Tagged: Olympics 2012 & News
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The year in new media: from Facebook’s IPO to viral activism to Olympic gold News
30.12.2012 In 2012 we’ve seen significant shifts in the social media landscape while also watching some of the year’s biggest events unfold on these networks. We take a look back on the...Tags: Ireland, Euro 2012, Olympics 2012, Olympics, Viral, Twitter, Facebook, Social Media, Sport, New Media, -
Barack, Bieber and London 2012 - Twitter reveals the top tweets and trends of 2012 News
11.12.2012 Twitter today revealed the top trends and Twitter messages that rocked 2012 – including US President Barack Obama’s ‘four more years’ tweet. -
Euro 2012, Love and Katie Taylor dominated Ireland’s Google searches in 2012 News
11.12.2012 Every year, Google’s zeitgeist of the world’s most searched for topics gives an insight into what the world is thinking about and in Ireland this year Euro 2012, the death of...Categories: Search Engines, Search, Multimedia, Mobility, Mobile, Media, Internet, Games/Entertainment, Digital Media, Consumer Tech -
Galaxy smartphone sales usher in stellar US$7.3bn Q3 profits for Samsung News
05.10.2012 Korean technology giant Samsung has reported profits of US$7.3bn largely driven by sales of smart TVs and Galaxy smartphones. However, maintaining four consecutive quarters for...Categories: Wireless Communications, Phones, Multimedia, Mobility, Mobile, Games/Entertainment, Digital Media, Consumer Tech -
RTÉ is the most visited local website in Ireland, according to comScore News
20.09.2012 New comScore data reported that RTÉ.ie had the most visitors of any website in Ireland in August. The top 5 overall domains with the most unique visitors included Google,...Categories: Wireless Communications, Web, Multimedia, Mobility, Mobile, Internet, Games/Entertainment, Digital Media, Consumer Tech, Apps -
Viral videos of the week News
19.08.2012 We take a look at some of the most-viewed and most-shared videos on the web. This week features the return of a chatroulette legend, Team GB's heroes having a good time, a new... -
Thai Tims are back with song dedicated to Katie Taylor (video) News
16.08.2012 Viral sensation the Thai Tims are back with a new ‘Song for Ireland’ dedicated to Olympic gold medal-winner Katie Taylor that can be download from iTunes. Half the proceeds from...Categories: Multimedia, Games/Entertainment, eCommerce, Digital Media, Digital Marketing, Consumer Tech -
Katie Taylor: how the Twittersphere has been reacting to the Irish Olympic champion News
10.08.2012 Yesterday, Ireland became a collective heartbeat as people stopped in their tracks to watch the Bray, Co Wicklow, lightweight boxer Katie Taylor become an Olympic champion at... -
London 2012: Katie Taylor’s Olympic win ignited electricity power upheaval yesterday News
10.08.2012 Katie Taylor’s hometown of Bray may have suffered a power outage in the nail-biting minutes before the start of her victorious Olympic final fight yesterday, but it appears that... -
London 2012 football: Today’s Doodle is a penalty shoot-out News
10.08.2012 Google’s daily interactive Doodles are likely costing companies a lot of down-time – though perhaps no more than yesterday when Ireland held its breath as Katie Taylor won... -
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... -
London 2012 slalom canoe paddles into Google Doodle News
09.08.2012 Internet search giant Google is paying homage to slalom canoeing in its latest London 2012 Olympics-themed Doodle - a stylised Google logo - on its homepage. The interactive... -
Network activity increases 800pc as Irish fans follow Katie Taylor fight online News
08.08.2012 When Katie Taylor stepped into the ring this afternoon for the women’s lightweight semi-final at the London 2012 Olympic Games, network activity saw a significant spike as Irish...Categories: Social Media, Networks, Networking & Telecoms, Networking, Internet, Digital Media, Communications -
Boxer Katie Taylor and newspaper saying she's British have Twitter abuzz News
08.08.2012 Irish boxer Katie Taylor has got Twitter abuzz today, with her name trending in Ireland on the microblogging site ahead of her bout at the London 2012 Olympics at 2pm (London... -
London 2012 basketball: Shoot some hoops with today's Google Doodle News
08.08.2012 Today’s Google Doodle for the London 2012 Olympic Games is another interactive and addictive one, following up yesterday’s hurdles challenge. Basketball is the sport of choice... -
London 2012 hurdles: interact with today’s Google Doodle to spur athlete on News
07.08.2012 You could be forgiven for whiling away a few minutes on today’s Google Doodle, which allows users to try and get an animated athlete to jump over hurdles at the Olympic Games by... -
London 2012 synchronised swimming doodle makes a splash News
05.08.2012 Today at the Olympics, the final aquatics discipline takes to the water as the synchronised swimming events begin. The sport, which has only been contested at the Olympics since... -
London 2012 pole vault leaps into today’s Google doodle News
04.08.2012 The Olympic motto ‘Citius, Altius, Fortius’ (faster, higher, stronger) rings truest during the athletics stream, the single biggest element of the London 2012 Games with 2,000... -
#London2012 – Let the memes begin! (photos) News
06.08.2012 The Games of the XXX Olympiad are being documented in great detail across the web. From social media hubs to online broadcasts, every key moment has been captured and shared –... -
Viral videos of the week News
05.08.2012 We take a look at some of the most-viewed and most-shared videos on the web. This week features a zombie apocolypse, a new Bond trailer to get excited about, what would happen...