Pinterest implements ‘Send’ button to enable image sharing
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.
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Free Mansion House event to showcase new digital innovations
17.05.2013 The Mansion House in Dublin will be playing host to a free digital showcase called ‘Your Future City’ next Monday and Tuesday in order to give people a taste of how technological innovation is impacting on every aspect of our lives. One of the event’s attractions will be a LEGO-building workshop.
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#io13: Google makes Gmail more useful with task-based buttons and Wallet integration
17.05.2013 We’re unlikely to see any major Google product come out of I/O without some kind of update, and Gmail is no exception, as the email service gets new quick action buttons to help users get things done fast.
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Should I upload it? A guide to deciding your next Facebook profile pic (infographic)
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 infographic suggests.
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Yahoo! in ‘serious’ talks to acquire Tumblr for US$1bn
17.05.2013 Yahoo! is believed to be in acquisition talks with social blogging site Tumblr in a deal estimated to be worth up to US$1bn.
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Eircom goes live with up to 70Mbps fibre network
16.05.2013 Eircom has gone live with the first phase of its €1.5bn fibre network which will deliver speeds up to 70Mbps to some 300,000 homes initially. By the time the network rollout is complete, it will reach more than 1.2m homes across Ireland.
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Facebook blocks social network-killing app Social Roulette
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 Facebook account.
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Out-of-the-ordinary job opportunities on LinkedIn (infographic)
16.05.2013 LinkedIn has more than 220,000 job opportunities listed on its website, the business social network says, and its new infographic highlights some of the more unique roles.
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AIB to add chat and more self-service features to internet banking site
15.05.2013 AIB has selected a US technology company called Moxie Software to deliver a suite of chat and web self-service channels across its online banking sites.
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Startup Dublin event to explore innovation and business opportunities
15.05.2013 A two-day event is kicking off in Dublin tomorrow to help start-ups tap into insights from experts around innovation, leadership and growth. One of the main speakers will be the academic and start-up adviser Vivek Wadhwa from Silicon Valley’s Singularity University.