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Why Twitter is turning increasingly towards t.co link shortening
Yesterday we reported how one could avoid Twitter's somewhat annoying t.co URL shortener by using lesser known URL services like j.mp, or by keeping the URL length to 20 characters or less. Unfortunately, this hack will not last forever as Twitter does plan to wrap all links, regardless of length, with its own t.co link service. Why? It's all to do with analytics.
Darren McCarra
24th August 2011
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Ticketmaster lets you see where your friends are sitting with new Facebook integration
Ticketmaster has just introduced a great example of how Facebook's social graph can be used in the real world. Event attendees can now share their venue seat location with Facebook friends, or with the wider Facebook community if so desired, on interactive venue maps.
Darren McCarra
24th August 2011
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Rent Top Gear episodes on Facebook for €1
BBC Worldwide, with help from social app maker Softwind Studio, has developed a Facebook video on-demand application that allows Facebook users to rent episodes of Top Gear and view these directly within the social network.
Darren McCarra
23rd August 2011
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Defunct HP TouchPad now an Amazon bestseller
After last week's surprise announcement by HP that it would "discontinue operations for webOS devices", sales of such, specifically the HP TouchPad, have never been so good. As consumers scramble to avail of heavily discounted TouchPad offers in the US and Canada, and now the UK, HP's tablet device has today reached the number one spot on Amazon's electronics bestseller list.
Darren McCarra
22nd August 2011
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Libya's domain registry website hacked
The website of Libya's domain registry, nic.ly, has been hacked with a simple message stating "bye bye Qadaffi [sic]". The hack is attributed to an individual known as 'Electr0n' and contains obvious anti-Muammar Gaddafi sentiment.
Darren McCarra
22nd August 2011
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Forget Monaco, Dublin to feature Formula One event next summer
Formula One, the world's fastest motorsport, will be showcased in an event that will take place through the streets of Dublin next year, will all major F1 teams expected to represent. The spectacle will attract over 250,000 people to the capital, reports The Irish Times.
Darren McCarra
21st August 2011
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WordPress powers 22% of new active domains in the US
WordPress founder Matt Mullenweg published some impressive platform statistics earlier this week that show the content management system's continued phenomenal growth this year. WordPress now powers 14.7% of the top million websites, up from 8.5% one year ago, and perhaps more interestingly, 22% of all new active domains in the US run WordPress.
Darren McCarra
20th August 2011
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Dublin-based beauty industry software provider secures €1.3 million investment
Phorest, a Dublin-based company that provides management and booking software for the hair and beauty industry, has today announced that they have secured a €1.3 million investment from multiple funders, including a mix of private investors and the Enterprise Equity venture capital fund.
Darren McCarra
19th August 2011
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Vodafone offer Android app purchases through your phone bill
Vodafone UK has become the first mobile operator in Europe to offer users the ability to make Android app purchases through their existing mobile bill. Vodafone are also expected to introduce a similar feature to Android users in Germany.
Darren McCarra
19th August 2011
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Now you can add Google+ updates to your email signature
WiseStamp, an email signature service that enhances once plain email signatures with personal social profiles and other content, has added Google Plus to its list of supported partners. WiseStamp exists as a Firefox, Chrome, Thunderbird, Flock and Safari extension and works with all major webmail services like Gmail, Yahoo!, Hotmail and AOL.
Darren McCarra
18th August 2011