Tagged: Reddit & News
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Celebrating six months of Grumpy Cat (memes and video) News
22.03.2013 On 22 September, the owner of a distinctive-looking then-five-month-old kitten posted a photo of her pet on Reddit, and well, the rest is Grumpy Cat meme history. -
Viral videos of the week – 17/02/2013 News
17.02.2013 We take a look at some of the most-viewed and most-shared videos on the web. This week features a discussion on the inevitable zombie apocalypse in the Canadian House of... -
Arnold Schwarzenegger talks politics, Hollywood and favourite movie quotes on Reddit News
16.01.2013 “Former Mr Olympia, Conan, Terminator, and Governor of California. I killed the Predator.” How better to introduce none other than Arnold Schwarzenegger, who took to Reddit last...Tags: Social Media, Reddit, -
Skype security hole made it possible for anyone to hijack your account News
14.11.2012 Skype has moved to temporarily disable a password reset page that made it easy for anyone to basically take over another user’s Skype account if they knew what email address is... -
Weekend news roundup: Reddit's censorship crisis and who really created the social web? News
15.10.2012 In our roundup of the top tech stories from the weekend, we look at the question that has arisen over who really created the social web, which some say existed long before...Categories: Web, Software & Web Development, Social Media, Security, Internet, Consumer Tech, Communications -
Garda goes AMA on Reddit – lively debate about state of policing in Ireland ensues News
19.09.2012 In an unprecedented move a serving member of Ireland’s police force, An Garda Siochana conducted an ask-me-anything (AMA) conversation on Reddit this week that gave an insight... -
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... -
Barack Obama to Reddit: ‘Ask me anything’ News
30.08.2012 What do Stan Lee, Molly Ringwald, Graham Linehan and Barack Obama have in common? They’ve all participated in a Reddit AMA, a forum on the self-professed ‘front page of the... -
Samsung fan gets custom Galaxy S III following bizarre request News
29.08.2012 While future Samsung Galaxy S III owners everywhere now have a choice of six colours for their device, one lucky Samsung fan in Canada has received a custom-made S III... -
Collison brothers’ Stripe collaborates with Reddit and Dwolla's charity #give platform News
28.08.2012 The payment technology being developed in Silicon Valley by Limerick brothers John and Patrick Collison has been selected to power a new donations button platform being on one...Categories: Web 2.0, Web, Software & Web Development, Internet, Funding, Financial, eCommerce, Digital Business -
Understanding social media through dinosaurs (infographic) News
06.08.2012 A tongue-in-cheek infographic is comparing social media sites with dinosaurs, reflecting each site’s characteristics in one of the now-extinct creatures. -
Social media leaders - the basic facts (infographic) News
12.07.2012 For a quick snapshot and comparison of today’s social media leaders – namely, Facebook, LinkedIn, Pinterest, Twitter, Tagged, Spotify, Foursquare, Reddit, and Club Penguin –...Tags: Reddit, Foursquare, Spotify, Twitter, Pinterest, LinkedIn, Facebook, Social Networking, Infographic -
The internet goes Gaga as pop star’s own social network opens to public News
10.07.2012 Having spent months as an invite-only beta, Lady Gaga’s social network LitleMonsters.com is now open for all to register, inviting a new wave of celebrity-centred social media.Categories: Web Development, Web Design, Web 2.0, Web, Social Media, Marketing, Internet, Digital Media -
Leap second bug wreaks havoc for major websites built on Java News
02.07.2012 Popular websites such as Reddit and software platforms such as Mozilla have been disrupted by the addition of an extra second to the world’s atomic clocks. In particular,...Categories: Web, Software & Web Development, Software, Servers, Security, Internet, Global CIO, Digital Media, CIO -
Bullied bus monitor receives more than US$400,000 in donations – thanks, internet! News
22.06.2012 A YouTube video of 68-year-old school-bus monitor Karen Huff Klein being bullied by students resulted in an outpouring of sympathy from internet communities, who have since... -
Robert Moog synthesiser top 20 recordings News
23.05.2012 Today has seen a whirlwind of interest in the Google Doodle for electronic music pioneer Robert Moog. The Doodle, which allows users to compose tunes on a digital replica of the... -
Digg’s future uncertain as tech team to move to Washington Post News
01.05.2012 The Washington Post is reportedly buying news aggregator Digg’s technology team, putting the future of the site into question. -
Reddit users to be sued over member’s suicide? News
13.04.2012 Reports have been circulating this week that nine members of the content-sharing website Reddit allegedly urged a fellow user of the site to follow through with his plans to... -
Caine’s Arcade short film hits YouTube News
10.04.2012 The viral sensation that is Caine’s Arcade has finally hit YouTube. The short film directed by Nirvan Mullick and produced by Interconnected tells the story of nine-year-old... -
The digital business week News
12.03.2012 A digest of the top business and technology news stories from the past week.Categories: Consumer Tech, eCommerce, Intellectual Property, Internet, Leadership & Management, R&D, WebTags: Google Play, Google, NUI Maynooth, Innovation Value Institute, US, Reddit, CEO, website, Apple,