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# internet - Saturday 12 January, 2013
This is the week’s news… skewed
Breaking via The Mire wire: Tinfoil hats to protect against interweb; abortion floodgates ‘like Guinness at The Gathering’; James Reilly a mystery to the Troika.
# internet - Monday 7 January, 2013
Newspaper licensing body issues statement on “paying for links”
Newspaper Licensing Ireland has issued a 64-word statement on its position on paying for links following much discussion online.
# internet - Sunday 6 January, 2013
The Evening Fix… now with added Ireland seen from space
Here are the things we learned, loved and shared today.
TD says social media bullying has contributed to deaths
“It is impossible to quantify how many deaths have been caused or contributed to in this country by the negative elements of social media,” said Fine Gael TD Mary Mitchell O’Connor.
This is the week’s news… skewed
Breaking via The Mire wire: Employed people get the Pat Kenny jitters; newspapers to save the interweb; Irish people want to be Swiss.
Weird Wide Web: the week in online oddities
The internet’s best offerings in social media, tech and science news.
# internet - Saturday 5 January, 2013
The Evening Fix… now with added signs your childhood is over (sorry)
Here are the things we learned, loved and shared today.
Oireachtas to question newspapers over ‘paying for linking’
Labour TD Seán Kenny is asking the National Newspapers of Ireland (NNI) to appear before an Oireachtas committee to explain its stance on linking.
# internet - Thursday 3 January, 2013
Ofcom sets out proposals to tackle mid-contract price rises
The regulator is considering introducing rules allowing customers to exit their contract without penalty if prices are raised in the middle of a contract term.
# internet - Monday 31 December, 2012
Calls for Ireland to ratify international convention against cybercrime
The Immigrant Council of Ireland says ratification would ensure safe and responsible use of the internet in Ireland.
# internet - Friday 28 December, 2012
China tightens internet controls, forces users to register their real names
The new rules follow anonymous online postings which accused Chinese officials of misconduct in office. The government claims the law is aimed at protecting users’ personal information.
# internet - Thursday 27 December, 2012
How fast are Irish internet service providers? Here’s what Netflix says
The online movie and TV series streaming service has published data on Irish ISPs and how they rank according to streaming speeds for Netflix content.
# internet - Sunday 23 December, 2012
How 20,000 pounds of potatoes brought wi-fi to airplanes
Spuds, glorious spuds, stood in for people in on-board tests.
# internet - Friday 21 December, 2012
Megalulz: Here’s the 6 best sport memes of 2012
Don’t you guys have homework to do?
# internet - Thursday 20 December, 2012
81 per cent of households now have internet access
The figures from the CSO also show that 19 per cent of unemployed people have never used the internet.
# internet - Wednesday 19 December, 2012
Data Protection Commissioner commences action on “cookie” law
The Commissioner has sent letters to 80 websites requesting information on how they have met their obligations under the law since July 2011.
# internet - Tuesday 18 December, 2012
Instagram loses Kelly from Saved by the Bell…and One Direction could be next
Sh*t just got serious.
# internet - Sunday 16 December, 2012
Weird Wide Web: the week in online oddities
The internet’s best offerings in social media, tech, science and weird news.
# internet - Saturday 15 December, 2012
# internet - Thursday 13 December, 2012
Gr8! :) Over 3 billion texts sent from July to September
Plus we made more mobile calls than fixed land line calls, and broadband subscriptions rose during the same period.
# internet - Saturday 8 December, 2012
Interview: Every week, 500 people send their secrets to Frank Warren. Here’s why.
From peeing in the shower to secretly not loving their wife, PostSecret has become a trove of secrets on the web. Founder Frank Warren, who is speaking in Dublin today, explains why he does it.
# internet - Friday 7 December, 2012
Record labels file suit against Irish ISPs
This could be the first suit using the country’s controversial ‘Irish SOPA’ legislation.
# internet - Monday 3 December, 2012
Internet freedom not to be curbed: UN telecoms head
A review the 24-year-old UN telecom regulations kicked off today amid insistence that plans to control internet freedoms are “unfounded”.
# internet - Saturday 1 December, 2012
Column: How social media became a very real battleground
The conflict in Gaza is the latest to show the power of social networking – but online platforms need to examine the role they play, writes Jillian York.
# internet - Friday 30 November, 2012
Syria cuts off internet and phone networks
Authorities say the interruption is “maintenance” – but activists are accusing the Syrian regime of preparing a massacre.
# internet - Wednesday 28 November, 2012
The most popular female athletes on the internet in 2012
These are the women the world searched for over the past 12 months. There’s a whole lot of American Olympians in the mix.
# internet - Tuesday 27 November, 2012
More Facebook friends means more stress – report
The more people you’re friends with, the more chance there is of offending someone…
# internet - Monday 26 November, 2012
The burning question*: Is it alright to take your phone to the toilet?
It’s Monday, so let TheJournal.ie distract you from the ‘serious’ news with one of life’s REAL dilemmas. (*not really)
Amazon announces investment in France, sees 2,500 jobs
The internet giant is planning to open a fourth despatch centre in the country – despite an ongoing tax dispute with the French government.
Cyber Monday shoppers urged to know their rights
The NCA says there are certain risks with online shopping, particularly the non-delivery of goods or if consumers wish to return an item.
# internet - Sunday 25 November, 2012
Weird Wide Web: the week in online oddities
The internet’s best offerings in social media, tech, science and weird news.
# internet - Wednesday 21 November, 2012
Russia briefly bans YouTube ‘by mistake’
YouTube briefly appeared on the list of banned addresses today – but officials in Russia blamed a technical error.
# internet - Sunday 18 November, 2012
Kuwait detains Twitter users for ‘insulting emir’
Four Twitter users were ordered to be detained for 10 days for allegedly insulting the country’s ruler.
Weird Wide Web: the week in online oddities
The internet’s best offerings in social media, tech, science and weird news.
# internet - Saturday 17 November, 2012
What media could you not do without?
A university experiment put students on a 48-hour “fast” from all types of media.
# internet - Friday 16 November, 2012
Column: I won’t let my young daughter join Facebook
Social networking sites can be harmful if children aren’t ready, writes Nora Creamer, whose 11-year-old daughter is desperate for one.
# internet - Thursday 15 November, 2012
Internet will contribute €11.3bn annually to the Irish economy by 2016 – report
The boost to the economy will be underpinned by 2.6 million online shoppers in 2012, according to new report from UPC.
# internet - Sunday 11 November, 2012
Weird Wide Web: the week in online oddities
The internet’s best offerings in social media, tech, science and weird news.
# internet - Saturday 10 November, 2012
The 7 best things the Internet is saying about the Bieber-Gomez split
Can you belieb it?
# internet - Monday 5 November, 2012
Funerals to be streamed online
Through the use of internet technology, people living elsewhere in Ireland or in any other country in the world will be able to attend a funeral ‘virtually’.
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