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Hireland wants 5,000 employers to pledge a job
Hireland is a new initiative aimed at encouraging job creation for Ireland’s skilled unemployed. To support its launch, Hireland published a survey that shows 52% of SMEs plan to hire one or more people this year. Half of all new jobs will be full time, 30% will be mostly part time and the balance will...
Social gaming cheats also cheat in real life
The psychology of gaming, and especially social gaming, is a relatively new study and one that is throwing up some interesting findings. The latest survey by social games firm PopCap shows that nearly half (48%) of people* who admit to cheating in social video games also admit to cheating in real life – compared to...
The top 50 things we don’t do anymore thanks to the Digital Revolution
Technological advancements transform culture and society. They always have. However, in some periods in history (like the Industrial Revolution and the current Digital Revolution we are living through) things change faster than usual. According to recent research* by Mozy, Irish and UK citizens have doubled the number of computers they own in the past 10...
Social games are soaring
Social gaming is fast becoming the biggest thing to happen to the web since social networks themselves. A new study of gamers in the UK and the US finds that 118.5 million people now play social games at least once a week. This is an increase of a massive 71% compared with the same study...
Microsoft named ‘best company to work for’
Are you happy in work? Many people, it seems, are, and digital companies appear to be the best places to work. Microsoft, which employs over 1,000 people in Ireland, was named the number one global workplace at an awards ceremony at the New York Stock Exchange last night. Great Place to Work revealed its inaugural...
Ireland’s Facebook generation
A new survey has, unsurprisingly, discovered that Irish students spend a lot of time on social networks, Facebook in particular. According to the survey, 32% of third level students spend up to five hours a week on social networking sites while over 1 in 4 (26%) spend between six and ten hours a week. Facebook...
Majority of IT workers feel ‘numb’, ‘unchallenged’, ‘frustrated’ and ‘underpaid’
76% of IT professionals across Ireland intend to leave their current job in the next three years. ‘Numb,’ ‘unchallenged,’ ‘frustrated’ and ‘underpaid’ were words used by the IT professionals to describe their work. “I was stunned at this high level. It highlights the ‘new’ relationship to employment. These skilled and bright people need to be...
iPhone users consume huge amount of apps
Market research commissioned by mobile solutions provider Púca shows that despite the downturn, demand for the latest smartphones amongst adults remains strong with more than half (54%) claiming ownership of a smartphone. On the day that Apple announces its latest iPhone, the research* shows that 28% of smartphone equipped adults have one of the devices...
Half of Irish people regularly consult ‘Dr Google’
For Irish people, looking for a medical diagnosis and a solution to an ailment online is now as popular as going to the doctor. Almost half of Irish people (46%) find that the cost of attending their GP encourages them to consult the Internet for medical diagnosis. Looking for answers to medical problems online is...
The rise of the prepay smartphone
The most important factor for prepay mobile users when switching networks is the internet offering. A new survey shows 53% say the Internet offering is the deciding factor. Online access is ranked as more important than network coverage at 37%, and the handset choice at 33%. The survey, conducted by Three, also reveals high levels...
Email goes the way of the DoDo for Irish students
It appears email is an old fashioned and seldom-used communications tool for Irish secondary school students and college goers. A new survey of 164 Irish students in secondary school and at third level, carried out by Blue Coat on behalf of Data Solutions, an Irish IT distributor, found that 75% of Irish students use Facebook...
European adults are big gamers – really big gamers
Half of all adults in the United Kingdom, France and Germany play games, with over 153 million men and women in these regions alone estimated to play consoles, casual game sites, social networks and mobile devices. Overall, the United Kingdom has the highest ratio of gamers, with 68% of men and 59% of women playing...
