Tagged: Social Networking & News
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Spotify arrives in Ireland – unlimited music ads-free from less than €5 a month News
13.11.2012 Spotify has finally arrived in Ireland and is now officially in 16 other countries, including the US, UK, Sweden, Finland, Norway, Denmark, France, Switzerland, Germany,... -
Pope Benedict XVI to open his own Twitter account News
09.11.2012 Pope Benedict XVI will open a personal Twitter account and will possibly begin tweeting before the end of the year. -
Obama victory picture is the most 'liked' photo in Facebook’s history News
07.11.2012 The social network Facebook confirmed today that at the time of writing, some 2.9m people have ‘liked’ the photo re-elected US President Barack Obama posted eight hours or so... -
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... -
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. -
LinkedIn revenues up 81pc to US$252m, reports a US$2.3m profit News
02.11.2012 Professional social network LinkedIn reported third-quarter revenues of US$252m, up 82pc on the US$139.5m last year and a profit of US$2.3m.Categories: Web 2.0, Social Media, Internet, Financial Services, Digital Business, Business SoftwareTags: Social Networking, LinkedIn -
Small businesses struggle with additional social media workload – survey (infographic) News
02.11.2012 Small businesses are spending more time and money on social media but are struggling with the additional workload, a new survey suggests. -
Movember: A Mo-Growing Social Media (infographic) News
01.11.2012 If there was any doubt about the buzz (certainly not from electric razors) that Movember creates in November, look no further than social media. A new infographic takes a look... -
Twitter users document Hurricane Sandy in photos News
30.10.2012 Twitter users have been sharing photos of their battered surroundings after Hurricane Sandy lashed wind and rain on the eastern United States and further up into Canada. -
Consumers preferring to seek customer service via social media, survey reveals News
25.10.2012 Social media is changing the way consumers are seeking customer service, a new survey reveals, with 47pc of US social media users actively seeking customer service through... -
Mobile advertising pays off for Facebook in third quarter News
24.10.2012 Some 14pc of Facebook's revenue came from mobile advertising, the social networking giant has revealed in its third-quarter financial results. -
Interview: Cleverbug’s Kealan Lennon on bringing social media to the physical world (video) News
19.10.2012 In what has to be one of the most compelling start-ups, social greeting card player Cleverbug is proving how social networking manifests itself in physical form. At the Dublin...Categories: Software & Web Development, Social Media, Investments, Internet, Digital Business, Consumer Tech, Apps -
Free lectures look at how psychology and technology interact News
18.10.2012 The Institute of Art, Design and Technology, Dun Laoghaire (IADT) is hosting two free public events as part of the Innovation Dublin 2012 festival next week, offering an insight... -
Tweeting or updating Facebook status is fine during a date, survey reveals News
17.10.2012 More than half of young people think it’s fine to post a couple of tweets or upload a picture to Facebook during a date. -
Netflix innovator - contextual algorithms will be key to future media search News
15.10.2012 Search professionals in internet firms from Netflix to Facebook and LinkedIn are focusing on a new generation of contextual algorithms that better match users with the content... -
New app to help kids learn maths uses Facebook as a reward News
15.10.2012 Dublin start-up Aftermath has come up with new e-learning software that aims to get kids studying maths online by blocking online distractions and then rewarding them afterwards...Categories: Web, Software Development, Software, Social Media, Education, Consumer Tech, Apps, Application Design and Development -
Tumblr gets analytical with engagement stats from Union Metrics News
05.10.2012 Tumblr is teaming up with Union Metrics to provide brands with detailed analytics and data visualisation from the popular blogging network. -
What’s in a like? Facebook reveals private sharing counted as likes on social plug-ins News
05.10.2012 Another day, another Facebook privacy concern, as the social network admits to a bug that miscounts likes in social plug-ins while also revealing that links sent in private... -
Facebook surpasses 1bn monthly active users News
04.10.2012 There are now more than 1bn people using Facebook every month, the social network’s CEO Mark Zuckerberg confirmed today. Yes, you read correctly – 1bn people!Categories: Web 2.0, Web, Social Media, Phones, Mobility, Mobile, Internet, Digital Media, Consumer Tech, Computers -
Facebook refuses to take down Jill Meagher-related pages - police News
01.10.2012 Social networking giant Facebook has refused a request by police in the Australian state of Victoria to take down pages which contain content that may taint a fair trial in the...