Tagged: Political
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Political pirate Rickard Falkvinge is out to prove a point News
16.04.2013 A fortnight ago, when the third season of fantasy TV series Game of Thrones was broadcast, digital pirates around the world illegally downloaded the episode more than 1m times –... -
Tech sector is most trusted by public, but only one in four trust social media News
24.01.2013 The technology sector continues to be the most trusted sector of Irish society while Government, banking and financial services remain the least trusted sectors, according to... -
Is Ireland’s political establishment braced for the impact of social media? News
03.01.2013 Late last year, US President Barack Obama tweeted ‘four more years’ on his active Twitter page in what has to be the most retweeted post of all time. By comparison, Ireland’s...Categories: Wireless Communications, Social Media, Multimedia, Mobility, Mobile, Internet, Government, Economy, Digital Media, Consumer Tech, Communications -
Julian Assange plans to run for senate in Australia as member of WikiLeaks party News
12.12.2012 WikiLeaks editor-in-chief Julian Assange has indicated that he will run for Australian Senate in 2013 and plans to establish a WikiLeaks political party are well under way. -
Syria cut off from the internet News
29.11.2012 Amid fighting between the government and Free Syrian Army, reports are emerging that Syria has been cut off from the internet as of 10.30am today (12.30pm Irish time). -
Ernst & Young's 2011 Africa Attractiveness Survey Reports
12.07.2011 It's time for Africa. While Africa’s challenges are well documented, there is an increasing recognition that the continent is on an upward trajectory; economically, politically...Tags: Foreign Direct Investment, IMF, Economic Growth, Political, Africa, Ernst & Young, Markets, Business , -
UK government using web app to keep up with economic data in real-time News
08.11.2012 A classified ad search engine in the UK has confirmed it supplies data to a custom-built web app being developed by the British government to supply decision-makers with key data. -
The 2012 US presidential election – as told by the internet (video) News
07.11.2012 The ballots are in and Barack Obama will see four more years in the White House, and while the US presidential election has been closely watched worldwide the internet has... -
Where to catch coverage of US presidential election results News
06.11.2012 Today is a big day not just for US President Barack Obama and former governor of Massachusetts Matt Romney, who now leave their campaigns for the presidency in the hands of... -
Voters in Virginia will take to the polls on Microsoft Surface News
06.11.2012 Microsoft’s new Surface tablet has won itself a starring role in the 2012 US presidential election as the device is being used for e-voting by a precinct in Virginia.Categories: Computers -
Funnymen endorse US presidential candidates (videos) News
06.11.2012 It’s presidential election day in the US, and in case there’s anyone who’s still undecided about which way to cast his or her ballot, videos in which a director, a cartoon... -
Using social insights to predict the 2012 presidential election (infographic) News
06.11.2012 An examination of online comments regarding the US 2012 presidential election predicts popular and electoral results in a new infographic by market research firm TTAGG. -
YouTube seeks US election day videos News
05.11.2012 YouTube wants to hear from Americans who are heading to the polls tomorrow to elect either Barack Obama or Mitt Romney as the next US president. The video-sharing site is... -
The presidential battle in the mobile app world (infographic) News
02.11.2012 Americans will be voting for their new president on Tuesday, and a new infographic looks at how voters are consuming and sharing information on their mobile phones that pertains... -
Internet activist Wael Ghonim discusses Revolution 2.0 at the Dublin Web Summit (video) News
19.10.2012 At the time of the Egyptian revolution, Wael Ghonim was working as Google’s regional marketing manager in the Middle East and North Africa. As a result of a Facebook group he... -
Google’s image search equates Mitt Romney with ‘completely wrong’ News
11.10.2012 If you search the term ‘completely wrong’ on Google Images, you’ll turn up a page of pictures of US presidential candidate Mitt Romney – and it’s not even a Google bomb.Categories: Search Engines, Search -
David Cameron signs up for Twitter, promises not too many tweets News
08.10.2012 UK Prime Minister and leader of the Conservative party David Cameron has taken to Twitter, meeting with welcomes and criticism from followers. -
Big Bird tweets take over Twitter during US presidential debate News
04.10.2012 The race to be the next US president is entering its final stage, with the first presidential debate taking place last night in Denver, Colorado. Much of the campaign has been... -
Egyptian internet activist Wael Ghonim to speak at Dublin Web Summit News
13.09.2012 The Egyptian revolutionary Wael Ghonim has been announced as the 100th speaker at the forthcoming Dublin Web Summit, which will also feature three new stages focusing on cloud,...Categories: Web, Software & Web Development, Social Media, Search Engines, Networking, Mobile, Digital Media, Digital Business -
Barack Obama’s DNC speech breaks Twitter record News
07.09.2012 If US presidential elections were won on social media, Barack Obama would have it in the bag. The close of the Democratic National Convention (DNC) last night saw...