Tagged: Facebook
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O2 Ireland emerges as overall winner of 2013 Bord Gáis Social Media Awards News
31.05.2013 Telecoms operator O2 Ireland won the Grand Prix award at the 2013 Bord Gáis Social Media Awards in Dublin last night for demonstrating the best overall use of social media. As...Categories: Social Media, Networking, Multimedia, Mobility, Mobile, Media, Marketing, Digital Media, Digital Marketing, Digital Business, CRM -
1 in 10 young people losing out on jobs because of pics and comments on social media News
30.05.2013 A survey of young people aged 16 to 34 shows the impact their use of social media can have on their careers – but this won’t stop them from using it. -
Facebook finally catches up with Twitter and introduces verified accounts News
30.05.2013 Facebook is not only the social network that everyone from your co-workers to your granny is a member of, it’s also a place where users can connect with businesses, celebrities...Tags: Social Media, Facebook -
Social commerce player Betapond raises €2.2m News
30.05.2013 Facebook developer Betapond has raised €2m in a new funding round led by the Ulster Bank Diageo Venture Fund to support its efforts to merge e-commerce with social data. The... -
Facebook agrees to pull online gambling ads in the Netherlands News
28.05.2013 In compliance with the Dutch Betting and Gaming Act, Facebook users in the Netherlands will no longer see ads for online gambling when visiting the social network.Categories: Social Media, Marketing -
Back on Earth, astronaut Chris Hadfield still shares photos from space News
29.05.2013 Green patchwork joins together a Chinese mining town and strips of land make up the Bahamas in photos astronaut Chris Hadfield had taken aboard the International Space Station... -
Facebook employees could be investigated over suicide of Italian teen News
27.05.2013 An Italian prosecutor has said he will not rule out investigating Facebook staff connected to the suicide of Carolina Picchio, a 14-year-old girl from Novara, northern Italy,... -
Weekend news round-up: EU probes Apple over iPhone; Facebook relocating to NYC? News
27.05.2013 In our round-up of some of the weekend’s top tech stories, we discover the EU is probing European mobile operators about agreements signed with Apple; will the Xbox One enable... -
Facebook phone HTC First won’t be coming to the UK News
23.05.2013 HTC’s troubles continue with the news that plans to bring the vaunted Facebook Phone, the HTC First, to the UK have been scrapped. Pre-orders accepted by 4G carrier Everything... -
AVG moves into social media security with PrivacyChoice acquisition News
23.05.2013 Not content with just securing your computers and mobile devices, security software player AVG has branched into protecting users on social networks with the acquisition of... -
Mulley to help potential digital marketing interns boost their social skills News
23.05.2013 One of Ireland’s leading social media personalities Damien Mulley will this Saturday provide a free half-day intensive course in Dublin to students who want to have better... -
Facebook appeal fading for many US teens as Twitter’s popularity almost doubles News
22.05.2013 A report from the Pew Research Centre based on a survey of 802 US teenagers aged 12 to 17 reveals that the youth’s interest in Facebook is waning as use of Twitter grows, but...Categories: Social Media, Internet -
Facebook Ireland complying with Data Protection Commissioner on recommendations - report News
21.05.2013 Facebook Ireland has been implementing recommendations from Ireland’s Office of the Data Protection Commissioner to its satisfaction, the agency’s follow-up review of an audit... -
Weekend news roundup: Google accused of avoiding UK tax, Facebook a year after IPO News
20.05.2013 In our round-up of some of the top tech stories from the weekend, a former Google executive claims to have proof the internet search giant has avoided tax in the UK, Facebook... -
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... -
Pinterest implements ‘Send’ button to enable image sharing News
18.05.2013 Users of online bulletin board Pinterest may soon find it easier to share images with others by using a new ‘Send’ button on the site. -
Should I upload it? A guide to deciding your next Facebook profile pic (infographic) News
17.05.2013 Cool and natural photos are the best shots to use as Facebook profile photos as they are least likely to annoy or nauseate other users of the social networking site, a new... -
Facebook blocks social network-killing app Social Roulette News
16.05.2013 Facebook has blocked an app called Social Roulette that mimics the potentially lethal game of chance Russian Roulette by offering users a one-in-six chance of deleting their...Categories: Software, Social Media, Mobile, Internet, Digital Media, Consumer Tech, Apps, Application Design and Development -
Facebook’s new Timeline features include fitness, content ratings and music discovery News
15.05.2013 Following on from the launch of new Timeline sections in March such as Movies, Books and TV Shows, social network Facebook has now added the ability for users to rate their...Categories: Software & Web Development, Software, Social Media, Multimedia, Mobility, Mobile, Internet, Games/Entertainment, Digital Media, Development, Design, Consumer Tech, Apps -
Ex-Google products chief launches social network for graduates and employers News
14.05.2013 Collegefeed, a new social network led by former Google head of product marketing Sanjeev Agrawal, opens its doors today. The new social network describes itself as a kind of...