Tagged: Facebook & News
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Facebook relies on social reporting and user education to beat the bullies News
22.02.2013 Connecting more than 1bn people in the world and enabling them to share their information and views is a lofty goal that is going to come with its share of problems. But the... -
Radical shake-up of work permits scheme to attract skilled overseas workers News
22.02.2013 The Irish Government is to shake up the work permit processing system in a bid to attract overseas workers to fill skill gaps in crucial areas like ICT and engineering. The move...Categories: Upskilling, Science, Sales, Legal, Leadership & Management, Graduate, Government, Education, Economy, Digital Business, CIO, Careers and Employment -
Social 2.0 - Investors hunt among mobile start-ups for the next big thing News
20.02.2013 Despite Facebook’s tepid IPO in May last year, all eyes are on an inevitable IPO of microblogging site Twitter within the year. But judging by venture capital activity in recent... -
Ireland No 2 in the world for talking about the Harlem Shake News
21.02.2013 The Irish are all shook up over the Harlem Shake, with Ireland being the country that has been talking about the internet phenomenon the most, right behind The Philippines,... -
Yahoo! reveals revamped, more personalised, homepage News
20.02.2013 Yahoo! has started rolling out a redesigned homepage for users in the US today, with CEO Marissa Mayer describing the new landing page as being more intuitive and personal for...Categories: Web, Software & Web Development, Social Media, Search, Multimedia, Mobile, Media, Internet, Consumer Tech -
Apple attacked by same hackers who struck Facebook – reports News
20.02.2013 Apple has confirmed that a small number of its employees’ computers were attacked as a result of a vulnerability in the Java browser plug-in, but said that there was no evidence... -
Facebook confirms hit by cyber attack, no evidence user data compromised News
16.02.2013 Social networking giant Facebook has confirmed that it has been the victim of an attack by hackers. It says several of its engineers’ computers were hacked using a zero-day Java...Categories: Software & Web Development, Software, Social Media, Servers, Security, Mobility, Mobile, IT Management, Internet, Digital Media, Data Management, Data Centre -
Facebook to create 100 jobs in Dublin in new investment News
18.02.2013 Social networking giant Facebook is to create 100 new jobs in Dublin, where it already employs 400 people at its international HQ. -
Weekend news round-up: Facebook shuns server OEMs, Apple’s podcasting disaster News
18.02.2013 In our round-up of the weekend’s tech news and analysis, OEMs who failed to embrace Facebook’s Open Compute Project are out in the cold with the social network opting to make... -
Facebook wins case to ensure Europeans use real names on social network News
15.02.2013 A German court has ruled in Facebook’s favour in a case where a data commissioner in Schleswig-Holstein wanted Facebook to allow the use of fake names. Facebook argued that it...Categories: Social Media, Servers, Security, Networking & Telecoms, Legal, Internet, Digital Business, Data Management, Communications -
Twitter contest for science lovers this Valentine’s Day News
13.02.2013 A social media contest specifically targeted at science enthusiasts is being launched to coincide with Valentine’s Day. People who tweet about their love for science will be in... -
Online merchants to look to social network identity to eliminate fraud News
12.02.2013 Very soon online merchants will be using shoppers’ Facebook or Twitter identities as a way to boost sales and reduce fraud. -
Facebook is being sued over patents for its ‘Like’ button News
11.02.2013 Social networking giant Facebook is being sued by Rembrant IP Management for allegedly infringing patents related to its ‘Like’ button, its status update system and other such...Categories: Software & Web Development, Software, Social Media, R&D, Intellectual Property, Digital Media -
Weekend news round-up – Snapping at Snapchat, inside the Twitter business machine News
11.02.2013 In our round-up of the weekend’s top tech stories, we look at coverage of the mystique behind Snapchat, Microsoft’s confusing Surface Pro launch, the momentum of the Y...Categories: Wireless Communications, Storage, Social Media, Phones, Mobility, Mobile, Investments, Hardware, Digital Media, Digital Business, Consumer Tech, Computers, AppsTags: Apple, Windows 8, Surface, Microsoft, Apps, Twitter, Facebook, Computers, Personal Computers, Smartphones, Venture Capital, Funding -
Future shock: ‘In five years’ time we’ll view Minority Report with nostalgia’ News
07.02.2013 Digital marketing guru Mark Schaefer believes we are only in the silent movie stage of the social and mobile revolution. Schaefer was in Dublin today at the Digital Marketing... -
Yelp reports Q4 net loss of US$5.3m, but sales reach US$41.2m News
07.02.2013 Local reviews network Yelp has announced its fourth-quarter financial performance, with the company reporting a net loss of US$5.3m. However, revenue surged to reach US$41.2m in...Categories: Search Engines, Search, Mobile, Internet, Financial Results, Financial, Consumer Tech, Apps -
Facebook voters decide to drop Monopoly’s iron token in favour of a cat News
06.02.2013 When a family dusts off their Monopoly board game for an evening of fun, the first argument of the game will be who gets to be which token. Now, after a Facebook vote, a new... -
Zynga’s revenues remain flat for Q4, at US$311.2m News
06.02.2013 Zynga's net loss decreased by US$4.1m between the third and fourth quarters of 2012, from US$52.7m to US$48.6m respectively, and drew flat Q4 revenue of US$311.2m as it cut... -
Facebook app Bang With Friends reaches 10,000 pairings, 30,000 downloads and criticism News
05.02.2013 It’s only been out a week, but already controversial Facebook app Bang With Friends has paired up 10,000 couples and plans are in the works for a mobile app and an update for... -
Ahead of broadband launch Sky reveals Ireland is a watch-and-tweet TV nation News
04.02.2013 Just ahead of the launch of new broadband and phone services this week, Sky has revealed new research that shows 50pc of the adult population of Ireland juggle other online...