Categorised as: Web 2.0
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Facebook testing subtle Timeline redesign News
23.05.2012 While the business world is heavily distracted by the social network giant’s declining stock, Facebook has quietly begun testing a new-look Timeline for user profiles. -
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, -
Hackers attack Eurovision websites in Azerbaijan News
22.05.2012 At least four official websites associated with this weekend’s Eurovision song contest have been attacked by hackers, it has emerged. -
Bloomberg buys Irish tech firm PolarLake, rolls out new data service News
22.05.2012 Global financial news service Bloomberg has acquired Dublin-based semantic web software company PolarLake for an undisclosed sum. As a result, Bloomberg is launching a new...Tags: Big Data, Semantic Web, -
Twitter lights up with images of solar eclipse (photos) News
22.05.2012 Yesterday’s annular solar eclipse has been well-documented in images from Twitter users. -
Tourism Ireland launch competition to win a Twitter tour News
21.05.2012 Tourism Ireland’s British base has kicked off a new business tourism promotion offering senior executives a chance to win a tour of Ireland by Twitter. -
Chrome passes Internet Explorer by as world’s most used browser News
21.05.2012 New figures from StatCounter reveal that Google’s Chrome web browser is now the world’s most used browser, bypassing Microsoft’s Internet Explorer. -
How much is Zuckerberg worth? (infographic) News
18.05.2012 The team at Visual.ly has come up with a live infographic to keep us all up-to-date with the answer to the question on everyone’s minds today. -
Facebook's IPO broadcasting live from NASDAQ News
18.05.2012 Watch Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg ring the bell from the company's HQ in Menlo Park, California, to start the day's trading on Wall Street.Categories: Web 2.0, Web, Social Media, Investments, Internet, Funding, Financial Results, Financial, Digital Media -
Blacknight, Vodafone and more honoured at Social Media Awards 2012 News
18.05.2012 Vodafone Ireland scored a hat trick while Blacknight’s Michele Neylon put his company’s social media success down to a personable approach at the second annual Social Media Awards. -
The Fiscal Stability Treaty explained in 20 tweets News
18.05.2012 Still confused about Ireland's upcoming Fiscal Stability Treaty referendum? A new Twitter account might be able to help. -
Facebook Pages Manager app could be released soon News
17.05.2012 Facebook is testing a new Pages Manager app for iOS in select regions, while the rest of the world waits for a complete rollout. -
Photo-bombed – Fiat pranks Volkswagen on Google Street View News
16.05.2012 Feisty Italian car manufacturer Fiat has scored bragging rights against German car manufacturer Volkswagen by placing a Fiat 500 outside the front door of Volkswagen’s Swedish...Tags: Google Street View, Google Maps -
Irish Times rolls out new CMS – putting digital into heart of newsroom News
15.05.2012 Irish Times editor Kevin O’Sullivan told the Media Future Conference 2012 in Dublin today that the newspaper is going to be making one of the most important shifts in its...Categories: Web 2.0, Web, Social Media, Multimedia, Mobility, Mobile, Media, Internet, Digital Media, Digital Marketing, Digital Business, Communications, Apps -
Twitter’s Jack Dorsey named ‘Media Person of the Year’ at Cannes News
15.05.2012 Twitter CEO and chairman Jack Dorsey has been named the Cannes Lions ‘Media Person of the Year'. Previous recipients of the award include Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg, Google...Categories: Web 2.0, Social Media, Media, Internet, Digital Media, Consumer Tech, Communications, Apps -
Twitter’s new email update brings the best tweets straight to your inbox News
15.05.2012 Twitter users won't miss a trend with the roll out of a personalised weekly update of the best tweets being spread by their connections.Tags: Social Media, Twitter -
Apple planning social overhaul of iCloud to compete with Instagram? News
15.05.2012 Tech giant Apple is planning a major overhaul of its iCloud cloud computing service that will include new photo-sharing services that could see it rival Facebook and Instagram.Categories: Wireless Communications, Web 2.0, Storage, Social Media, Multimedia, Mobility, Mobile, Internet, Hosting Services, Games/Entertainment, Consumer Tech, Apps Zone, Apps -
Facebook mobile update gives photos three times more space News
15.05.2012 If you use Facebook on any mobile device – be it iOS, Android, or even a mobile web browser – you’ll soon see your news feed become more photo friendly with a new Instagram-like... -
Weekend news roundup: Facebook IPO - is Zuckerberg ready for this? News
14.05.2012 With the week that’s in it – Friday’s IPO that could value Facebook at over US$100bn – we look at some of the top analyses on Zuckerberg the man and Facebook the company. Also...Categories: Web 2.0, Research, R&D, Printing Services, Multimedia, Mobility, Mobile, Investments, Internet, Funding, Digital Media, Digital Business -
Apple co-founder Steve Wozniak says he lacks home internet News
14.05.2012 If you thought Ireland had broadband problems, then spare a thought for Steve Wozniak. The Apple co-founder has declared he doesn’t have broadband at his home in California and...