Darren McCarra, Author at McCarra.co

Google reportedly developing a unified chat service, Babble, to rival all others We don’t post rumours too often around here but this one, if true, is worthy of mention. This evening’s babble would see Google unify its various chat services (yes, all of them) into a single product, Babble. 5 responses 19th March 2013
Facebook usage in Ireland is declining, down 4.1% in three months Facebook usage in Ireland is declining, with the social network losing 94,620 active users, or 4.11% of its user base in the country, in the previous three months. 6 responses 16th March 2013
Spotify competitor, Rdio, launches in Ireland and other countries Music streaming service, and Spotify competitor, Rdio has launched in Ireland and six other countries. No responses 12th March 2013
Payment service Stripe makes its first acquisition, Kickoff Stripe, the online payments system for developers and founded by two Irish brothers, John and Patrick Collison, has made its first acquisition; Kickoff. No responses 11th March 2013
More Irish startups secured investment in 2012, €269 million raised More and more Irish companies and startups are securing capital investment but the value of those investments is decreasing, that's according to the annual Irish Venture Capital Association VenturePulse survey. No responses 8th March 2013
European data protection authorities "coordinating their enforcement actions" against Google European data protection authorities are "coordinating their enforcement actions" against Google after the company has apparently failed to take specific action on alleged "deficiencies" in its new privacy policy that came into effect one year ago. No responses 6th March 2013
Even YouTube can't distinguish the Samsung Chromebook with Apple's MacBook Air Samsung's latest Chromebook is so similar in exterior design to Apple's MacBook Air that not even YouTube's graphic designers can tell the difference, apparently. One response 3rd March 2013
British internet providers forced to block certain torrent sites in court order The London High Court has ordered that major UK Internet service providers (ISPs) block access to three specific torrent sites that allegedly offer links to pirated material. 12 responses 28th February 2013
Facebook working with third-party data vendors to help marketers better target ads Facebook today announced that it is bringing even more ways for marketers to "reach the right customers on Facebook" by allowing them to enhance ad targeting on the network using third-party data. No responses 27th February 2013
YouTube SEO: Make your videos more searchable by adding context While the age-old metaphor of 'content is king' is more important than ever in today's Internet of ubiquitous publishing, context must not be overlooked. One response 26th February 2013