We believe in the power of good clever, descriptive domain names here at Technology.ie. That’s why I’m not sure about Google’s latest acquisition. The company recently reorganised under the name Alphabet. While the Google online services brand continues as a division within Alphabet, the new name is apparently designed to reflect the diversity of interests in the […]
Google’s logo has changed. As the company morphs so does its image: And of course every single news outlet on the planet is talking about the change! The company explains the update in a blog post which is accompanied by a video illustrating how Google has evolved since its foundation in 1998. […]
Google has announced that it is to transition into a new holding company named Alphabet, while its slimmed-down search and ads business continues as Google, as a subsidiary of Alphabet under new CEO Sundar Pichai. View image | gettyimages.com Larry Page becomes CEO of Alphabet Inc, with his co-founder Sergey Brin as President. Essentially, the old Google Inc is renamed; […]
YouTube announced earlier today that they’re finally going to fix video view counts. If you watch videos that are being shared widely across social networks up until today the counter always seemed to be stuck. YouTube would default to displaying “301+” on videos which were getting a lot of traffic. Why? Because a lot of […]
Google has announced that it will be discontinuing its free SMS alert service for Google Calendar from June 27th. The company cites the growth in smartphone usage and improvements in technology as reasons for killing off the service: Starting on 27 June 2015, SMS notifications from Google Calendar will no longer be sent. SMS notifications […]
Google’s homepage for Ireland is currently displaying a subtle, but clear, message: Google supports marriage equality #ProudToLove They’ve also translated the same message on the Irish language version: Google.ie is the most popular website in Ireland according to Alexa, with the .ie taking the number 1 position, followed by the .com at number 2. The […]
Last October, Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg launched Facebook Safety Check while on a visit to Tokyo. It’s meaningful to be in Tokyo to announce this because the great earthquake and tsunami a few years ago inspired us to build the first version of this for Japan. Now we’re glad to have this ready to serve everyone […]
Changes to Twitter’s Terms of Service and Privacy Policy, which will take effect on May 18, put Ireland at the centre of the social media company’s international operations. Twitter sent email to users today outlining the changes, and pointing them to a post on their support site which explains the change. If you live outside the United States, […]
A second Irish eCommerce Expo will be held on April 21st 2015 at the Crowne Plaza in Dublin Northwood. It’s billed as an opportunity to hear from Irish online retailers who have been through it all and to learn from their experience. The Expo is organised as a series of learning seminars featuring over 15 speakers […]
Tired of ads on YouTube? Soon you may be able to pay to get rid of them. YouTube is preparing to launch a new Paid subscription service which will allow users to pay a monthly fee to use the service without ads. The move follows consultation with users and content creators, beta trials of the YouTube Music Key service, and feedback from […]
