Categorised as: Social Media & News
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Google goes social – say hi to Google+ News
28.06.2011 As originally reported on Siliconrepublic.com, Google plans to put social graphs across its entire web product family and tonight the Google+ real-life sharing project began in...Tags: Facebook, Microsoft, Skype, Unified Comms, Eric Schmidt, YouTube, Social Networking, Google+, Google -
MySpace to lay off 150 more staff? News
28.06.2011 After letting 500 members of its staff go in January, MySpace is expected to lay off 150 more to make the company more attractive to a potential buyer. -
Twitter reveals new resource site for journalists News
28.06.2011 In previous centuries, reporters used to send pigeons from the trenches to convey urgent news. The death of al Qaeda leader Osama Bin Laden, however, broke in seconds globally... -
RTÉ News Now app hits 100,000 downloads in four months News
28.06.2011 RTÉ has revealed its News Now app has been downloaded 100,000 times in the last four months, bringing the total number of individual downloads of the app to 300,000.Categories: Wireless Communications, Social Media, Phones, Multimedia, Mobility, Mobile, Media, Games/Entertainment, Digital Media, Digital Business, Computers, Apps -
Has Facebook hired hacker 'GeoHot' to create iPad app? News
27.06.2011 Rumours have surfaced that Facebook has hired George Hotz to develop its long-awaited iPad app. Sony's pursuit for the hacking of the PS3 was the trigger that saw hackers breach... -
More over-50s using Facebook - research News
27.06.2011 Facebook has overtaken Microsoft for the first time to become the second-most popular website in the UK, with use among members over the age of 50 having risen faster than any... -
US investment bank Needham & Co to work with Irish tech firms News
27.06.2011 Irish technology companies looking to grow their operations in the US or seek funding from US sources will be supported by US investment bank Needham & Company, LLC, which has... -
Facebook’s future: finding the Holy Grail of user control News
24.06.2011 There’s rarely a week that goes by when social networking giant Facebook – lately rumoured to have hit a whopping 750m users – is not ensnared in some drama around privacy and...Categories: Software & Web Development, Social Media, Security, Media, Internet, eCommerce, Digital Marketing, Digital Business, Cloud -
80pc of Irish students learn about ICT outside the classroom News
27.06.2011 The kids have spoken, the writing’s on the wall: more than 80pc of Irish secondary school students look outside the classroom to learn about ICT. This damning indictment comes...Categories: Software & Web Development, Software, Social Media, R&D, Investments, Internet, Education, Economy, Digital Media, Digital Business, Digital 21 -
Govt invests €1.6m in providing digital skills to 30,000 people News
27.06.2011 Communications Minister Pat Rabbitte, TD, is making €1.6m available to provide basic internet-related skills training to 30,000 people across Ireland who otherwise may not have...Categories: Upskilling, Training, Software & Web Development, Social Media, Multimedia, Internet, Government, Education, Economy, eCommerce, Digital 21 -
LulzSec stops activity after 50 days News
27.06.2011 The hacker group LulzSec appears to have stopped its activities just 50 days after it first appeared. The collective issued what it called its “final release” on Saturday night... -
The digital business week News
27.06.2011 A digest of the top business and technology news stories from the past week.Categories: Financial Results, Games/Entertainment, Internet, Legal, Mergers & Acquisitions, Mobility, Search Engines, Social Media, Web -
Twins launch fresh case against Facebook News
24.06.2011 A day after accepting a settlement, twin brothers Tyler and Cameron Winklevoss have launched a new case against Facebook, this time asking the U.S. District Court of... -
Promoted tweets arriving in eight weeks? News
24.06.2011 Twitter may roll out promoted tweets within eight weeks, potentially putting paid-for tweets at the top of users’ Twitter streams. -
Twins drop Facebook lawsuit News
23.06.2011 Twin brothers who are the former Harvard University classmates of Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg have ended their legal battle against the social networking giant. -
Klout on Facebook could change how brands engage News
22.06.2011 Brands can now engage with their fans on Facebook using the Klout scoring system. Klout came to Facebook today via a deal with social marketing platform Involver.Categories: Software & Web Development, Social Media, Marketing, Digital Marketing, Digital Business, Apps -
Men better than women at social networking, claims LinkedIn News
22.06.2011 Men are more savvy social networkers than women, a survey of LinkedIn users in the US has revealed. The survey finds that men and women exhibit differences in their online... -
Getting your firm online – be honest with yourself first News
23.06.2011 Every day, we hear of businesses, particularly retail businesses, going to the wall in a country gripped by recession. The sad irony, however, is there is no recession online.Categories: Web, Social Media, Online Business, Internet, eCommerce, Digital Marketing, Digital Business -
LulzSec 'outs' hackers it claims caused UK arrest News
22.06.2011 LulzSec has revealed the identities of two prominent hackers it claims 'snitched' and caused the arrest of 19-year-old Essex teenager Ryan Cleary, suspected to have been one of... -
WordPress.org force resets all passwords News
22.06.2011 Suspicious activity has forced popular blogging service WordPress to reset all passwords. The company says it noticed suspicious commits to several popular plugins, including...Categories: Software & Web Development, Social Media, Servers, Security, IT Management, Computers, Communications