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Irish Social Media Awards finalists announced
The finalists of the Bord Gáis sponsored Social Media Awards have been announced. Over one hundred Irish companies and organisations in seventeen categories will descend upon the Mansion House on Dublin’s Dawson Street this Thursday, May 26, for the inaugural awards event.
Darren McCarra
23rd May 2011
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First satellite images of Grímsvötn volcano suggest ash cloud drifting northwards
As Iceland’s latest eruption of Grímsvötn volcano begins to spread fear of a repeat of last year’s travel disruption caused by the Eyjafjallajökull volcanic eruption, NASA has released two satellite images clearly showing the path of the eruption’s subsequent and potentially disruptive ash plume.
Darren McCarra
22nd May 2011
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Mashable’s Ben Parr talks about tech bubbles and more at spring Dublin Web Summit [Video]
Here’s a short video of Mashable’s “editor-at-large” Ben Parr speaking at a previous Dublin Web Summit (#dws5) on March 8, 2011. The video was recorded and edited by Dublin-based digital agency Websites Made Easy and features a little over two minute of Ben Parr’s talk titled “My top questions in technology”.
Darren McCarra
20th May 2011
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Tourism Ireland’s week long social media road trip
Tomorrow, Saturday, is the first day of a week long Tourism Ireland initiative where social media determines the road trip route taken by two avid British adventurers visiting Ireland. Their trip begins tomorrow in Belfast and ends seven days later in Cork, with the public deciding their journey southwards throughout the week.
Darren McCarra
20th May 2011
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Has Twitter passed the 300 million registered users mark?
Twitter has just passed the 300 million registered users mark according to Twopcharts, a service that analyses interesting and influential Twitter users in various locations and varying languages. Twitter passed the milestone at the start of this week on May 16th, and is currently witnessing 6.3 new account registrations every second.
Darren McCarra
19th May 2011
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Irish online yearly spend approaches €3 billion
Irish consumers spent €2.96 billion online in 2010 according to research published earlier this week by Visa Europe. This represents an increase of 39% from 2009 figures, where an estimated €2.13 billion worth of purchases took place.
Darren McCarra
18th May 2011
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Groupon-like social buying service GrabOne launches in Ireland
GrabOne, a relatively new social buying service has gone live in Ireland today. The venture, backed by Independent News and Media, operates similar to other social buying services like Groupon, essentially offering a new deal each day with promised savings of between 50% and 70%.
Darren McCarra
17th May 2011
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‘Your Country, Your Call’ competition funding request withdrawn
Just over one year since the employment initiative ‘Your Country, Your Call’ closed for entries, the Irish Times today report that the competition’s request for funding has been withdrawn by its organisers. Contest initiator Dr. Martin McAleese, husband of President Mary McAleese, has withdrawn his request of €300,000 in government funding stating that it was no longer needed.
Darren McCarra
16th May 2011
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Sony begins worldwide relaunch of PlayStation Network
In the last few hours Sony’s Executive Deputy President Kazuo Hirai has announced that the company has begun the process of restoring PlayStation Network (PSN) services worldwide.
Darren McCarra
15th May 2011
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Initiative to get Ireland trending on Twitter during Obama’s state visit #IRLday
To coincide with US President Barack Obama’s state visit to Ireland on May 23rd, an initiative that attempts to get Ireland trending on Twitter that day is well under way. The initiative, started by PocketNative, hopes that a high volume of tweets containing the hashtag ‘#IRLday’ will ensure that the topic trends on Twitter during the President’s visit and Ireland receives the attention of over 200 million other Twitter users.
Darren McCarra
14th May 2011