Irishman Inducted into Internet Hall of Fame
Congratulations to Dr Dennis Jennings, who is among 24 people inducted today by The Internet Society, to The Internet Hall of Fame. Dr Jennings is the first Irishman to be included in the Hall of Fame, which is
EU Top Court Overturns Data Retention Directive
The European Court of Justice (ECJ) announced this morning its ruling with respect to the Data Retention Directive. And they've ruled - "The Court of Justice declares the Data Retention Directive to be invalid" Here's the
Bill and Melinda Gates on Why Philanthropy Works [Video]
Earlier this year Bill Gates posted his annual letter from the Gates Foundation, with some very encouraging data on the impact of philanthropy and development aid on poverty and quality of life. Last month, he and
Link Loss [Podcast #54]
Brought to you by Blacknight it’s the technology.ie podcast, episode 54 for January 4th 2013, with Michele Neylon and Conn Ó Muíneacháin. This image does not link to The Irish Times New Year’s Eve mobile networks didn’t fall over
Social Media + Football Clubs = ?
Welsh football club Newport County AFC were obviously delighted to announce a player transfer yesterday .. maybe a little bit too excited about it even: https://twitter.com/NewportCounty/status/286456969320095744 the other club involved, Lincoln City, however, weren't too impressed:
Social Media In 2012
2012 was an interesting year with Instagram being acquired by Facebook, Psy exploding on the music / video scene (and all the parodies that followed), Facebook had their IPO and so much more. Here's a nice
Star Trek Next Generation Bloopers
If you're a fan of Star Trek The Next Generation then you'll find this blooper reel from season 2 quite amusing. [youtube]http://youtu.be/7_nVEm5Yc3c[/youtube] Via
