Tagged: Facebook
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One-third of all page views in UK come from mobiles and tablets News
15.03.2013 Around 44.8m people in the UK used the internet in December 2012, up 5pc on last year and around a third of these accessed the web from mobile phones and tablet computers – an... -
Is social media bad for your phone? (infographic) News
18.03.2013 Social media is really worse for your wallet and mental health than it is for your phone, judging from a new infographic.Categories: Wireless Communications, Social Media, Security, Phones, Mobile, Financial, Consumer Tech -
Facebook is once again updating your timeline, focusing on About section News
14.03.2013 Facebook’s new timeline design is an improved, cleaner layout, but most of the changes are happening in the section that tells other users all about you. -
Mom jailed for allegedly trying to sell her kids on Facebook News
13.03.2013 In an attempt to raise money to bail her boyfriend out of jail, a 22-year-old woman in the US has allegedly tried to sell her two youngsters for up to US$5,000 (€3,900) on... -
Most marketers can’t measure impact of social media ads (infographic) News
09.03.2013 Despite three-quarters of brands adopting social advertising into their integrated marketing budget, 62pc of marketers actually don’t know how to measure the impact or reach of... -
Firms urged to quash cyberbullying in the workplace News
11.03.2013 Law firm McDowell Purcell has urged companies to clamp down on cyberbullying in the workplace and has warned that unlimited access to Facebook and Twitter by employees carries a... -
Facebook’s ‘personalised newspaper’ news feed built on mobile-first principles News
07.03.2013 Facebook has just revealed its new-look news feed, which CEO Mark Zuckerberg described as “the best personalised newspaper that we can create.” The new news feed will be...Categories: Web, Social Media, Phones, Multimedia, Mobility, Mobile, Internet, Digital Media, Development, Design, Consumer Tech, Computers, Apps -
Why we need the ‘I don’t care’ button on Facebook (infographic) News
07.03.2013 If you’re sick of scrolling through meaningless, nonsensical and eye-roll inducing status updates on Facebook, you're not alone. A new infographic makes a humourous case for why... -
Facebook expected to reveal new content-specific news feeds on Thursday News
06.03.2013 It’s been well over a year since Facebook last updated its news feed, and it seems a major one is coming tomorrow that will introduce content-specific feeds focused on photos... -
Golfing gadget backed by Silicon Valley’s finest launches IndieGoGo campaign News
05.03.2013 Game Golf, a technology invented by Irishman John McGuire of Active Mind Technology and designed by Jawbone’s Yves Béhar, today launched its IndieGoGo campaign to bring the...Categories: Software & Web Development, Investments, Hardware, Games/Entertainment, Funding, Financial, Digital Media, Consumer Tech, Apps -
The online marketing model is broken, says HubSpot CEO Brian Halligan News
05.03.2013 HubSpot CEO Brian Halligan has told Siliconrepublic.com that his company’s new European HQ in Dublin that will employ 150 people will in effect be a mirror of its HQ in the...Categories: Social Media, Search Engines, Multimedia, Mobility, Mobile, Marketing, Digital Media, Digital Marketing, Digital Business -
Start-ups Conker and Trustev enter Wayra accelerator, gleaning €40k each News
05.03.2013 Two new Irish ventures – Conker and Trustev – have been chosen to join the Wayra academy in Dublin that’s run by Telefónica. The two companies will each get an investment... -
Titanic II to ban social media, email News
04.03.2013 There will be no emailing, Facebooking or tweeting about the voyage aboard the Titanic II in order help replicate how passengers may have experienced life aboard the original... -
Evernote is latest cloud giant to be hacked, instigates password reset News
04.03.2013 Cloud-based personal organiser Evernote has confirmed that it has discovered and blocked suspicious activity that it deems an organised and co-ordinated attack. The news comes...Categories: Storage, Software & Web Development, Servers, Security, Multimedia, Mobility, Mobile, Digital Media, Data Management, Apps -
Weekend news round-up: seeing clearly on Google Glass, new war on copyright theft erupts News
04.03.2013 In our round-up of the weekend's top tech stories, we look at the row that has brewed up in recent days over what really are the factors behind Apple's success, a proponent of... -
The technology business week: tech M&A activity to increase this year, Facebook buys Atlas from Microsoft News
04.03.2013 A digest of the top business technology news stories from the past week. -
Facebook buys online ad business Atlas from Microsoft News
01.03.2013 Social networking giant Facebook has acquired Microsoft’s Atlas ad serving and tracking business for an undisclosed sum. Various reports suggest the price to have been less than...Categories: Social Media, Phones, Multimedia, Mobility, Mobile, Mergers & Acquisitions, Media, Marketing, Digital Marketing, Consumer Tech -
The business of search: Google building giant Knowledge Graph News
27.02.2013 John Kennedy speaks to Google’s director of product management for search Jack Menzel. -
Instagram passes the 100m user milestone News
27.02.2013 Instagram, the photo-sharing app company bought last year by Facebook ahead of its IPO for an estimated US$1bn, now has 100m active users worldwide. -
Google reveals new ‘Google+ Sign In’ feature for apps News
27.02.2013 Google has introduced a new weapon for the armories of software developers called Google+ Sign that will allow users to sign into apps via their Google+ accounts. Aimed at...Categories: Software & Web Development, Software, Social Media, Operating Systems, Mobility, Mobile, Internet, Digital Media, Consumer Tech, Apps