Tagged: Barack Obama
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Viral videos of the week: Cinco de Mayo, Steven Spielberg’s ‘Obama’ and the talking dead News
05.05.2013 We take a look at some of the most-viewed and most-shared videos on the web. This week features dubbed zombies, a tricky question for non-Spanish speakers, another stab at... -
Obama homes in on clean tech in budget proposal for fiscal year 2014 News
11.04.2013 Yesterday, US President Barack Obama unveiled his US$3.8trn budget plan for fiscal year 2014. As part of his budget proposals, Obama is calling for a 40pc increase on spending... -
Obama reveals US$100m research initiative to understand the human brain News
02.04.2013 US President Barack Obama has today revealed details of an ambitious research initiative called BRAIN that will result in an initial US$100m being pumped into research... -
US President Obama plans US$2bn bid to get vehicles off oil News
15.03.2013 US President Barack Obama will today call for the creation of a US$2bn energy security trust fund dedicated to reducing the country’s dependency on oil for motor transport. -
Obama selects new energy secretary and EPA chief News
05.03.2013 US President Barack Obama has announced his nominees to take on the roles of Energy Secretary and head of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). Obama has nominated MIT... -
Climate change gathering to take place in the Burren this weekend News
14.02.2013 More than 60 participants, including Harvard professor Daniel Schrag, who is an adviser to US President Barack Obama, will be meeting in the west of Ireland this weekend to... -
US President Obama signs cyber security executive order News
13.02.2013 US President Barack Obama has signed an executive order that will bolster America’s cyber security defences through partnership with critical infrastructure providers. -
Where to watch US President Barack Obama’s inauguration online News
21.01.2013 There is certainly no shortage about where to tune in online today to watch US President Barack Obama’s public inauguration in Washington, DC. -
Michelle Obama joins Twitter – but doesn’t follow Barack’s account News
18.01.2013 US First Lady Michelle Obama has joined the ranks of the twitteratti and opened a Twitter account. So far, she is following 15 people and organisations on the microblogging... -
Wind-energy industry in US gets lift in ‘fiscal cliff’ bill News
02.01.2013 As part of its measures to avoid a US ‘fiscal cliff’ economic crisis, the US Congress has voted to extend tax credits on wind energy for another year in a move that could avert...Categories: Tax, Sustainability, Renewable Energy, Investments, Green Tech, Green, Engineering, Energy, Economy -
75pc of world leaders have presence on Twitter - think tank News
02.01.2013 Three out of four heads of state now have a presence on microblogging site Twitter, an international and non-partisan ‘think tank’ on 21st-century governance has revealed. -
Newsmakers of the year: Barack Obama, Tim Cook, Michael D Higgins, John McAfee and Tupac News
31.12.2012 We recall the top newsmakers of 2012, including Presidents Barack Obama and Michael D Higgins, tech industry leaders Tim Cook and Steve Ballmer, the 3D resurrection of Tupac...Tags: McAfee, Eircom, 4G, ComReg, James Whelton, Facebook, Apple, Tim Cook, Mark Zuckerberg, Barack Obama, YouTube, -
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. -
Barack Obama talks climate change during victory speech in Chicago News
07.11.2012 In his victory speech to supporters in Chicago, the newly re-elected US President Barack Obama appears to have reaffirmed his focus on tackling climate change and energy security. -
The 2012 US presidential election – as told by the internet (video) News
07.11.2012 The ballots are in and Barack Obama will see four more years in the White House, and while the US presidential election has been closely watched worldwide the internet has... -
As Obama wins second term Twitter sets a new record – 327k tweets per minute News
07.11.2012 As Barack Obama was re-elected president of the United States after a hard-fought election campaign, a new record was set on Twitter with more than 327,000 tweets a minute.Categories: Software & Web Development, Social Media, Internet, Government, Digital Media, Consumer Tech -
Obama victory picture is the most 'liked' photo in Facebook’s history News
07.11.2012 The social network Facebook confirmed today that at the time of writing, some 2.9m people have ‘liked’ the photo re-elected US President Barack Obama posted eight hours or so... -
Twitter users react to Barack Obama US presidential election victory News
07.11.2012 Twitter users from around the world, from celebrities to the not-quite-as-famous, have taken to the microblogging site to express their joy or disappointment at the news that... -
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... -
'Where do I vote' Google Doodle directs users where to cast their ballots News
06.11.2012 Internet search giant Google is directing Americans where to vote via a Google Doodle on its US homepage today, presidential election day.