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Internet

# internet - Monday 4 June, 2012

From TheJournal.ie Wi-fi

Free WiFi for London’s Tube stations but DART’s is coming soon

London Tube stations to get free Wi-Fi but ours is coming soon, so says Irish Rail.

# internet - Sunday 3 June, 2012

Weird Wide Web: the week in online oddities

Some of the internet’s best offerings in social media, tech, science and weird news.

# internet - Saturday 2 June, 2012

From The Score Online

There’s an app for that? Poland goes cyber-smart for Euro 2012 fans

Irish travellers can download a travel guide to their phones before heading off in the Hiace.

# internet - Sunday 27 May, 2012

Weird Wide Web: the week in online oddities

Some of the internet’s best offerings in social media, tech, science and weird news.

# internet - Sunday 20 May, 2012

From Business ETC Pakistan

Pakistan blocks Twitter over blasphemy dispute

Officials say Twitter refused to remove material considered offensive to Islam,

Weird Wide Web: the week in online oddities

Some of the internet’s best offerings in social media, tech, science and weird news.

# internet - Tuesday 15 May, 2012

From Business ETC Facebook

Facebook is just a ‘fad’, say almost half of people in US

More people think Facebook will fade away than believe it will be a long-term success story.

# internet - Sunday 13 May, 2012

Weird Wide Web: the week in online oddities

Some of the internet’s best offerings in social media, tech, science and weird news.

# internet - Thursday 10 May, 2012

From Business ETC Media

New figures show Distilled Media is Ireland’s largest online publishing group

Latest figures show that Distilled, which publishes sites including TheJournal.ie and Daft.ie, gets more monthly page impressions than RTE.ie, IrishTimes.com and Independent Digital.

# internet - Thursday 3 May, 2012

From TheJournal.ie Opinion

Column: On World Press Freedom Day, Ireland can stand proud

We might moan about the press – but Irish media consumers are among the world’s luckiest, writes Ross McCarthy.

# internet - Sunday 29 April, 2012

Weird Wide Web: the week in online oddities

A round-up of the internet’s best offerings in social media, tech, science and weird news.

# internet - Friday 27 April, 2012

From Business ETC Online

National Library awarded for social media savvy

Fáilte Ireland gets overall prize in eGovernment awards for their Discover Ireland online campaign.

# internet - Thursday 26 April, 2012

From TheJournal.ie The Persuaders

The 10 celebs championing ‘Ireland’s Favourite Paintings’

RTÉ reveals the rest of the list arguing the case for each of the top ten… what do you think of it?

# internet - Sunday 22 April, 2012

From TheJournal.ie Opinion

Column: I knew my company had to get online – here’s how I did it

It can be tough for small businesses to figure out how to set up a web presence, writes Peter Faulkner – especially if you’re not convinced by just Facebook and Twitter.

Weird Wide Web: the week in online oddities

A round-up of the internet’s best offerings this week.

# internet - Wednesday 18 April, 2012

From Business ETC Ie

Rise of 12.2 per cent in .ie domain registrations

The IE Domain Registry has noted a steady demand for .ie domains from Irish micro-businesses and sole traders in the first quarter of this year.

From TheJournal.ie Draw This post contains images

Want to doodle for Google? They’re hiring…

The web giant is looking for its first full-time doodler to illustrate its homepage.

From TheJournal.ie Opinion

Column: The future of the media in Ireland is more diverse, more democratic and driven online

Talking about old versus new media misses the point, writes Communications Minister Pat Rabbitte. Instead, we need to look at copyright, regulation, and defamation.

# internet - Tuesday 17 April, 2012

From Business ETC Ireland Online

3 out of 5 Irish internet users trust Irish content sites

Survey carried out for Association of Online Publishers Ireland shows that Irish online audiences want good quality content that relates to them.

# internet - Sunday 15 April, 2012

Sitdown Sunday: 7 deadly reads

The very best of the week’s writing from around the web.

Weird Wide Web: the week in online oddities

A round-up of the internet’s best offerings in social media, tech, science and weird news.

