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Facebook’s plan to eradicate trolls* worldwide
Facebook’s next big move in the world of online publishing is the roll out of a commenting system that will power the comment feeds on large media websites and blogs. The social network is actively trying to recruit major media companies and blogs to ‘partner’ with it for the launch of the new comments platform....
Social viewing for ‘free’
As social TV takes off in earnest it makes sense that broadband providers would see an opportunity in its growing popularity. Magnet Networks has just launched www.magnetwebtv.ie, a free web-based live TV service with Twitter and Facebook integration. As long as users have a 1Mb broadband connection they can register to watch RTE1, Network 2,...
A Line Phone in the sand
A line has been drawn in the sand of the smart phone sector. Can it be stepped over? The Line Phone is still a concept but what a way to imagine the future of smart phone technology. This Chinese concept phone recently won the 2010 Furong Cup ‘Digital Product and Service Design Competition’. While today’s...
Continued growth in Irish websites
The managed registry for Ireland’s official web address .ie (the IEDR), has reported that the total number of .ie domains grew by 12.9% net in 2010 to 153,419 at 31st December. New registrations for the final quarter of 2010 were marginally up by 0.7% on the same period in the previous year to 8,593 bringing...
An Irish Market in the digital age
The recent reports of a surge in Irish exports is one of the good news stories of an otherwise difficult past year for Irish business. Now that the Irish have woken from the inflated property illusion, it is heartening to see the emergence of a real market culture – a market defined by people selling...
Hurling out of the ditch
The economy may be in the ditch but the Irish are still playing hurling it seems. According to a recent calls index by 11850 Directory Enquiries, Irish people aren’t willing to lie down in the face of job uncertainty and economic meltdown. Colin Lewis, chief marketing officer, 11850, said, “The index shows calls requested from...
The mobile planet gets better
It seems every year since 2005 was promised to be ‘the year mobile advertising really takes off’. There’s nothing worse than reading another ‘This is the year for mobile’ article. 2011 will not be ‘the year for mobile’, but there will be some significant developments. Mobile media and advertising are fast-paced sectors but they won’t...
The Irish media and sustainable reporting
The media’s role in highlighting issues such as climate change, biodiversity loss, recycling and food production will be discussed at a free seminar hosted by Earthtalks.org on Thursday, 25th November in the Science Gallery, Pearse Street, Dublin 2. The seminar will take place at 6pm, and the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources, Eamon...
