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Daily deals directory app launched for iPhone and iPad News
23.05.2012 MyDealPage.ie has launched Ireland’s first dedicated daily deal directory app which makes it easy to find the best offers you like from Groupon, LivingSocial, GrabOne and more.Categories: Wireless Communications, Software & Web Development, Social Media, Phones, Mobility, Mobile, eCommerce, Consumer Tech, Computers, Apps Zone, Apps -
SAP acquires cloud procurement player Ariba for US$4.3bn News
23.05.2012 German software giant SAP has agreed to buy business-to-business (B2B) procurement firm Ariba for US$4.3bn or US$45 per share.Categories: Software & Web Development, Software, Mergers & Acquisitions, Internet, eCommerce, Business Software, Apps -
Social gambling could be a US$100bn industry by 2017 News
23.05.2012 Juniper Research estimates that mobile gambling could reach a global figure of US$100bn by 2017, driven by social gaming and the development of mobile wallets.Categories: Social Media, Research, Phones, Mobile, Games/Entertainment, Financial, eCommerce, Digital Business, Business Intelligence -
Gift voucher giant Smartbox to create 70 new digital economy jobs News
23.05.2012 One of Europe’s leading players in the production of gift vouchers and rewards, Smartbox, is to create 70 new jobs by establishing an international strategy, B2B, project... -
Nearly half of consumers will be ‘social shoppers’ by 2021 – Barclays News
23.05.2012 Sales from social commerce, driven by the influence of social media, are expected to more than double within the next five years, according to research from Barclays.Categories: Web 2.0, Web, Social Media, Sales, Marketing, Internet, Financial, eCommerce, Digital Marketing, Digital BusinessTags: Social Commerce, Online shopping, Sales, Retail, Marketing, Social Media, Pinterest, Twitter, Facebook, -
UPC to launch on-demand TV and movies services this Friday News
22.05.2012 This Friday more than a third of digital homes served by UPC will be able to access the RTÉ Player and TV3’s 3player. In addition, deals with six major movie studios will see... -
AirSpeed Telecom links directly with London’s LINX exchange News
24.04.2012 Licensed wireless telecoms provider AirSpeed Telecom has developed a direct link with the London Internet Exchange. The move also allows AirSpeed Telecom to link directly with... -
Monty Munford and James Whelton to keynote at dot conf 2012 News
21.05.2012 Content strategy guru Monty Munford will take the stage at this year’s dot conf at the National College of Ireland in Dublin alongside CoderDojo co-founder James Whelton.Categories: Upskilling, Training, Social Media, Marketing, Education, eCommerce, Digital Media, Digital Marketing, Digital Business -
The dot conf Events
15.06.2012 On 15 June, Ireland's online community will come together at National College of Ireland for the third annual dot conf.Categories: Web, Social Media, Online Business, Internet, Education, eCommerce, Digital Media, Digital Marketing -
Yahoo! and Alibaba in US$7bn stock deal News
21.05.2012 Chinese internet giant Alibaba Group is to purchase back a 20pc stake Yahoo! holds in its company as part of a US$7.1bn deal. The deal values Alibaba at US$35bn. -
Customers Take Control Reports
17.05.2012 How the multi-channel shopper is changing the global retail landscape.Categories: eCommerce, Internet, Mobility, Online Business, Social Media, Web, Web Design, Web Development -
Pinterest raises US$100m in funding round that values it at US$1.5bn News
17.05.2012 Fast-growing social network Pinterest has received a US$100m investment in a round led by Japan’s biggest e-commerce site Rakuten that values the company at US$1.5bn.Categories: Social Media, Investments, Internet, Funding, eCommerce, Digital Media, Digital Business -
75pc of economic growth by non-ICT firms attributed to internet News
16.05.2012 Noting a recent report for the European Commission by McKinsey which states that 75pc of economic growth attributed to the internet relates to traditional non-ICT sectors,... -
Q1 revenue soars 89pc to US$559.3m for Groupon News
15.05.2012 Daily deals site Groupon experienced explosive growth in the first quarter of 2012, reporting an 89pc increase in revenue to US$559.3m and 36.9m active customers, a 140pc... -
Apple fan boy to donate house to charity if e-book gets 1m downloads News
14.05.2012 After penning an account of his 10 days camping adventure outside an Apple Store in London in time for the launch of the iPhone 4S last year, Rob Shoesmith says he will give his... -
E-invoicing could save European governments €40bn News
09.05.2012 Electronic invoicing could save European governments at least €40bn. Across Europe, governments consume between 45pc and 65pc of goods and services.Categories: Investments, Internet, Government, Financial, Enterprise Applications, eCommerce, Digital Business -
Samsung and Visa name Galaxy S III their official Olympic Games Phone News
09.05.2012 Samsung and Visa have jointly named the new NFC-enabled Samsung Galaxy S III as their official phone for the London 2012 Games. The NFC device will be capable of wirelessly...Categories: Wireless Communications, Phones, Multimedia, Mobility, Mobile, Hardware, Games/Entertainment, eCommerce, Digital Business -
Broadband in Ireland equals jobs in Ireland News
10.05.2012 There is an intrinsic link between broadband rollout and local job creation. Local authorities must realise this as Ireland approaches a National Broadband Strategy.Tags: Digital Divide, BT, Vodafone, Jeroen Hoencamp, Fibre, Pat Rabbitte, Ireland, Job Creation, Broadband, -
Sage rolls out ‘mobile payments anywhere’ tech in UK and Ireland News
04.05.2012 Business software giant Sage today began rolling out its Sage Pay Mobile technology, which enables businesses to accept card payments using their mobile phones to authorise the...Categories: Wireless Communications, Security, Phones, Mobility, Mobile, Internet, eCommerce, Business Software -
IIA conference to lay a path for firms to take on BRIC opportunity News
04.05.2012 The forthcoming Irish Internet Association annual conference will equip Irish firms waking up to the online opportunity with the nous to target opportunities in BRIC (Brazil,...