Last night Irish short film Stutterer won the Oscar for best live action short film. Benjamin Cleary was obviously very excited to win, especially as it was his first film! You know, when you make your, your first ever film, you’ve gotta convince a lot of people to jump on board and take a risk […]
Archive | February, 2016
Social Media In #GE16
Today Ireland went to the polls to vote in the general election. There is less than an 10 minutes of voting left at time of writing. As could be expected the tech giants have “done their bit”. Twitter has turned on a special emoji for the day: While Twitter users have been using the hashtag #GE16 […]
Robot Runs Amok [Video]
This video is basically bad news for anyone who hopes for a future for humanity, free of robot domination. We’ve covered Boston Dynamics before. They’re the company developing extraordinary robots that can walk and even run. Google acquired them two years ago. This latest video shows an impressive bipedal robot that simply pushes open the door […]
Votomatic is a Dating Site to help you find a Political Party to Love!
Unsure who to vote for in tomorrow’s General Election? Sick of the happy heads on election posters, and wondering what they really stand for? Votomatic could be the answer to finding someone to vote for. Developed by Darragh O’Connor & Michal Boleslav Měchura, Votomatic presents users with a questionnaire asking: how Fine Gael are you; how […]
Small Businesses Embrace BYOD (Bring Your Own Device) – Infographic
60% of companies allow BYOD (bring your own devices) in the workplace, and another 14% intend to introduce BYOD policies within the next year, according to recent research. Studies indicate that BYOD offers benefits to both companies and their employees, though concerns remain about security. Orla Forrest from Neon SMS in Cork has put together […]
Facebook Moves to Make Messenger a Marketplace
Techcrunch reports that Facebook is preparing to allow brands and businesses to solicit business using Facebook Messenger, which currently boasts 800 million active users. The news comes from a leaked document which Facebook has reportedly sent to major advertisers, suggesting that the new feature may be introduced in the second quarter this year. Businesses will […]
BBC Three Ceases Broadcasting, Moves Online
Thirteen years after it began broadcasting, the BBC’s youth oriented TV channel BBC Three stopped broadcasting yesterday. Instead, it is to continue as an online service, offering about 4 hours a week of new content, available on-demand via the BBC iPlayer, and YouTube. It’s a significant milestone in the move away from ‘linear’ TV, meaning programmes streamed sequentially in a ‘channel’ […]
Donnelly ‘Wins Twitter’ After Leaders’ Debate
Researchers from the Insight Centre for Data Analytics have been crunching the Twitter numbers as part of their Insight4Elections data analysis project and they found that Stephen Donnelly, leader of the Social Democrats gained a remarkable 1,457 Twitter followers after last night’s leaders’ debate on RTE, about two thirds more than his closest rival Richard Boyd Barrett […]
Safer Internet Day: Hard Hitting Video Warns Teens
It was Safer Internet Day last week, and among the many initiatives and campaigns designed to spread the safety message, the Watch Your Space campaign shared the following important reminder that some things are forever, and that once a selfie is shared, you can’t assume it won’t be shared again – and again, and again.
More than Moore: Why the Semiconductor Industry Needs a New Narrative
Exponential progress in chip design has given us a world of incredible processing power, with mobile gadgets that were unimaginable for most people even 10 years ago. Having had our expectations exceeded year after year, it’s perhaps understandable that we might think it will go on forever. But nothing lasts for ever. Of course we’ll continue to get improvements […]