While Netflix might be available in several countries, including Ireland, the biggest and most important market for the company remains the USA. So when reports came out that the service’s traffic was down 25% some analysts might get a bit worried. Netflix, however, are blaming the dip in traffic on the Olympics. Subscription based video […]
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Bacon Flavoured Filler Text
If you browse the web enough (I do!) then you’ll come across a lot of filler text, AKA Lorem Ipsum. It’s usually the same text over and over again: Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipisicing elit, sed do eiusmod tempor incididunt ut labore et dolore magna aliqua. Ut enim ad minim veniam, quis nostrud […]
My kingdom for a calculator
While this is in no means ground breaking it’s a rather nice little feature. I’ve known for a long time that Google will do your sums for you. Head to google.com and put in 20×10= hey presto it’ll throw the answer back to you. In general the answer is displayed for you before any potential […]
Questions For Crystal From DotCo?
This week we’ll be joined by Crystal Peterson from the .co registry. Crystal is .co’s Director of Channel Marketing and spends most of her time on the road bringing the .co message to internet and startup events across the globe. Prior to joining CoInternet Crystal was with .org and before that she worked with .mobi. […]
OSX Mountain Lion Has Been Released
Apple Mac user? Hardcore fanboy? The latest version of Apple’s OSX – Mountain Lion was released in the last hour. The price in Ireland is EUR 15.99 Will you be making the switch to the new version of Apple’s operating system? Let us know via the comments
Ipads Providing Cheaper And Lighter Alternative For Airline Inflight Entertainment
Apple’s iPad might solve several issues for airlines and their customers. The iPad is being used by several airlines to provide inflight entertainment services. While providing hundreds of iPads is obviously not cheap, they weigh considerably less than the current inflight entertainment systems, so they could save airlines on fuel costs Qantas’ fleet of 767s […]
DotCo 2 Years Infographic
Pretty slick graphic from the guys in .co to show their achievements in the first 2 years of operation
Media Manipulation – Trust Me I’m Lying Trailer
You wouldn’t normally expect to watch a trailer for a book, but here’s the “trailer” for Trust Me I’m Lying by Ryan Holiday [youtube]http://youtu.be/BIzWRTCMk0k[/youtube] Holiday’s book goes on release tomorrow in the US and it’s a book I’d highly recommend you grab a copy of ASAP if you’re interested in media, both online and offline. […]
Want To Win A Groupon Voucher?
We’ve teamed up with the nice people in Groupon to offer a couple of our readers (or fans) a chance to win a Groupon voucher. Do you need any special skills to win? No Just follow the instructions below and you’ll be in with a chance (or a few) to win one of these fabulous […]
ACTA Rejected By EU Parliament
The EU Parliament voted earlier today against the controversial Anti-Counterfeiting Trade Agreement (ACTA). The final vote was crystal clear with 478 MEPs opposed against a mere 39 in favour with 165 abstentions. Ireland signed ACTA several months ago, so where does that leave us if it’s not supported at the EU level? Related articles EU […]