Today is Safer Internet Day, in many countries across the EU and elsewhere. St Joseph’s High School in England have produced a video reminding people – and especially kids – to Think Before You Post! [youtube]http://youtu.be/tzi1iJnJLCA[/youtube] Related articles Prime Minister draws up emergency plans for Greek EU exit Children’s digital skills don’t match their confidence […]
SpunOut.ie, Ireland’s youth information website, has partnered with social networking platform Twitter to launch a new ‘Online Safety Information Hub’ to mark Safer Internet Day 2015 (February 10th). Each year the global online safety community celebrates Safer Internet Day to raise awareness of the steps we can all take to make the internet a better […]
As the Hotline.ie service operated by the ISP Association of Ireland marks 15 years in operation, the head of that organisation has warned that ‘provocative’ or ‘cheeky’ images which are being generated by children themselves are being used by paedophiles online. Paul Durrant, CEO and General Manager of Hotline.ie, is our guest on today’s podcast. Click on the player above to listen to the show, […]
Last night’s Grammy awards is lighting up the social channels this morning. You can speculate on Kanye West’s repeat of his stage storming on behalf of Beyoncé. Was he joking? Apparently not. But if you’d rather focus on the music, there’s one performance everyone’s talking about this morning: Hozier and Annie Lennox! [youtube]http://youtu.be/YdpnKkG0KRA[/youtube]
Think you’ve heard it all when it comes to great classic standards like La Vie en Rose? Think again. This is Daniela Andrade, and her performance will make you smile in spite of yourself! [youtube]http://youtu.be/3Ba_WoSZXvw[/youtube] HT: Ken Hansen
So Fifty Shades of Grey – the film – is on show this week, while the trailer has been teasing audiences for months. Now enjoy the LEGO version! [youtube]http://youtu.be/S7AvZPTT4kU[/youtube]
Malachy Browne is our guest on today’s podcast. With a solid background in both journalism and technology, he worked for Village magazine and co-founded Politico.ie before joining Storyful as News Editor. In December he joined international news startup Reported.ly, where he is Managing Editor and Europe Anchor. Click on the player above to listen to the show, or download […]
Wayra, Telefónica’s startup accelerator, has announced that it will close its academy in Dublin this June, once the current cohort of nine startups has completed the programme. The decision was confirmed by the Managing Director of Wayra Ireland, Karl Aherne, in an email to the organisation’s email subscribers this morning. Telefónica has today confirmed that Wayra Ireland will close on May […]
Researchers at Colorado State University are working on an alternative to cochlear implants by sending electrical signals to another sensitive organ: the tongue. Cochlear implants require surgery, but using the tongue to hear could be as simple as popping a dental retainer in your mouth. [youtube]http://youtu.be/RBV8WTiDyII[/youtube] HT: Boing Boing Related articles New device […]
The Hotline.ie service run by the Internet Service Providers Association of Ireland is marking 15 years of full operations, fighting against the distribution of Child Sexual Abuse Material (CSAM). Internet Service Providers Association of Ireland members fund Hotline.ie so the Irish public who accidentally encounter suspected CSAM when using the Internet can report it anonymously and […]
