Categorised as: Media & News
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Digg’s reader heading in more content-rich direction, channelling social media News
25.03.2013 Following 800 comments on how its Google Reader substitute should work, Digg has decided that it will have to be simple, fast, cross-platform and easy to convert existing Reader... -
Preview of manga biography of Steve Jobs appears online News
25.03.2013 Award-winning manga artist Mari Yamazaki has created a biography of the late Steve Jobs in her chosen medium, and images from the graphic story have emerged online today.Categories: Media, Digital MediaTags: Steve Jobs, Media, -
Kroes and Rabbitte question if EU intervention is needed to ‘preserve media’ News
22.03.2013 European Commission vice-president and commissioner for the Digital Agenda Neelie Kroes said today in Dublin that safeguarding media freedom and freedom of speech is critical....Categories: Online Business, Multimedia, Media, Marketing, Legal, Government, Digital Media, Digital Marketing, Digital Business, Consumer Tech -
YouTube reaches 1bn monthly visitors as Gen C drives mobile viewing News
21.03.2013 Vastly popular video-sharing network YouTube – home of cat videos, Gangnam Style and the Harlem Shake – has reached the milestone of more than 1bn unique users per month, which... -
More than 27 centuries of Harlem Shakes viewed in just one month (infographic) News
20.03.2013 As we (cautiously) sound the death knell on the Harlem Shake video trend, data collected by YTD YouTube Downloader reveals just how much time was actually spent watching the... -
Microsoft pulls no punches in new Windows Phone ads, targets Samsung users News
20.03.2013 It’s hard to escape Microsoft’s marketing lately as it blitzes us with Windows 8 and Windows Phone ads trying to convert users over to the new operating systems. In its latest... -
Google makes it easier to search for animated GIF images News
20.03.2013 Fans of the graphics interchange format, better known as the GIF, are today rejoicing Google’s decision to add a filter for animated images to its image search facility, making... -
Paid downloads unpopular as Irish youth consume majority of TV content online News
20.03.2013 A survey conducted last week by youth charity SpunOut.ie reveals how young people in Ireland are consuming TV. That is, most commonly, without the traditional TV set, and for... -
Internet player Demand Media to create up to 40 new jobs in Dublin News
20.03.2013 Domain services company Demand Media is to open an international office in Dublin that will employ between 20 and 40 people in Dublin by next year. The opportunity was made...Categories: Web, Software & Web Development, Media, Marketing, Internet, Economy, eCommerce, Digital Media, Digital Marketing, Digital Business -
New season of The Killing to reach Irish Netflix viewers one week after episodes air in US News
14.03.2013 Having been instrumental in its revival, episodes from the third season of dramatic crime television series The Killing will reach Netflix UK & Ireland members just one week... -
Digital supremo Dylan Collins appointed chairman of marketing player Potato News
12.03.2013 Demonware and Box of Awesome founder Dylan Collins has been appointed chairman of Potato, one of Europe’s fastest-growing marketing technology agencies which counts Google,...Categories: Software & Web Development, Software, Social Media, Media, Marketing, Internet, Digital Media, Digital Marketing, Consumer Tech -
Irish Govt looking to plug gaps in laws over social media bullying – Rabbitte News
06.03.2013 Ireland’s Communications Minister Pat Rabbitte, TD, has warned there may be a gap in the country’s legislation when it comes to bullying or defamation via social media. He also...Categories: Social Media, Media, Legal, Internet, Government, Education, Digital Media, Consumer Tech -
Apple CEO said to be in talks with Beats creators on music-streaming service News
06.03.2013 Apple CEO Tim Cook has reportedly been in discussion with Beats Electronics CEO Jimmy Iovine on a possible partnership between the two on a digital music-streaming service. -
Microsoft reveals SketchInsight interactive whiteboard prototype (video) News
05.03.2013 Microsoft is working on a new type of interactive whiteboard called SketchInsight that will aim to let users tell a story using interactive sketches and make sense of big data.Categories: Web, Software & Web Development, Research, R&D, Media, Intellectual Property, Consumer Tech -
Viral videos of the week – 03/03/2013 News
03.03.2013 We take a look at some of the most-viewed and most-shared videos on the web. This week is a Harlem Shake-free edition featuring a call for coding on the US curriculum, America’s... -
Facebook buys online ad business Atlas from Microsoft News
01.03.2013 Social networking giant Facebook has acquired Microsoft’s Atlas ad serving and tracking business for an undisclosed sum. Various reports suggest the price to have been less than...Categories: Social Media, Phones, Multimedia, Mobility, Mobile, Mergers & Acquisitions, Media, Marketing, Digital Marketing, Consumer Tech -
Bradley Manning pleads guilty to 10 of 22 charges News
01.03.2013 United States Army soldier Bradley Manning has admitted to having provided WikiLeaks with classified information; however, he has entered a plea of not guilty in regard to 12... -
Irish start-up targets mobile operators with location-based marketing platform News
27.02.2013 iMobMedia is a new Irish start-up that has come up with a platform with the aim of enabling mobile operators to target consumers with offers based on user preference, profile... -
14 digital start-ups start Launchpad programme at NDRC News
26.02.2013 Fourteen new ventures in the digital space will be starting a 12-week programme at the NDRC this week, as part of its Launchpad accelerator programme. The new start-ups range... -
Google said to be planning launch of music streaming service in Q3 News
26.02.2013 It seems Google isn’t happy with just selling digital music to users via Google Play and is rumoured to be planning to launch a subscription-based music streaming service later...