Tagged: Social Media
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Facebook ‘Download Your Information’ opens more data to users News
12.04.2012 From today, Facebook users will have the ability to download an expanded archive of their entire Facebook account history via the ‘Download Your Information’ app.Categories: Social Media, Servers, Security, Search, Digital Media, Digital Business, Data Management, Consumer Tech, Apps -
Motor industry stalls when it comes to revving up car buyers online News
12.04.2012 The global motoring industry – despite spending a fortune on online marketing and social media – is failing the test consistently when it comes to serving online consumers,...Categories: Social Media, Media, Marketing, eCommerce, Digital Marketing, Digital Business, Consumer Tech -
Citrix acquires cloud productivity player Podio News
11.04.2012 Enterprise software giant Citrix has bought cloud collaborative work platform player Podio for an undisclosed sum. Danish firm Podio allows workers to collaborate on various... -
Google rolling out major Google+ revamp News
11.04.2012 Google has redesigned its social network Google+, offering more customisable navigation, a new profile page, ‘conversation cards’ and a dedicated Hangouts page. It will roll out... -
Developer’s ploy works, flies to LA to meet billionaire Alki David (video) News
11.04.2012 Sometimes the most incredible things do happen. A Dublin web developer’s viral video aimed at getting the attention of billionaire Alki David has borne fruit and the young... -
Would being acquired by Facebook be in Pinterest’s interests? News
10.04.2012 Facebook wants to have Corn Flakes with you. It would also like to help you shop for nice clothes and accompany you to nice places, check out nice art, too. Sounds like the... -
Facebook has acquired Instagram for US$1bn News
09.04.2012 Popular photo-sharing app Instagram has been acquired by Facebook for about US$1bn. Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg confirmed the news in a post on Facebook. -
Pinterest is third most popular social site after Facebook and Twitter News
06.04.2012 Pinterest has emerged as the third most-popular social networking site in the US after Facebook and Twitter, new research from Experian has claimed.Categories: Software & Web Development, Social Media, Phones, Multimedia, Mobility, Mobile, Internet, eCommerce, Digital Media, Digital Marketing, Consumer Tech, Computers, Apps -
Google X reveals concepts for augmented reality glasses (video) News
05.04.2012 Google has posted a concept video and photos of ‘Project Glass’ – its Google X Labs endeavour to bring augmented reality eyewear into the mainstream. -
15 new start-ups enter digital accelerator at NDRC News
04.04.2012 New Irish digital start-ups, ranging from a music analytics service to a mobile app for people with eating disorders, have just started the Launchpad accelerator programme at...Tags: Cloud, Funding, SaaS, Social Media, Start-ups, NDRC, Networking, Venture Capital, Bill Liao, digital -
Twitter scam hits Draw Something players News
29.03.2012 Draw Something, the popular gaming app played by 3,000 people per second, has been hit by a new scam on Twitter, where users are being told they have won a prize but in reality...Categories: Social Media, Security, Phones, Games/Entertainment, Digital Marketing, Consumer Tech, Apps -
The five minute CIO: Russell Gascoine News
30.03.2012 Welcome to the latest in a series of exclusive interviews on Siliconrepublic.com, where Ireland’s IT leaders share their thoughts on technology trends and strategy. This week we... -
Facebook halts secondary share trading, about to hit the road News
29.03.2012 Facebook’s decision to halt trading of shares on secondary markets is a necessary calming manouvre intended to pave the way for the necessary investor road show ahead of May’s IPO.Categories: Social Media, Research, R&D, Investments, Internet, Intellectual Property, Digital Media, Digital Marketing, Digital Business -
Twitter hit by bug that randomly unfollows new connections News
29.03.2012 Twitter has been hit with a bug that apparently causes users to unintentionally ‘unfollow’ other Twitter users. Twitter has acknowledged the bug exists and is working to fix the...Categories: Web 2.0, Software & Web Development, Social Media, Servers, Security, Internet, Digital Media, AppsTags: Social Media, Twitter -
Friends Reunited returns with new design, new purpose News
27.03.2012 UK social networking site Friends Reunited has been relaunched as a memory engine – going beyond rediscovering old classmates to be a place for favourite memories and moments,...Categories: Web 2.0, Web, Social Media, Servers, Multimedia, Internet, Digital Media, Database, Apps