Tagged: Internet & 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... -
ComReg to launch online tool for consumers blasted by broadband advertising News
14.05.2013 While broadband access in Ireland now stands at 78pc, more than half of consumers have no idea what speeds they are getting. Telecoms regulator ComReg has confirmed a new test... -
Rabbitte’s radio shocker: ‘The future of radio is online’ News
30.04.2013 Ireland’s Communications Minister Pat Rabbitte, TD, has told the IBI annual conference that radio stations will have no option but to go online, given that there are more...Categories: Wireless Communications, Multimedia, Mobility, Mobile, Games/Entertainment, Digital Media, Consumer Tech -
Click4Classes receives investment from SOSventures News
23.04.2013 Cork web firm Click4Classes.com, a graduate of the SELR8R programme, has just received an investment from SOSventures and will grow employment to 10 people as it plots its UK... -
Weekend news round-up: anti-CISPA web blackout; US to tax the internet? News
22.04.2013 In our trawl through the weekend’s best tech stories, it has emerged that the US Senate is about to vote on legislation to give states the power to tax online purchases; how...Categories: Web, Software & Web Development, Software, Social Media, Internet, Financial, Economy, eCommerce, Digital Media, Digital Business -
Global internet slowdown triggered by largest reported DDoS attack News
27.03.2013 What started as a dispute between spam blockers and a hosting service has resulted in the largest ever distributed denial-of-service (DDos) attack reported, which could have... -
Kroes and Rabbitte question if EU intervention is needed to ‘preserve media’ News
22.03.2013 European Commission vice-president and commissioner for the Digital Agenda Neelie Kroes said today in Dublin that safeguarding media freedom and freedom of speech is critical....Categories: Online Business, Multimedia, Media, Marketing, Legal, Government, Digital Media, Digital Marketing, Digital Business, Consumer Tech -
FIT and UPC Ireland support digital inclusion for Get Online Week News
21.03.2013 Twenty-three per cent of Europeans have never accessed the internet, according to Eurostat figures from 2012. That’s why this week is Get Online Week, a Europe-wide initiative... -
Generic top-level domains will divide the internet, warns IIA CEO News
07.03.2013 The advent of generic top-level domains (gTLDs) like .blog or .hair will only facilitate the division of the internet into territories, the Irish Internet Association has warned... -
Irish Govt looking to plug gaps in laws over social media bullying – Rabbitte News
06.03.2013 Ireland’s Communications Minister Pat Rabbitte, TD, has warned there may be a gap in the country’s legislation when it comes to bullying or defamation via social media. He also...Categories: Social Media, Media, Legal, Internet, Government, Education, Digital Media, Consumer Tech -
Eircom reveals winners of 2013 Junior Spider Awards News
05.03.2013 Students from schools across Ireland have today been awarded for their online innovation in the 2013 Eircom Junior Spider Awards. The digital innovators who hail from primary...Categories: Software & Web Development, Software, Multimedia, Internet, Education, Digital Business, Design, Apps -
Limerick brothers launch e-commerce solution for the retail sector News
13.02.2013 A Limerick duo has created a new e-commerce solution called CueCommerce, with the aim of helping the retail sector capitalise on the growth of online shopping.Categories: Online Business, Mobile, Internet, eCommerce, Digital Media, Digital Marketing, Consumer Tech -
Sky’s entry into Irish broadband market to kick off price wars News
07.02.2013 Sky this morning entered the Irish broadband market with DSL broadband and phone services starting at €30, as well as triple play unlimited broadband, phone and TV packages... -
MMO giant Webzen acquires Gala Networks for close to US$18m News
05.02.2013 Online games company Gala Networks, which operates the online multiplayer (MMO) network gPotato with subsidiaries in Ireland and Brazil, has been acquired by Korean MMO giant... -
YouTube scores a try - tackles major three-year deal with RBS Six Nations News
01.02.2013 YouTube has signed a major deal with RBS Six Nations to provide highlights and exclusive content for YouTube viewers for the next three years.Categories: Web, Media, Marketing, Internet, Games/Entertainment, Digital Media, Digital Marketing, Consumer Tech -
BT Group profits up by 7pc despite declining revenue News
01.02.2013 Telecoms group BT this morning posted third-quarter revenues of stg£4.51bn, down 6pc from the same quarter a year ago, but cost-cutting measures have helped its profits grow by... -
Weekend news round-up: Eric Schmidt wants an open web; Kim Dotcom speaks out News
21.01.2013 In our round-up of some of the top tech stories from the weekend, fresh from his trip to North Korea, Google executive chairman Eric Schmidt outlines the economic advantages of... -
Google to build new stg£1bn UK headquarters in London News
18.01.2013 Internet giant Google is believed to be building a new stg£1bn UK headquarters that will span 2.4 acres in the heart of London. The headquarters, which consolidates two existing...Categories: Search, Investments, Internet, Financial, Digital Media, Digital Marketing, Digital Business -
15 companies to benefit from latest €750k Competitive Start Fund News
17.01.2013 Enterprise Ireland has launched the latest phase of its Competitive Start Fund with €750,000 available to up to 15 start-ups. So far, 60 companies have been funded under the... -
Two-thirds of UK internet population on Facebook – on a par with TV News
16.01.2013 Facebook says two-thirds of the UK’s internet population use the social network and 18 to 34-year-olds spend as much time on the social network as they would watching TV. The...Categories: Phones, Multimedia, Mobility, Mobile, Marketing, Internet, Games/Entertainment, Enterprise, Economy, eCommerce, Digital Marketing, Digital Business, Consumer Tech