Tagged: Social Media
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Can Twitter help you give up smoking? News
31.05.2012 To mark World No Tobacco Day, the Quit With Help campaign encourages people to go from a social smoker to a social quitter, and raise funds on the way. -
20pc of marketers spend more than half their budgets online News
31.05.2012 Irish marketing executives are spending more of their marketing budgets online, according to a new survey. One in five (19.6pc) of the marketers said they now spent more than... -
FilmOn.TV launches live TV app for Facebook News
30.05.2012 Subscription HD TV streaming service FilmOn.TV has launched a live TV app for Facebook that beams more than 120 HD television channels straight to the social network.Categories: Web, Social Media, Multimedia, Media, Internet, Games/Entertainment, Digital Media, Apps -
Businesses at risk as one-fifth of employees use Facebook at work News
30.05.2012 Twenty-two per cent of Irish workers use Facebook at work, which puts businesses at risk of malware and virus attacks, results of a Safetica Ireland survey suggest. -
Irish President's website redesigned, youth Facebook campaign launched News
25.05.2012 The President of Ireland Michael D Higgins has launched a revamped presidential website and a dedicated Facebook page campaign encouraging 17 to 26-year-olds to express their... -
Apple CEO Tim Cook: patent wars are 'a pain in the ass' News
30.05.2012 During an in-depth interview, Apple’s CEO kept new developments under wraps, instead sharing his thoughts on transparency, manufacturing in the US and ongoing patent wars.Categories: Social Media, Phones, Operating Systems, Mobile, Media, Hardware, Digital Media, Digital Business, Development, Design, Consumer Tech, Computers -
CIO budgets and salaries increase in 2012 News
30.05.2012 The average salary for CIOs globally has increased by 2.9pc in the last year; it is currently US$203,986, up from US$198,031 in 2011, the Harvey Nash CIO report for 2012 reveals.Categories: Wireless Communications, Social Media, Mobility, Mobile, IT Management, Global CIO, Digital Media, Data Management, CIO -
LinkedIn and Twitter outpace Facebook and Google+ for social monitoring News
29.05.2012 LinkedIn and Twitter are viewed as more effective than Facebook or Google+ for gathering intelligence on competitors and consumer trends by market intelligence decision-makers,... -
Henry Jenkins: frictions emerge over trans-media and money-making News
25.05.2012 American media scholar and pop culture expert Henry Jenkins, currently on a lecture tour of Europe, said that all content is heading in the direction of trans-media, shifting... -
UK priest in trouble for four-letter word Facebook posts News
25.05.2012 The Reverend Canon Dr Paul Shackerley, vicar of Doncaster, is accused of swearing, mocking religious events and complaining about having to go to church on Sundays, all on his... -
BT calls on students to enter Young Scientist & Technology Exhibition News
23.05.2012 BT Ireland has launched the 2013 Young Scientist & Technology Exhibition, so students from around Ireland have until 1 October to enter their ideas and inventions. -
Robert Moog synthesiser top 20 recordings News
23.05.2012 Today has seen a whirlwind of interest in the Google Doodle for electronic music pioneer Robert Moog. The Doodle, which allows users to compose tunes on a digital replica of the... -
Social gambling could be a US$100bn industry by 2017 News
23.05.2012 Juniper Research estimates that mobile gambling could reach a global figure of US$100bn by 2017, driven by social gaming and the development of mobile wallets.Categories: Social Media, Research, Phones, Mobile, Games/Entertainment, Financial, eCommerce, Digital Business, Business Intelligence -
Nearly half of consumers will be ‘social shoppers’ by 2021 – Barclays News
23.05.2012 Sales from social commerce, driven by the influence of social media, are expected to more than double within the next five years, according to research from Barclays.Categories: Web 2.0, Web, Social Media, Sales, Marketing, Internet, Financial, eCommerce, Digital Marketing, Digital BusinessTags: Social Commerce, Online shopping, Sales, Retail, Marketing, Social Media, Pinterest, Twitter, Facebook, -
Is it time for CRM to get social? (interview) News
22.05.2012 With the launch of Facebook integration with LiveOps Social, a CRM tool that aids customer service on social media and other channels, we ask LiveOps senior vice-president and...Categories: Software & Web Development, Software, Online Business, Marketing, Management, Enterprise, CRM, Business SoftwareTags: Business , Marketing, Social Media, CRM, Software, Cloud Computing, Cloud, Twitter, Facebook, Netflix, -
Meet the world’s youngest billionaire (and it’s not Zuckerberg) News
18.05.2012 He’s a Harvard dropout, Facebook co-founder and he’s the world’s youngest billionaire by just eight days. Meet Dustin Moskovitz.Categories: Software, Social Media, Leadership & Management, Investments, Internet, Funding, Financial, DevelopmentTags: Silicon Valley, Social Media, Investment, IPO, Development, Software, Engineering, Spotify, Facebook, Napster, Mark Zuckerberg, -
A pint of the black stuff becomes a QR code News
22.05.2012 You might be only able to get a perfect pint of Guinness in Dublin, but in some bars you might get served a QR Cup of the black stuff. -
RTÉ’s new digital strategy revealed – new Player in works News
21.05.2012 Siliconrepublic.com got a first look at RTÉ’s new digital strategy that will see every facet of Ireland's national broadcaster utilised for digital products. On the way is a...Categories: Social Media, Multimedia, Mobility, Mobile, Media, Games/Entertainment, Digital Media, Digital Marketing, Digital Business