Tagged: Twitter & News
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Children are now 'leaving' a digital footprint before birth News
08.10.2010 Children are embarking on their first digital baby steps online before they are even born, with parents uploading sonogram photos on Facebook. The majority of children in 10... -
The digital business week News
11.10.2010 A digest of the top business and technology news stories from the past week.Categories: Economy, Government, Internet, Leadership & Management, Management, Online Business, Social Media -
Bus Éireann trials free Wi-Fi on Dublin-Galway route News
05.10.2010 Bus Éireann passengers travelling on the Dublin-Galway route can now avail of free Wi-Fi after the company introduced a three-month trial of the service. -
Google TV forges media alliances for apps attack on the living room News
05.10.2010 Google has revealed content partnerships with major content brands, including CNN, the Cartoon Network and CNBC, not to mention alliances with Twitter, Netflix and Amazon to... -
Twitter CEO Ev Williams steps aside News
05.10.2010 Sometimes it’s best to quit while you’re ahead and that’s exactly the decision made by Twitter CEO Ev Williams, who will be replaced in the role by current COO Dick Costolo, who... -
Twitter temporarily wipes users’ followers ... again News
04.10.2010 Many users of Twitter found they had lost all their followers and people they were following. -
Twitter currently not accepting political ads News
30.09.2010 Twitter’s roll out of advertising services, such as Promoted Tweets and Promoted Trends, is not open to political advertisers. -
Twitter’s advertising services meet mixed reviews News
28.09.2010 Twitter’s trial run of advertising services, including promoted tweets and trending topics, has had mixed reviews among marketers. -
US security services plan to take on the internet ‘dark zone’ News
27.09.2010 US national security officials incensed at the ability of suspects to ‘go dark’ because they are using the internet more than ordinary telephones are planning to get new...Categories: Security, Networking & Telecoms, Mobile, Internet, Hosting Services, Hardware, Government, Communications -
Celebrity Twitter users not that influential - research News
27.09.2010 Celebrities on Twitter with millions of followers are mostly ignored, diminishing the level of influence they were believed to have had, a study suggests. -
Google cites victory over Spanish TV firm a win for the internet News
23.09.2010 The dismissal of copyright infringement charges against YouTube by Spanish broadcaster Telecino has been described by Google as a clear victory for the internet and "the rules... -
Oz teenager admits he’s responsible for Twitter hack News
22.09.2010 A 17-year-old boy from Australia has admitted he inadvertently caused the massive hacker attack on Twitter yesterday that sent millions of users to a Japanese porn site and... -
Twitter to release free analytics tools News
23.09.2010 Twitter is releasing a real-time, free analytics dashboard to help users understand how people are interacting with their tweets. -
The social revolution in news – can RSS keep up to speed? News
23.09.2010 News consumption is no longer dictated from a handful of sources for the public to assimilate. News is now redistributed and reinterpreted online among people. -
Twitter exploit fixed, two new features added News
21.09.2010 Twitter has fully patched the XSS exploit that allowed tweets to redirect users to other websites or repost themselves repeatedly. It has also reportedly added two new features.Tags: Social Media, Twitter -
Twitter rolling out patch to combat attack News
21.09.2010 Twitter has identified the ‘onMouseOver’ exploit that is causing havoc on its homepage and is patching the flaw. -
Chaos on Twitter as ‘onMouseOver’ flaw is exploited News
21.09.2010 Users are being advised to avoid the main Twitter website after an exploit that allows tweets to redirect users to other websites or repost themselves repeatedly.Tags: Social Media, Twitter -
IE9 reviewed: Is this Microsoft’s fastest browser yet? News
16.09.2010 Microsoft has taken the wraps off its latest browser Internet Explorer 9, which it claims is the fastest on the market. Siliconrepublic editor John Kennedy reviews the new browser.Categories: Web Development, Web Design, Web 2.0, Web, Software, Internet, Digital Media, Consumer Tech, Apps -
Twitter reveals redesign News
15.09.2010 Microblogging site Twitter has something to tweet about: its new redesign, which aims to give its 160 million users a rich, multimedia experience that also makes it easier to... -
Bloglines to shut down, social media blamed News
13.09.2010 RSS reader Bloglines will cease its service from Friday 1 October onwards. Ask.com, which operates the services, blames social networking sites like Twitter and Facebook for...