Categorised as: Social Media & News
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Facebook employees could be investigated over suicide of Italian teen News
27.05.2013 An Italian prosecutor has said he will not rule out investigating Facebook staff connected to the suicide of Carolina Picchio, a 14-year-old girl from Novara, northern Italy,... -
IAB Europe awards MEP Sean Kelly for standing up for data privacy rights (video) News
24.05.2013 Sean Kelly, Fine Gael MEP for Ireland South, has been selected to receive the prestigious IAB Europe Award for Leadership and Excellence for his approach to dealing with privacy...Categories: Social Media, Servers, Security, Internet, Digital Media, Data Management, Consumer Tech -
Viral videos of the week: an adorable goal, a speedy world record, and an elementary sing-song News
26.05.2013 We take a look at some of the most-viewed and most-shared videos on the web. This week features an unconventional water slide, a goal-scoring toddler, a new series from a... -
Cubic Telecom to create 70 new jobs after landing US$5.2m investment News
24.05.2013 Irish technology company Cubic Telecom is to create 70 new jobs after securing US$5.2m in funding from US telecoms tech giant Qualcomm, ACT Venture Capital, TPS Investments and... -
Citrix revamps cloud technologies to reflect a more mobile workstyle News
23.05.2013 Enterprise software player Citrix has introduced new versions of its virtual desktop and file-sharing cloud technologies to reflect increasingly mobile workstyles. -
Facebook phone HTC First won’t be coming to the UK News
23.05.2013 HTC’s troubles continue with the news that plans to bring the vaunted Facebook Phone, the HTC First, to the UK have been scrapped. Pre-orders accepted by 4G carrier Everything... -
AVG moves into social media security with PrivacyChoice acquisition News
23.05.2013 Not content with just securing your computers and mobile devices, security software player AVG has branched into protecting users on social networks with the acquisition of... -
Twitter introduces two-factor authentication, Kim Dotcom threatens to sue (video) News
23.05.2013 Following a string of high-profile Twitter hacks, the microblogging network has introduced two-factor authentication for enhanced security. However, controversial entrepreneur... -
Huggity secures €600k investment and plans to create 16 jobs News
23.05.2013 Dublin digital start-up Huggity has secured a €600,000 investment, with the company now planning to create 16 new positions by the end of the year in addition to scaling up its...Categories: Social Media, Mobile, Marketing, Investments, Internet, Digital Media, Digital Marketing, Digital Business, Consumer Tech -
Mulley to help potential digital marketing interns boost their social skills News
23.05.2013 One of Ireland’s leading social media personalities Damien Mulley will this Saturday provide a free half-day intensive course in Dublin to students who want to have better... -
Facebook appeal fading for many US teens as Twitter’s popularity almost doubles News
22.05.2013 A report from the Pew Research Centre based on a survey of 802 US teenagers aged 12 to 17 reveals that the youth’s interest in Facebook is waning as use of Twitter grows, but...Categories: Social Media, Internet -
TV, sports and Call of Duty are focus of Xbox One event, to gamers’ dismay (video) News
22.05.2013 A YouTube user has condensed last night’s Xbox One reveal into just 1 minute and 40 seconds of TV, sports and Call of Duty. Oh, and dogs. -
Muzu.TV strikes deal to bring more than 90k music videos to Last.fm News
22.05.2013 Dublin-headquartered music video service Muzu.TV has entered into a strategic deal with online music platform Last.fm that will see more than 90,000 music videos become...Categories: Web, Software & Web Development, Software, Social Media, Internet, Games/Entertainment, Digital Media, Consumer Tech -
Embeddable weekly music charts from Spotify reveal online streaming trends News
22.05.2013 Spotify has started publishing this week charts of the 50 most-streamed and 50 most-shared songs on the music-streaming network, providing valuable information on online music... -
Facebook Ireland complying with Data Protection Commissioner on recommendations - report News
21.05.2013 Facebook Ireland has been implementing recommendations from Ireland’s Office of the Data Protection Commissioner to its satisfaction, the agency’s follow-up review of an audit... -
8 people YouTube can thank for 100 hours of video uploaded per minute News
20.05.2013 YouTube marks eight years in action this month and has now released up-to-date figures on its uploaded content. With more than four days’ worth of video uploaded each minute, we... -
It’s official: Yahoo! to acquire Tumblr for US$1.1bn News
20.05.2013 Internet giant Yahoo! has ended days of speculation and announced its intent to acquire online blogging platform Tumblr for US$1.1bn. -
Astronaut Chris Hadfield to receive Dublin Lord Mayor’s Award News
20.05.2013 Dublin City is to honour Canadian astronaut Chris Hadfield with the Lord Mayor’s Award for his contribution to Dublin and its citizens. -
Free Mansion House event to showcase new digital innovations News
17.05.2013 The Mansion House in Dublin will be playing host to a free digital showcase called ‘Your Future City’ next Monday and Tuesday in order to give people a taste of how...Categories: Sustainability, Software & Web Development, Software, Social Media, Science, Internet, Green Tech, Education, Digital Media, Digital Business, Design, Apps -
Yahoo! to buy blogging service Tumblr for US$1.1bn – reports News
20.05.2013 The board of Yahoo! has reportedly agreed a US$1.1bn all-cash deal to buy the six-year-old social blogging service Tumblr, according to US media reports.Categories: Web, Social Media, Search Engines, Search, Media, Internet, Digital Marketing, Consumer Tech