Darren McCarra, Author at McCarra.co

Twitter’s latest DM scam; How to protect yourself and followers Another scam has become rampant on Twitter over the past few days, with a spat of direct messages being unlawfully sent via hi-jacked Twitter accounts. The majority of messages read "guaranteed. make $3,000 to $8,000 a month from home" or similar, and it's well advised that follow-through links within not be clicked. No responses 18th July 2011
Netflix planning European launch in early 2012 On-demand internet video streaming service Netflix has plans to expand to Europe, according to a Variety report. Variety quote "leading European film distributors" confirming Netflix's plans to introduce its service in both Spain and the UK as early as spring 2012. 2 responses 16th July 2011
Twitter celebrates 5th anniversary of public release Twitter today, July 15th, celebrates the fifth anniversary of its public release. The service, which was originally known as Twttr, opened its doors to the public on July 15th, 2006. No responses 15th July 2011
Google+ users share one billion items every day, +1 button hit 2.3 billion times per day Although only a little over two weeks old at this stage, Google+ has already surpassed 10 million users who share one billion items every day, according to Google's CEO Larry Page. 2 responses 15th July 2011
92% of all internet searches in the UK come from Google Google accounts for 92% of all internet searches in the UK, the latest figures from Experian Hitwise confirm. While Google's search dominance in the UK, and indeed the world, is well documented, last month saw the internet giant breach unprecedented levels of UK market penetration, now at 92.02%. 2 responses 13th July 2011
Canadian photographers create giant Rube Goldberg machine using studio equipment Canadian photographers at 2D Photography Inc. have created an amazing giant Rube Goldberg machine using their 2,500sq. ft. photographic studio and equipment. The project took six months from conception to completion, with the entire scene shot in a single take. No responses 12th July 2011
New Apple Macbook Air and Mac Pro models coming this Thursday? Four new Macbook Air and four new Mac Pro models may be introduced to the Apple store this Thursday, if reports by 9to5Mac transpire. Both device lines are expected to be powered by Intel Sandy Bridge processors and include Thunderbolt ports to support high-resolution displays and ultra fast data transfer. 2 responses 12th July 2011
Google’s Photovine website is live, details of new photo-sharing service emerge The website for Google's new mysterious photo-sharing service, Photovine, is now live. Although no product or mobile app is available yet to use, the landing page and privacy policy and support pages do give some insights into what we can expect from the service when it launches. 8 responses 12th July 2011
October’s Dublin Web Summit to be attended by Asia’s technology leaders Officially launching October’s Dublin Web Summit at the Clarence Hotel this morning, Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation, Richard Bruton, announced that some of Asia’s leading technology entrepreneurs, CEOs and investors will be attending autumn’s web summit, as well as the invite-only networking event F.ounders, both of which take place in Dublin towards the end of October. No responses 11th July 2011
Mobile phones and other gadgets to blame in 25% of all car crashes Mobile phones and other similar gadgets are to blame for 25% of all car crashes in the United States, a report by the Governors Highway Safety Association (GHSA) has revealed. The reports also states that drivers are distracted 50% of the time and that resulting injuries ranges from minor to fatal. 4 responses 9th July 2011