only.

Benefits of joining iYomu are the same as most social networking sites available. However, it is only available to those over 18 - iYomu is focusing on the more mature 30 to 50-year-old audience.

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by Veronica Johnston

Some people can be fixated on the web for hours to find the content they want. Others will stick to surfing one or two trusted websites.

Some say many are addicted to the instant gratification the web provides. Web addiction is as real as gambling, alcohol and drug addictions, says Auckland University Psychology Lecturer Nathan Gaunt.

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by Charlotte Coyle

Yoga has been growing steadily in popularity for years, but one Auckland woman has taken her love of the ancient Indian art form to a whole new level – yoga classes for preschoolers.

Rebecca Oliver has a passion for all things yoga and has started two new yoga classes for three to five year olds in Mt Eden and Eden Terrace.

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