Google announced earlier today that it will be closing down Orkut in September. Orkut was Google’s first foray into social networks, long before social networks were really called social networks. The site was originally launched back in 2004 and over time it gained popularity in Brazil more than in English speaking countries. I’ll be honest […]
Archive | June, 2014
Facebook Experiments: The Ick Factor
Facebook is facing a storm of criticism after an academic paper revealed that they conducted an experiment in conjunction with researchers at Cornell University and the University of California, San Francisco, into how users moods are affected by the posts of their friends. Over the course of a week, the Facebook news feeds of 689,003 users […]
The Internet’s Own Boy: The Story of Aaron Swartz
Aaron Swartz took his own life in January of last year. Since then there has been a lot written about his short life and untimely death. The new documentary film by Brian Knappenberger “The Internet’s Own Boy: The Story of Aaron Swartz” was released last week. The film takes its title from a quote from […]
The Sodshow’s Peter Donegan on Blogging, Broadcasting & Business [Video]
Peter Donegan never shuts up about gardening. It’s his business, of course, but that’s not enough for him. If he’s not gardening, he’s blogging about gardening. And if that wasn’t enough he started a podcast with Brian Greene, that turned into a radio show: The Sodshow on Dublin City FM. Now, people who should know better have […]
Science is for Girls
Here’s a video that provides a pause for thought for anyone who is raising a daughter. According to the US National Science Foundation: 66 percent of 4th grade girls say they like science and mathematics, but only 18 percent of all college engineering majors are female. via Huffington Post. Bonus link: How to Talk to […]
New TLDs are in Ireland Now!
So you’ve heard about the new generic Top Level Domains (gTLDs) such as .london and .clarehurling? OK, I made that one up – but you get the idea. ICANN received applications for almost 2000 new gTLDs and over 300 have been delegated so far. You may also have heard that availability of these new domain names from EU registrars was […]
ICANN 50 Breaks Network Records
ICANN 50 is underway in London, and as we’ve reported, it’s the biggest ever. Latest reports are that 2803 people have checked in out of 3787 registered for the event, exceeding the previous registration record of 3141 set in Beijing. By definition, you can’t get a more online group of people than ICANN. That’s reflected in […]
Biggest Ever ICANN Meeting Convenes in London
More than 3,300 people from around the world have registered for ICANN’s 50th meeting in London, which got underway at the weekend, making it the largest in the organization’s history. “Today is a great day for advancement of the multistakeholder model and its inclusivity,” said Fadi Chehadé, President and CEO of ICANN. “ICANN 50 is […]
UberX Launches in Dublin
While “classic Uber” might not be affordable for everyone, it’s not the only service that Uber offers. Depending on the city you’re in you can choose from a number of Uber services. This weekend UberX launched in Dublin. UberX is described as: uberX is the new cashless, low-cost taxi option in Dublin. All uberX partners […]
A dotHIV Domain Name is the Digital Red Ribbon
“The combined power of the world’s internet users is enough to beat HIV” That’s the claim of dotHIV, the charity running the first Top Level Domain to serve a social cause. Yesterday we published a 15 minute audio interview with Carolin Silbernagl who is coordinating the project, but if you want the quick version, try […]