# internet - Saturday 14 April, 2012

From TheJournal.ie Opinion

Column: Kids are going to destroy the internet. Here’s how it’ll happen.

Think Silicon Valley will shape the future? You’re looking in the wrong place, writes tech entrepreneur Dylan Collins.

From TheJournal.ie Broadband

Further 212 secondary schools to be connected to high-speed broadband

Seven shortlisted contractors have been asked to submit bids to ensure that 200 secondary schools in Galway and in 12 rural counties will be connected by the end of August.

# internet - Friday 6 April, 2012

Weird Wide Web: the week in online oddities

A round-up of the internet’s best offerings this week.

# internet - Thursday 5 April, 2012

From Business ETC Job Fairy

WE’RE HIRING: Attention, software graduates

Are you a software graduate? Do you love the idea of building products that are used by tens of thousands of people every day? Check out our exciting vacancy…

# internet - Wednesday 4 April, 2012

From Business ETC Jobs

Yahoo to cut 2,000 jobs worldwide

The troubled internet company said there is no information yet on whether Irish jobs will be affected.

From Business ETC Jobs

O2 to cut 120 jobs in Ireland

The company is looking for voluntary redundancies from its workforce of 1,100 people.

# internet - Tuesday 3 April, 2012

From TheJournal.ie Fight Fight Fight

Facebook files patent countersuit against Yahoo

The social network launched a counter lawsuit today against Yahoo accusing the company of violating patents covering photo tagging and advertising.

From TheJournal.ie Copyright

Sherlock: Some criticism of copyright law is general anti-government sentiment

In a discussion on copyright today, Junior Minister Sean Sherlock said the Attorney General was never shown a copy of an alternative proposal for copyright law in Ireland.

From TheJournal.ie Internet Freedom This post contains videos

WATCH: Seán Sherlock participates in debate on digital rights

The junior minister participated in a Digital Rights Forum with reps from Boards.ie, Irish ISPs and StopSOPAIreland.com.

# internet - Monday 2 April, 2012

From TheJournal.ie Copyright Laws

Sherlock agrees to attend debate with organiser of anti-’SOPA’ petition

Following a ‘change of heart’, Seán Sherlock agrees to attend a discussion featuring the solicitor behind an 80,000-name petition.

# internet - Sunday 1 April, 2012

From TheJournal.ie Print

Stop press: An announcement from TheJournal.ie team

Soon we’ll be bringing you breaking news and the best of the web – on paper.

# internet - Tuesday 27 March, 2012

From The Score Sleepwalking This post contains videos

WATCH: Child falls asleep while skiing, falls over

Yes, it’s very much as funny as it sounds.

# internet - Saturday 24 March, 2012

Satire This post contains videos

VIDEO: What if… the British ruled Ireland?

Satirical video proposes Ireland give back the reins of power to the UK. Well, sort of. What do you think of the short film?

# internet - Wednesday 21 March, 2012

From TheJournal.ie Opinion

Column: Blocking child porn isn’t about censorship. It keeps children safe.

The rights of children must come first – and it’s time to block images of the worst sexual abuse, write Senators Deirdre Clune and Jillian van Turnhout.

# internet - Wednesday 14 March, 2012

From TheJournal.ie Take 5

The 5 at 5: Wednesday

5 minutes, 5 stories, 5 o’clock…

# internet - Monday 12 March, 2012

From TheJournal.ie Take 5

The 5 at 5: Monday

5 minutes, 5 stories, 5 o’clock…

What The... This post contains a poll

Homeless people used as internet hotspots at tech conference

Homeless people at the SXSW festival in Texas wear t-shirts that say “I am a 4G hotspot”, and carry devices which allow conference attendees to get online.

# internet - Monday 5 March, 2012

From TheJournal.ie Copyright Laws

Sherlock opens online consultations on new copyright law review

Seán Sherlock opens an online survey asking for feedback on a proposed review of Ireland’s copyright laws.

# internet - Thursday 1 March, 2012

From Business ETC ECommerce

More Irish people now shopping online – survey

Those living in Dublin are more likely to look to the net for a bargain.