Tagged: PayPal & News
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eBay and PayPal report solid growth in mobile commerce News
28.04.2011 Global e-commerce giant eBay reported Q1 results of US$2.5bn in revenues, up 16pc on last year. The company said its PayPal subsidiary is seeing solid growth in mobile commerce... -
The future of money News
28.04.2011 PayPal’s head of Irish operations Louise Phelan warns 66pc of Irish firms don’t engage in e-commerce despite a booming global digital economy.Categories: Web, Private Irish Business, Online Business, Mobility, Internet, Financial, Economy, eCommerce, Digital Business, Digital 21 -
Team effort needed to spread 21st-century business know-how News
26.04.2011 In his look back on the week, Siliconrepublic.com editor John Kennedy believes that while Ireland can rightly claim the title Internet Capital of Europe, this claim will only...Categories: Unified Communications, Private Irish Business, Jobs, eCommerce, Digital Media, Digital Business, CloudTags: Google, Facebook, Twitter, Amazon, EA Games, Microsoft, Cloud Computing, Unified Comms, E-commerce, Groupon, PayPal, Intel -
Peter Thiel invests in Collison brothers' latest venture Stripe News
29.03.2011 Early Facebook investor and PayPal’s co-founder Peter Thiel, as well as Tesla’s Elon Musk, who also co-founded PayPal, along with top Silicon Valley VCs have invested US$2m in... -
eBay to buy GSI Commerce for US$2.4bn News
28.03.2011 Online auctions and e-commerce site eBay is to acquire e-commerce and marketing firm GSI Commerce for USUS$2.4bn, or US$29.25 a share. The acquisition will be financed through... -
Twitter registers a business address in Dublin? News
21.02.2011 Last week we reported on a campaign on Twitter to encourage the social media firm to locate a base in Dublin. A Companies Registrations Office (CRO) filing suggests Twitter has... -
Campaign to bring Twitter HQ to Dublin begins News
17.02.2011 A Twitter user who has written books on privacy and intellectual property has taken it upon himself to launch a campaign on the social networking site to encourage Twitter to... -
Paypal to create 150 jobs in Dublin News
16.02.2011 Online payments provider Paypal is to create 150 new jobs at its European operations and customer service headquarters in Blanchardstown, Dublin. -
eBay Q4 revenues hit US$2.5bn – fashion outpaces e-commerce News
20.01.2011 E-commerce giant eBay's fourth-quarter revenues grew 5pc to US$2.5bn, or 10pc, excluding VOIP player Skype, eBay said. In the UK, the company said its Fashion Outlet business is...Categories: Wireless Communications, Mobility, Mobile, Investments, Economy, eCommerce, Digital Business -
Hackers arrested over ‘Operation Payback’ DDOS attacks News
15.12.2010 Several people, including two teenagers in Holland, have been arrested over their alleged involvement in ‘Operation Payback’ denial of service attacks that were spurred by the... -
Weekend news roundup News
13.12.2010 A quick glance at some of the technology stories breaking in the weekend papers. -
The rise of the internet’s cyber armies of night and day News
13.12.2010 In his look back on the week, Siliconrepublic editor John Kennedy points out how the WikiLeaks saga has led to the calling out of cyber militia who can strike at will at some of...Categories: Software & Web Development, Social Media, Servers, Security, Hosting Services, Digital Media, Computers -
Amazon.com repels attacks from Anonymous group News
10.12.2010 Amazon.com is the most recent target of hactivists Anonymous but managed to fend off the bombardment of the 1,500-stong hacker group. -
Wikileaks opponents face DDoS attacks News
08.12.2010 A group, linked with the imageboard 4chan, has undertaken distributed denial-of-service attacks against PayPal, Swiss bank Post Finance and other sites that refused their... -
MasterCard targeted for Wikileaks account freeze News
08.12.2010 Credit card giants MasterCard Inc and Visa Europe have suspended card payments to Wikileaks, following the publication of sensitive US cables, and in retaliation 4Chan has taken... -
Dublin-based app helps businesses sell via Facebook News
06.12.2010 VendorShop is a new free application that is enabling businesses to sell directly to fans and customers through their Facebook pages. -
DCU announces digital business event for SMEs News
18.10.2010 Dublin City University (DCU) has announced a free half-day conference to encourage the adoption of digital business models and technologies among Irish SMEs.Categories: Virtualisation, Sustainability, Support, IT Organisation, IT Management, IT Consulting, Enterprise, eCommerce, Cloud -
Online payment strategy delivers real dividends for JustRewards.ie News
08.11.2010 JustRewards.ie has doubled its orders as customers have found it easier to pay and they can now use their laser cards. -
YouTube’s Chad Hurley: ‘Surround yourself with great people’ News
29.10.2010 YouTube CEO Chad Hurley last night at the Dublin Web Summit advised technology entrepreneurs to surround themselves with great people and keep their operations lean and mean in...Categories: Web, Social Media, Networking & Telecoms, Multimedia, Media, Internet, Digital Media, Digital Marketing -
AOL buys tech news blog TechCrunch for US$25m News
29.09.2010 TechCrunch, the highly influential news blog founded by Silicon Valley entrepreneur Michael Arrington, has been sold to AOL. Arrington, who is staying on at TechCrunch, said...