Tagged: Social Media & News
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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 -
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 -
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... -
Yahoo! in ‘serious’ talks to acquire Tumblr for US$1bn News
17.05.2013 Yahoo! is believed to be in acquisition talks with social blogging site Tumblr in a deal estimated to be worth up to US$1bn. -
Facebook blocks social network-killing app Social Roulette News
16.05.2013 Facebook has blocked an app called Social Roulette that mimics the potentially lethal game of chance Russian Roulette by offering users a one-in-six chance of deleting their...Categories: Software, Social Media, Mobile, Internet, Digital Media, Consumer Tech, Apps, Application Design and Development -
Salesforce.com invests in social CRM player Datahug News
15.05.2013 Irish technology company Datahug has received fresh investment from web software giant Salesforce.com. The company has spearheaded its expansion into the US with the appointment...Categories: Software & Web Development, Social Media, Investments, Internet, Funding, Digital Business, CRM, Communications -
New app launches for GAA fans to interact with their teams News
14.05.2013 A new smartphone app called iGAAFan is aiming to enable GAA fans to interact with their teams at both county and club level. The Tyrone and Derry County Boards are currently... -
Viral videos of the week: Cinco de Mayo, Steven Spielberg’s ‘Obama’ and the talking dead News
05.05.2013 We take a look at some of the most-viewed and most-shared videos on the web. This week features dubbed zombies, a tricky question for non-Spanish speakers, another stab at... -
New social network for businesses SunZu plans 1m members by end of 2013 News
29.04.2013 Successful UK businessman Lyndon Wood has established a new social network called SunZu that will be headquartered in Dublin. Just months in action, the social network, which...Categories: Social Media, Leadership & Management, Investments, Internet, Digital Media, Digital Business -
Comedy Central teams up with Twitter for first ever #ComedyFest News
24.04.2013 For five days starting next Monday, Comedy Central’s first ever Twitter-based comedy festival intends to take over your feed with the help of more than 50 comedians on the network. -
1.2m Irish households will own a tablet computer by the end of this year News
22.04.2013 Digital device ownership in Ireland is surging ahead with the average home owning at least four connected devices. A new Household Sentiment Survey by Eircom predicts that 1.2m...Categories: Wireless Communications, Social Media, Phones, Multimedia, Mobility, Mobile, Hardware, Digital Media, Consumer Tech, Computers, Communications -
Irish Govt provides scholarships to students from emerging markets News
22.04.2013 The Government of Ireland has launched a new international scholarship scheme aimed at attracting students from emerging and priority markets, including China, India, Brazil and...Categories: Upskilling, Social Media, R&D, Government, Engineer, Education, Economy, Digital Media, Digital Business -
Online ads player Marin to create 35 new jobs in Dublin News
19.04.2013 Search, social and mobile advertising player Marin Software Inc is to create 35 new jobs in Dublin over the next three years.Categories: Social Media, Phones, Multimedia, Mobility, Mobile, Media, Marketing, Investments, Internet, Digital Media, Digital Marketing, Digital Business -
Exit from troika will boost IDA’s efforts overseas – O’Leary News
16.04.2013 Ireland’s planned exist from the ‘troika’ lending programme later this year will provide a reputational boost overseas, the CEO of IDA Ireland Barry O’Leary explained, helping... -
Hashtag confusion leads fans to believe that Cher, not Thatcher, is dead News
09.04.2013 In the wake of news that former UK prime minister Margaret Thatcher had died following a stroke yesterday at the age of 87, the hashtag #nowthatchersdead began spreading on... -
Pre-release Facebook Home appears online News
08.04.2013 For curious Android users with some tech savvy, a pre-release version of Facebook Home that leaked online gives them something to play with while they await the final release on... -
Confirmed: Facebook is testing a priority paid messaging system News
08.04.2013 Social network Facebook has confirmed that it is indeed testing a priority messaging system that will see users pay fees for sending messages to public figures. -
Twitter for Business gets a new look to attract advertisers News
02.04.2013 Twitter announced the relaunch of its online resource for businesses using the social network yesterday (and no, it’s not an April fool’s joke). -
Facebook smartphone to become a reality – 'New Home on Android' with HTC News
29.03.2013 Facebook has invited press to a briefing at its Silicon Valley headquarters to reveal a new HTC device with an Android OS modified to reflect ‘Facebook Home’. True to its word,... -
Retailer Harry Corry invests stg£10k in e-commerce and digital marketing News
27.03.2013 Home interiors retailer Harry Corry has launched a new e-commerce website to help the brand reach new markets as part of the company’s investment of more than £10,000 in digital...Categories: Web, Social Media, Investments, Internet, eCommerce, Digital Marketing, Digital Business, Consumer Tech