Tagged: Online & News
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Katie Taylor’s semi-final fight is most-watched Irish sporting event on Aertv News
09.08.2012 Yesterday, Irish people everywhere tuned in to watch Katie Taylor take on Mavzuna Chorieva in the women’s lightweight boxing semi-final at the London 2012 Olympic Games. Being... -
The great tech divide – men vs women (infographic) News
09.08.2012 More women (60pc) than men (54pc) use a computer at work, but of those that do have computers in the workplace, men (60pc) have the most internet access compared to women... -
Fakebook - The all-new Facebook (infographic) News
08.08.2012 About 8.7pc of Facebook’s 955m active users worldwide are either fake or duplicate, and the social networking giant is planning to delete those 83m false accounts, the company... -
Eyewitness accounts from Ireland’s struggle for independence to go online today News
07.08.2012 The Bureau of Military History was established in 1947 to gather information on Ireland’s fight for independence from 1913 to 1921. In March 2003, the statements, documents and... -
Python lessons now available from Codecademy News
01.08.2012 Codecademy, a site where users can learn and teach how to code, is expanding its offerings to now include courses in Python. -
The impact of the internet and social media on travel industry (infographic) News
30.07.2012 In case there is still any doubt about the internet and social media’s impact on the travel industry comes a new infographic that illustrates social media’s influence on... -
#London2012 – NBC’s failed attempt at Olympics coverage for tech-savvy viewers News
30.07.2012 Bad scheduling, a tape delay, and condescending comments. These are just some of the complaints coming from viewers of NBC’s Olympics coverage, showing how the US broadcaster... -
Cheeky Olympic tote bag receives some thumbs-down on Facebook News
25.07.2012 A range of cheeky tote bags for already Olympic-weary Londoners have been selling out as soon as new stock becomes available online, but one about Americans in particular isn’t... -
Engineers Ireland adds tech category to annual Excellence Awards News
23.07.2012 The Engineers Ireland Excellence Awards has embraced a new category this year, the Technology of the Year Award, and entries are wanted from all engineering disciplines so the... -
Get lost in This Exquisite Forest, a collaboration between Google and the Tate Modern (video) News
19.07.2012 Google’s Creative Lab and the Tate Modern in London have teamed up to bring us This Exquisite Forest, an online art experiment that lets users contribute to short animations... -
China now has 538m online users News
19.07.2012 The Chinese Government’s China Internet Network Information Center (CNNIC) has today released a report indicating that China’s online population has morphed to hit the 538m-user... -
Marvel attempts to distract from The Dark Knight Rises hype with Marvel Heroes trailer (video) News
19.07.2012 Though all the focus this weekend will on Batman as we reach the world premiere of The Dark Knight Rises, Gazillion Entertainment don’t want the DC Comics hero to steal all the... -
YouTube introduces face blurring tool News
19.07.2012 In response to a report from WITNESS, an international human rights organisation, which said that no video-sharing site currently offers users the option of blurring faces to...Tags: Video, YouTube, Human Rights, Activism, Identity Management, Technology, Digital Media, Online -
Google launches YouTube curriculum to educate students on digital citizenship (video) News
18.07.2012 Google has developed an interactive curriculum on YouTube to support teachers in educating students on how to be safe, engaged and confident model netizens. -
Mobile content bookmarking tool Spool shuts down to join Facebook News
16.07.2012 Spool, a mobile content bookmarking company, is shutting up shop in order to partner with the world’s biggest social network, Facebook.Categories: Web 2.0, Web, Social Media, Mobile, Mergers & Acquisitions, Internet, Apps, Application Design and Development -
MSNBC.com renamed NBCNews.com as NBC and Microsoft part ways News
16.07.2012 Yesterday, MSNBC.com, the central news website for the NBC News family, became NBCNews.com, marking the end of the US broadcaster’s partnership with Microsoft. -
Twitter introduces age screening for adult brands News
13.07.2012 Users on Twitter who wish to follow brands suitable for grown-ups only, like those promoting alcohol or gambling, will now have to submit their age for verification. -
Online retail sites accessed by 93.8pc of Irish internet users in May News
13.07.2012 Eighty per cent of internet users in Europe visited online retail sites in May 2012, equating to 314.6m users, according to ComScore. In the top 10 markets for penetration of... -
Google+ users can now transfer circles and connections to a new account News
13.07.2012 If you had a Google+ account and wanted to start all over again, rebuilding your connections would be a tedious and time-consuming task. In response to requests from users,... -
Nightline to invest €5m in Parcel Motel, creating about 50 jobs News
12.07.2012 Irish domestic parcel delivery company Nightline has announced a €5m investment in a new Parcel Motel service, which offers round-the-clock delivery for online shoppers. The...