Yesterday Kim Dotcom launched Mega. The new service was launched exactly one year after MegaUpload was shutdown by the US government The new service is being run out of New Zealand and will be competing against the likes of Dropbox and Google Drive. In the first 24 hours the new service reported hundreds of thousands […]
If you do any work in marketing and SEO you’ve probably heard about “long tail” The guys at HitTail have published a pretty nice infographic explaining it for the rest of us: Via
Wendy Seltzer gives a fascinating, albeit quick, overview of 2012 from the Chilling Effects perspective. Chilling Effects aggregates takedown notices from copyright holders under the US DMCA as well as other laws in other jurisdictions. The numbers for 2012 are staggering. Over 53 million takedowns versus three million in 2011! The talk is just over […]
If you’re an iPhone 5 user then you might be using the “do not disturb” feature. (If you aren’t then you should – it’s really handy) The feature basically allows you to turn of certain types of notifications during specific hours while still allowing important calls etc., to get through. But it’s broken. According to […]
If you’re an Android user then this graphic might be of interest. Plenty of data about Android! Via
Brought to you by Blacknight it’s the technology.ie podcast, episode 52 for December 20th 2012, with Michele Neylon and Conn Ó Muíneacháin. We were on a break – and now we’re back – just in time for the apocalypse 🙂 Michele has an iPad Mini and he’s seenThe Hobbit at High Frame Rate IMAX 3D = amazing 🙂 WCIT – […]
Google released a very slick graphic to illustrate both the growth of internet usage and how its used. The graphic is part of a campaign they and other entities are involved with to help keep the internet free and open. Learn more here or here
Instagram may have been acquired by Facebook, but it’s still a separate service. Unlike the more “traditional” web services Instagram started on mobile only, but has been moving towards the “web” in recent weeks. A couple of weeks back they announced “user profiles” which allow users – both individual and business – to reference their […]
Google is having a bad week. Rumours are flying around at the moment that the search giant might fall foul of an FTC ruling stateside. Meanwhile down under an Australian court has found the search giant guilty of defamation. In what has been described as a “landmark ruling” the Victoria Supreme Court found that the […]
Google’s homepage today is decked out in celebration of Bram Stoker’s birthday. Bram Stoker was born 165 years ago today in Dublin. He’s best known for his creation Dracula, which has played an important role in popular culture over the last century. You can read more about Bram Stoker’s life here. Related articles Bram Stoker […]
