Social Media
# social-media - Today’s News
Facebook campaigns have the power to ‘dramatically boost’ organ donation
A campaign in the US last year resulted in a 21-fold increase in registration.
# social-media - Sunday 16 June, 2013
# social-media - Friday 14 June, 2013
Tip-offs, scams and jokes: Spanish police Twitter account helping to fight crime
The social media feed is attracting followers who help them swoop on fugitives and spread information.
# social-media - Sunday 9 June, 2013
How a Rose of Tralee escort (and contestant) are gathering stories about depression
A new Facebook campaign is asking people to share their stories about how they got through depression.
Just tap it in, Joe! It’s the sporting tweets of the week
The future of putters and the rest of our favourite comments from Twitter.
# social-media - Sunday 26 May, 2013
We’ll miss you too, Dermot! It’s the sporting tweets of the week
Our favourite comments from another busy week.
Retailers turn focus to online operations in a bid to tap into the €4.1bn market
Sixty-four per cent of businesses intend to upgrade their online presence in the next 18 months, with the Irish online market predicted to grow to €21bn by 2017.
# social-media - Sunday 19 May, 2013
Don’t sell the dog, Mike! It’s the sporting tweets of the week
Some of our favourite comments from the past seven days.
# social-media - Thursday 16 May, 2013
Court says YouTube video of taxi evasion may be taken down from the internet
A High Court judge said today he was surprised that Google and Facebook had not done more to help take down the video.
# social-media - Tuesday 14 May, 2013
Column: Chris Hadfield is inspiring a new generation of astronauts
With photos shared on social media and down-to-earth video interviews, Commander Chris Hadfield is surely inspiring many young people to become astronauts and to work in other areas of the space industry, writes Colm Quinn.
# social-media - Monday 13 May, 2013
The 8 impossible Facebook dilemmas
Should you accept your mum’s friend request? ARGH.
What a Facebook update would look like in real life
WHY DO YOU HAVE TO KEEP CHANGING, FACEBOOK?!?
# social-media - Sunday 12 May, 2013
Weird Wide Web: Pizza, glass tweets, and a text pest
All of your essential tech and social media news for the week in one byte-sized portion.
# social-media - Saturday 11 May, 2013
Fine Gael TDs on Twitter and free GP care : The week’s news skewed
Breaking via The Mire wire: Leinster House goes wild photocopying arses, free GP care for healthy citizens, and FG TDs insult each other for Twitter practice.
# social-media - Monday 6 May, 2013
# social-media - Sunday 5 May, 2013
Weird Wide Web: Atoms, bad dancing and a very odd shower scene
All of your essential tech and social media news for the week in one byte-sized portion.
# social-media - Saturday 4 May, 2013
Australia targeting Irish workers in social media campaign
Young people in Ireland, the UK and the USA will have seen ads from the Australian government over the past month.
# social-media - Sunday 28 April, 2013
You did get hit by a bus, Danny! It’s the sporting tweets of the week
Our favourite comments from the Twittersphere this past week.
# social-media - Wednesday 24 April, 2013
Fake Oxegen Twitter account fools thousands
9,887 to be exact.
# social-media - Monday 22 April, 2013
# social-media - Sunday 21 April, 2013
What your favourite celebrities would be like as Facebook friends
What would Beyoncé post? What about George Hook?
Derval’s no Shrek character! It’s the sporting tweets of the week
Check out what’s been going on the social media site over the past 7 days.
# social-media - Thursday 18 April, 2013
Twitter Music is out! Here’s what you need to know
Will it change your musical life? Well… perhaps.
# social-media - Tuesday 16 April, 2013
Hashtag #BostonHelp offers support to those in need
From a free bed to transport to a shoulder to cry on – the power of social media is put to good use.
# social-media - Friday 12 April, 2013
Google lets users decide what happens to their email after they die
Google is the first major company to let people decide what happens to emails, photographs, blogs and social networks if their account becomes inactive.
Irish mammies spending big on first baby
In a survey, almost 40 per cent said they used social media to announce their pregnancy and over 65 per cent spill the beans before 12 weeks.
# social-media - Sunday 7 April, 2013
Career change for BOD? It’s the sporting tweets of the week
The Leinster centre tries his hand at being a chef, Fran The Man gets himself in a pickle and Paddy Barnes… as a lion.
# social-media - Saturday 6 April, 2013
# social-media - Wednesday 3 April, 2013
Netflix CEO cleared after posting company information on Facebook
The chief executive of Netflix, Reed Hastings, posted the information before investors had been informed.
Did Bank of Ireland just say ‘Hi Sheepshagger’?
Yes. Yes, they did.
The 9 at 9: Wednesday
Good morning! Here’s what you need to know as you work your way into Wednesday.
# social-media - Tuesday 2 April, 2013
Here’s how Twitter reacted to news that Declan Kidney’s contract will not be renewed
Ireland are in the hunt for a new head coach after this afternoon’s announcement.
# social-media - Monday 1 April, 2013
Announcement: TheJournal.ie opens up its newsroom to readers
Help us to become #IRELAND’S BIGGEST NEWSROOM.
# social-media - Sunday 31 March, 2013
Happy April Fools’, Rosser! It’s the sporting tweets of the week
We round-up the last seven days in less than 1,400 characters.
# social-media - Wednesday 27 March, 2013
Will your tweets get you fired?
This app can check that out for you…
# social-media - Sunday 24 March, 2013
Ever seen the bizarre tweets that famous people get?
Being a fan is very… intense these days.
# social-media - Wednesday 20 March, 2013
Oireachtas agenda: Medical cards, social media and transparency laws
The hearings on the effects of social media abuse resume at the Transport and Communications committee this morning.
# social-media - Sunday 17 March, 2013
“I thank you from my heart” – Pope Francis sends his first tweet
Pope Francis’s first tweet from the @Pontifex account was a break from the more formal style of tweets sent from the account under Pope Benedict XVI.






















































