Categorised as: New Media & News
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Digital ad spend in Ireland exceeds €150m – up 12.3pc year-on-year News
19.04.2013 As ad spend in traditional media continues to fall by 6.2pc, digital advertising in Ireland has increased by 12.3pc to surpass €150m for the first time, according to the...Categories: Consumer Tech, Digital Business, Digital Marketing, Digital Media, Marketing, Media, Mobile, Mobility, Multimedia, Phones, Wireless Communications -
Twitter #Music app to go live online and in iOS App Store today News
18.04.2013 Starting today, Twitter’s anticipated music-discovery app Twitter #Music will be available online and for the iPhone through Apple’s App Store.Categories: Web, Software & Web Development, Software, Social Media, Phones, Multimedia, Mobility, Mobile, Internet, Digital Media, Apps -
Vinyl back in vogue as 18-24-year-olds lead resurgence of record sales News
18.04.2013 It seems 18-24-year-olds in the UK are preferring vinyl records to iTunes and Spotify, if research from ICM in time for Record Store Day this Saturday is to be believed. -
LinkedIn’s new-look mobile app harnesses its Pulse acquisition for a fuller news feed News
18.04.2013 LinkedIn has wasted no time in benefiting from its US$90m acquisition of Pulse, releasing a fully revamped version of its mobile app with a more visually pleasing and... -
Twitter unveils new keyword feature for advertisers to target users News
18.04.2013 Twitter has unleashed a new feature called keyword targeting that will give advertisers the ability to show users ads based on the content of their tweets. -
Authorities seek clues in photos, videos from Boston Marathon News
17.04.2013 Boston police and the FBI are analysing photos and videos from the Boston Marathon for clues into the two bombs that went off at the event on Monday, killing three people are... -
Ahead of Hemlock Grove debut Friday, Netflix sounds the death knell for Silverlight News
17.04.2013 As Netflix gears up for the worldwide debut of Eli Roth’s Hemlock Grove on Friday, the video-streaming platform is working towards a shift away from Microsoft’s Silverlight in... -
Justin Bieber will ‘hopefully’ inspire fans after questionable Anne Frank comment News
16.04.2013 Anne Frank House has come to the defence of pop star Justin Bieber on Facebook, following his visit to the Amsterdam museum and his guestbook comments that unleashed a backlash... -
Google launches person finder following Boston marathon explosions News
16.04.2013 Search engine Google has quickly added a person finder service in the aftermath of the horrific events in Boston yesterday.Categories: Web, Search Engines, Search, Phones, Multimedia, Mobility, Mobile, Internet, Digital Media, Consumer Tech -
Psy continues to crush Justin Bieber’s YouTube records with new video for ‘Gentleman’ News
15.04.2013 South Korean rapper Psy was crowned king of YouTube last year when his music video for K-pop hit ‘Gangnam Style’ became the first video ever to breach 1bn views on the network.... -
Twitter Music gives Ryan Seacrest something for the weekend, but rest of us left waiting News
15.04.2013 Coachella has passed without much noise from Twitter’s music app, which was expected to launch at the California music festival last weekend. While select artists and... -
Viral videos of the week: zombie deaths, a touching moment, and random rapping News
14.04.2013 We take a look at some of the most-viewed and most-shared videos on the web. This week features a seven-year-old’s college football touchdown, grisly special effects from The... -
Apple close to signing iRadio deals with major labels Universal and Warner News
12.04.2013 Apple’s rumoured rival to Pandora – dubbed iRadio – is taking a step closer to becoming a reality if reports are to be believed about a deal that is close to being signed with...Categories: Wireless Communications, Social Media, Multimedia, Mobility, Mobile, Internet, Games/Entertainment, Digital Media, Consumer Tech, Apps -
Twitter expected to launch music service this weekend during Coachella News
12.04.2013 The fabled music service that Twitter is believed to have been working on is expected to go live this weekend during the Coachella music festival in the US. -
8K-resolution short film by NHK to screen at Cannes Film Festival News
11.04.2013 Though 4K is still a while away from breaking into the mainstream, Japanese public broadcaster NHK is wasting no time in showcasing the even-higher definition 8K technology it...Tags: HDTV, high definition -
Video of daredevil raccoon crossing wires goes viral News
11.04.2013 A video of an enterprising raccoon getting around by gripping power lines and telephone cables and shimmying across them in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, is the latest critter video... -
RTÉjr to become dedicated cross-platform kids’ channel on 15 April News
10.04.2013 RTÉ has decided to amp up its children’s television offering by giving RTÉjr its own channel across TV, digital radio, online and mobile services. The launch on 15 April will... -
Dublin and Belfast star in new Twitter photos from space News
10.04.2013 Cmdr Chris Hadfield took advantage of the International Space Station’s position above Ireland last night to take and tweet photos of Belfast and the Irish capital as they... -
Leaving Cert student builds study notes community for his peers News
10.04.2013 The Leaving Certificate looms ever closer for sixth-year students in Ireland, with oral examinations starting next week. But with the help of self-taught web developer and... -
Google Play Music goes live in Ireland, Europe, NZ and Oz News
10.04.2013 Google will today introduce music to its Google Play mobile and cloud store in Ireland and other European countries, as well as Australia and New Zealand. The new service makes...Categories: Wireless Communications, Multimedia, Mobility, Mobile, Internet, Games/Entertainment, eCommerce, Digital Media, Apps