Darren McCarra, Author at McCarra.co

YouTube now allows basic video editing YouTube has rolled-out basic video editing features globally, allowing users to make small edits to their videos after uploading while maintaining the same video IDs. No responses 15th September 2011
GeoEye captures Burning Man 2011 from above US-based geospatial information company GeoEye has captured this satellite image of Burning Man 2011. The image was taken on September 01, 2011 as the week-long event was taking place. No responses 14th September 2011
Twitter gets more powerful with new analytics tool Twitter has just announced Twitter Web Analytics on their developers blog - a new service that will allow webmasters to accurately measure the amount of traffic Twitter is sending to their websites. No responses 14th September 2011
Amazon to launch subscription-based book service? Amazon is reportedly in talks with publishers to launch a subscription-based book service, similar to video-streaming service Netflix in the Americas, according to the Wall Street Journal. Amazon would offer nearly unlimited access to its digital library of books for a fixed monthly fee - an offer that would surely delight most bookworms. No responses 12th September 2011
Facebook expected to reveal music service at f8 developer conference Facebook are expected to unveil their music streaming service at their annual developers' conference, f8, which will take place in just under two weeks time. Specific details, like the ability to "scribble" tracks, have begun to emerge. No responses 11th September 2011
Ireland and the UK warned of 160km/h gusts as Katia heads our way Ireland and the UK are bracing themselves for gusts of up to 160km/h as the remnants of hurricane Katia are expected to arrive late Sunday and Monday. As Katia moves eastward from the New England region of the United States, it will race across the Atlantic over the next 48 hours towards old England. No responses 10th September 2011
National Archives of Norway publish photo archive on Flickr The National Archives of Norway has published a large collection of photographs from both private and public archives on Flickr. The archives span from 1860 to modern times. 2 responses 9th September 2011
Conversion rates down 55% among online shoppers Online conversions rates among UK shoppers are down almost 55% in the past five years, according to the latest IMRG Capgemini e-Retail Sales Index. In 2006 the average online conversion rate was 8.4%, but this figure has steadily declined to 3.8% in 2011 as consumers shift from 'online purchasing' to 'online shopping'. No responses 9th September 2011
Facebook joins Dublin Web Summit lineup With seven weeks to go until October's Dublin Web Summit, a major keynote speaker from Facebook has been announced; Ethan Beard. Ethan is one of eight speakers announced this week, with over 60 speakers planned for October's event. No responses 8th September 2011
Google engineers working on delineating Irish counties on Google Analytics location map Location reports in Google Analytics will soon delineate Irish counties, replacing the current provincial overview that was introduced in June of this year. This news follows enquiries that we made to Google regarding missing location data for Ireland in Google Analytics last month. No responses 7th September 2011