Tagged: Video & News
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Viral videos of the week: a scared kitty, men in labour and the internet of toys News
19.05.2013 We take a look at some of the most-viewed and most-shared videos on the web. This week’s selection features Facebook in real life, an autocue prank, an easily spooked cat, a... -
Nintendo exerts its right to profit from user-generated videos on YouTube News
17.05.2013 Videos of gameplay on Nintendo video games uploaded by YouTube users will, in some cases, be accompanied by advertising that generates revenue for Nintendo only, with nothing... -
Viral videos of the week: Spock vs Spock treadmill dancing, and a Mother’s Day tribute News
12.05.2013 We take a look at some of the most-viewed and most-shared videos on the web. This week features old Spock taking on new Spock, a treadmill dance to rival OK GO, Charles Ramsey... -
End of an era? YouTube launches paid subscription channels News
10.05.2013 It looks like YouTube’s era of free online video is coming to an end as the social video network launches a small selection of fee-based subscriptions with an assurance that... -
YouTube claims removal of controversial David Bowie music video was a mistake News
09.05.2013 Video-streaming site YouTube is the place to go to watch music videos these days, but the recent religious-themed promo for 'The Next Day' by David Bowie was pulled from the... -
Cisco rolling out remote banking technology across Ireland News
08.05.2013 More retail banking customers in Ireland will be able to have virtual face-to-face meetings with banking specialists from any branch, in real-time and via high-definition video,... -
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... -
CoderDojo NYC co-founder calls for more female mentors (video) News
24.04.2013 Rebecca Garcia, the 22-year-old co-founder of the first CoderDojo in New York City, says that learning how to code could enable children to overcome social and economic barriers...Categories: Software & Web Development, Software, Games/Entertainment, Engineering, Education, Economy, Development, Design -
Interview with Black Girls Code founder Kimberly Bryant (video) News
25.04.2013 In perfect timing for today’s Girls in ICT Day comes our interview with the founder of Black Girls Code Kimberly Bryant. She started Black Girls Code in 2011 and it is now...Categories: Upskilling, Training, Software & Web Development, Software, Internet, Education, Economy, Digital Media, Computers, Apps -
Interview with CoderDojo Diva Limerick’s Karen O’Connell (video) News
25.04.2013 Today is Girls in ICT Day and the perfect occasion to highlight an interview with Karen O’Connell, mother of three and a former Dell worker, who helps run CoderDojo Divas in...Categories: Upskilling, Training, Software & Web Development, Software, Education, Economy, Development, Design -
‘Story bud?’ filmmaker on a mission to document Irish slang News
25.04.2013 Irish filmmaker Jenny Keogh is attempting to crowdfund a feature film that will take a close look at the unique phrases that crop up in the vernacular of each county of Ireland. -
2013 Better Cities competition wants ideas for the future News
25.04.2013 Creators, motivators and innovators now have a chance to show off, via video, their ideas to make cities of the future better in the 2013 Better Cities competition and be in... -
Amazon branches out into original TV programming, viewers decide what shows live on News
23.04.2013 The first pilots from Amazon Studios, Amazon’s original film and TV series production arm, went live on Friday and, in their first weekend, became the most-watched shows on... -
YouTube turns 8 - celebrating with its top 8 videos News
23.04.2013 YouTube has reaped well more than 1trn views - that's about 140 views for every person on the planet - during its existence. The video-sharing site marks its eighth anniversary... -
Viral videos of the week: men’s ‘real beauty’, an experiment in space, and an oddball cat News
21.04.2013 We take a look at some of the most-viewed and most-shared videos on the web. This week features an experiment performed by astronaut Chris Hadfield, Harrison Ford’s refusal to... -
Authorities seek clues in photos, videos from Boston Marathon News
17.04.2013 Boston police and the FBI are analysing photos and videos from the Boston Marathon for clues into the two bombs that went off at the event on Monday, killing three people are... -
Ahead of Hemlock Grove debut Friday, Netflix sounds the death knell for Silverlight News
17.04.2013 As Netflix gears up for the worldwide debut of Eli Roth’s Hemlock Grove on Friday, the video-streaming platform is working towards a shift away from Microsoft’s Silverlight in... -
Psy continues to crush Justin Bieber’s YouTube records with new video for ‘Gentleman’ News
15.04.2013 South Korean rapper Psy was crowned king of YouTube last year when his music video for K-pop hit ‘Gangnam Style’ became the first video ever to breach 1bn views on the network.... -
Viral videos of the week: zombie deaths, a touching moment, and random rapping News
14.04.2013 We take a look at some of the most-viewed and most-shared videos on the web. This week features a seven-year-old’s college football touchdown, grisly special effects from The... -
Video of daredevil raccoon crossing wires goes viral News
11.04.2013 A video of an enterprising raccoon getting around by gripping power lines and telephone cables and shimmying across them in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, is the latest critter video...