Tagged: News
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Sir Alex Ferguson retires via tweet, mentions reach 1.4m in one hour News
08.05.2013 Brace yourself, the Alex Ferguson social media tributes are coming – and they are coming thick and fast, according to stats from Twitter UK.Categories: Social Media -
Twitter tests two-factor authentication, AP accounts suspended following hack News
24.04.2013 Yesterday, a fake tweet claiming there had been explosions in the White House and that US President Barack Obama had been injured was sent from the Associated Press (AP) Twitter... -
LinkedIn buys news reader platform Pulse for US$90m News
12.04.2013 LinkedIn has confirmed its acquisition of Alphonso Labs, the company behind the mobile news reader app Pulse, for US$90m. The Pulse app, which now boasts more than 30m users... -
Euronews teams up with Vsauce creator on new science-focused YouTube channel News
09.04.2013 International news outlet Euronews has today announced a new strategy for YouTube that involves a new channel in partnership with Michael Stevens, creator of the popular and... -
South African TV’s Universal Networks apologises for airing Mandela obituary News
04.04.2013 A South African TV company has apologised and blamed a technical error for its repeatedly airing clips indicating that former South African president Nelson Mandela had died.... -
Digg’s reader heading in more content-rich direction, channelling social media News
25.03.2013 Following 800 comments on how its Google Reader substitute should work, Digg has decided that it will have to be simple, fast, cross-platform and easy to convert existing Reader... -
As Google kills off Reader, other services swoop in to pick up the RSS pieces News
15.03.2013 If you’re a Google Reader user who has had their nose put out of joint by yesterday’s news, never fear, as Digg and Zite are stepping in to pick up where the popular RSS reader... -
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 -
Viral videos of the week – 13/01/2013 News
13.01.2013 We take a look at some of the most-viewed and most-shared videos on the web. This week stars RTÉ's Aengus MacGrianna in Anchorman, celebrities dealing with some unsavoury... -
Online gender divide: women waste less time online than men News
18.12.2012 While the internet in the workplace has led to greater efficiencies and capabilities, it has also led to a greater propensity for workers to waste time. Although half of all... -
Royal website back up after visitors crash it following baby news News
04.12.2012 The official website for the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge is now back up and running after an apparent flood of visitors to the site caused it to crash after Buckingham Palace... -
Where to catch coverage of US presidential election results News
06.11.2012 Today is a big day not just for US President Barack Obama and former governor of Massachusetts Matt Romney, who now leave their campaigns for the presidency in the hands of... -
RTÉ to include live smartphone feeds in news bulletins News
24.10.2012 RTÉ journalists are to be equipped with smartphones in a move that will allow them to feed directly into news bulletins live from anywhere in the Irish capital, the broadcaster...Categories: Games/Entertainment, Digital Media, Consumer Tech, Internet, Media, Phones, Wireless Communications -
The Irish Times is first Irish newspaper to introduce social reader News
18.10.2012 Social reader plug-ins, which share what articles a user has read online on his or her Facebook feed, have become popular among the major newspapers worldwide, and now The Irish... -
TV3 revamps Xposé site to compete for Ireland’s celeb-obsessed entertainment news fans News
11.09.2012 The microsite for TV3’s popular weekday entertainment round-up Xposé has been completely revamped along with an update to the navigation across TV3.ie as a whole. -
NBC station WGRZ apologises for Michael Clarke Duncan photo mix-up News
04.09.2012 Buffalo NBC affiliate station WGRZ has apologised for running photos of singer Seal to accompany its report about the death of actor Michael Clarke Duncan, attributing the... -
Flipboard reaches 20m users, adds curated video channels News
30.08.2012 Having reached 20m users and 3bn flips per month, Flipboard is celebrating its milestones with the addition of six curated video channels featuring content hosted by YouTube. -
NewsWhip goes to South Africa – iPhone and Android apps near completion News
21.08.2012 Fast growing Dublin headquartered NewsWhip has added a new site dedicated to South Africa where key stories like the Marikana miners shooting are being monitored. The Dogpatch...Categories: Apps, Consumer Tech, Digital Media, Games/Entertainment, Internet, Media, Mobile, Mobility, Multimedia, Phones, Software & Web Development, Web -
UPC adds 21 new HD channels, including 19 Sky channels News
15.08.2012 Cable broadcaster and broadband player UPC has added 21 new HD channels to its TV service. As part of the rollout, UPC and Sky have struck a deal to make 19 Sky channels in HD... -
The I Files: YouTube’s new home for investigative reports (video) News
02.08.2012 About 72 hours of content is uploaded to YouTube every minute, and it’s not all cats, music parodies and fail moments. In response to a growing volume of news-related video...