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 […]
dotHIV combines Online Marketing and Corporate Philanthropy in an Innovative Way [Audio]
Today’s podcast (16:34; 9MB; MP3) is an interview with Carolin Silbernagl, project coordinator of the dotHIV Top Level Domain project. “Dot-HIV is the first and the only TLD that is designed to serve a social cause”, she says. That certainly makes it unique, and it could also be the key to its success as a new and innovative way […]
Video: The Internet and Peering Explained
The internet is a wonderful thing, but how on earth does it actually work? Trying to explain it simply is never easy, but this video from Euro-IX does not only an excellent job of explaining how the internet works, but also does a really nice job explaining why internet peering exchanges are such a good […]
Emmet’s Keeping an Eye Out for Google Glass [Video]
“I have been told by my girlfriend that she’ll dump me as soon as I get it.” Emmet Ryan is talking about Google Glass, and he’s hoping he can talk the lady around before the product goes mainstream. As a technology journalist for the Sunday Business Post he’s obviously into the tech, but he can […]
Game of Thrones Meets Legend of Zelda
What do you get when you combine Legend of Zelda, the video game, with Game of Thrones? The result is pretty spectacular 🙂
Ringo beats Skype on Quality and Price – An Interview with CEO Bhavin Turakhia [Audio]
So how can you call an international telephone for 25% less than Skype? Well it’s got to use some kind of VOIP, right? Wrong! Today’s podcast (18:10; 10MB, MP3) is an interview with Bhavin Turakhia, CEO of Ringo, a new company which is offering “carrier grade call quality for less than the cost of Skype”. How […]
Can’t Get Enough of the Game of Thrones Intro?
If you’re a Game of Thrones fan you might like this .. it’s a 10 hour long loop of the intro music.. Why anyone would go to the trouble of creating this is beyond me, but they did .. Enjoy!
Campaign Launched To Promote Rik Mayall’s “lost” World Cup Song
Rik Mayall passed away yesterday at the age of 56. If you want to learn more about Mayall and his work then there’s been plenty written in the last day with a lot more to follow. Remember this 1986 hit? http://youtu.be/QAfyTvwBrWU Apparently Mayall also did a world cup song and with the 2014 World […]