Well Facebook was a bit of a flutter yesterday, at least in my stream, with people wondering why there were so many hash tags around. I assumed people were cross-posting from twitter to facebook, but no it’s not that. Facebook have gone the way of Twitter and Instagram and quite possibly numerous other services and […]
The various social media networks and services seem to enjoy blocking each others’ users. The guys over at Hootsuite have put together a Game of Thrones styled graphic to show what’s happened so far: Apart from who has blocked who, it also gives a nice summary of each network’s size. Some are probably a lot […]
Brought to you by Blacknight it’s the technology.ie podcast episode 63 for May 30 2013 with Michele Neylon and Conn O Muineachain Michele’s back from the Shift Conference in Split, Croatia, where he gave a talk on domains. Daft Punk break records on Spotify. Rijksmuseum shares high resolution images of its catalogue. Yahoo buys Tumblr and gives […]
There’s quite a few entertaining graphics doing the rounds to help us all decide where we should share our thoughts (and other people’s wisdom) This one from College Humor is excellent: What do you think?
Easyjet does away with checkins This is very cool if you’re a Mac fan (but eye bleedingly expensive .. ). Twitter warns journos about security and open up their advertising platform. Ultra secure messaging – wipe the messages on both ends – they’ve even got a hacker challenge! The Ennis Innovate incubator programme invites applications from startups. MicksGarage.com […]
Hacktivist group Anonymous is calling for an Internet Blackout to protest CISPA. In a statement on YouTube they expressed concerns about CISPA and called for action: Dear citizens of the internet, We are Anonymous. The United States Government is again attempting to control and censor the internet. The Cyber Intelligence Sharing and Protection Act has […]
Flipboard recently launched a completely revamped version of their software with a bunch of new features. They’ve since released some data and statistics on usage of the new “magazines” and other options (click to enlarge) Related articles Flipboard Gets A Makeover (technology.ie) Flipboard 2.0 adds new social features, lets users create own digital magazines (androidauthority.com) […]
A few days ago Flipboard released a major update. Now any Flipboard user can create their own “magazine” and populate it with content. They’ve also announced a new partnership with Etsy, which allows users to explore products and even buy them directly from within the app. Personally I’m addicted to Flipboard and use it every […]
Big brands use Twitter and other social media outlets to engage and promote their products and services. While some might do a better job than others some of the bigger brands have had “face palm” moments over the last year or so. Some very big brands have had major issues on Twitter and this graphic […]
It’s makeover time for websites,as the Irish Times and Irish Independent try out new looks. Google Plus gets a touch up – nobody notices. Facebook announce a new look – has anybody actually seen it yet? Anyway, Facebook is uncool. Again. Google reader gets culled. Conn and Michele go and wallow in aggregator nostalgia. […]
