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PayPal’s 1,000 new jobs could be just the tip of the iceberg
PayPal says it will create 1,000 new jobs in Ireland over the next four years at its new European HQ in Dundalk, Co Louth. The announcement of 1,000 new jobs is always pleasing for a Government and in these hardened times even more so. PayPal is a welcome blossom in the collapsed mountain of rubble...
Google goes after Foursquare
Last week Google released an updated version of Google Maps for Android which included some changes to the location-sharing Google Latitude feature. On the face of it, the changes suggest Google is going after Foursquare. Latitude users can now earn points for check-ins and compete with their Google+ contacts. Apparently Latitude will also soon be...
App of the day – PingIt
This new app from Barclays Bank in the UK is set to revolutionise the way people pay for things and send money to each other. Using PingIt, a Barclays Bank customer is able to send up to £300 a day to another PingIt user. Only mobile phone numbers are needed. No bank details are required....
Coca-Cola launches global Olympics ad campaign
Coca-Cola has launched the global advertising for the brand’s Move to the Beat™ London 2012 Olympic Games campaign. Created by Mother London, the first edits to be released are the Coca-Cola global commercials for the Olympic Games. Four films have been created including 30 and 60 second formats, as well as two long form films...
The digital giants and their high street ambitions
Steve Jobs is responsible for many innovations. He changed the PC industry, the music industry, the film industry and the mobile phone industry and even created the app industry along the way. However, he also revolutionised the retail industry – something many people don’t recognise – and now his biggest rivals want a slice of...
The app that should win an Oscar
If you haven’t heard of Moonbot studios, and you have kids and an iPad, then you’re in for a treat. Moonbot creates quirky and beautiful iPad apps for kids, one of which The Fantastic Flying Books of Mr. Morris Lessmore was extended into a short animated film. An Oscar-nominated film. The short animation “draws its...
Pinterest – the sleeping social giant to watch
If you haven’t tried using Pinterest, you should. Why? Because it’s quietly becoming a dominant social force on the web and it’s where all the cool people are hanging out. Forget Facebook, Pinterest is a visual social network where people can show off their good taste, not their bad behaviour. How does it work? Pinterest...
Make your own Facebook Timeline movie
Facebook has received a lot of user backlash over its Timeline format. However, Facebook is going ahead with its plans to introduce Timeline for every Facebook user, whether they like it or not. Aware that Timeline is causing some controversy, Facebook has launched a new Timeline Movie Maker app that will make a movie of...
Students – the future is clear, do your sums
The chief executive of the IDA, Barry O’Leary, has advised students who are currently choosing a college course on where future opportunities for jobs lie. Foreign direct investment (FDI) companies continue to create jobs and most are seeking graduates with backgrounds in science, technology, engineering and maths. Many FDI jobs also require multi-lingual skills. Irish...
‘We built you a new Vimeo’
Video sharing site Vimeo is undergoing a long-awaited re-design. “We started by re-imagining the video page, and designed the entire user experience around it to minimise distractions and put the focus where it belongs — on your videos,” said the company. The video player on the video pages will soon be twice as big as...
Obama to hangout on Google+
As he gears up to fight another Presidential election, President Obama is getting back on the social media train. In what can only be described as a major coup for Google, the President will take part in a hangout video chat on Google+ on January 30. President Obama is famously the ‘first social media president’...
Jameson renews sponsorship of film festival
Jameson is to renew its sponsorship of the Jameson Dublin International Film Festival (JDIFF) for the next three years. The festival is 10 years old this year and will present over 130 films over eleven days in cinemas and film venues throughout the capital. “Cinema is an intrinsic part of our global marketing strategy for...
