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Rubberbandits to feature in video game

Blindboy Boat Club and Mr.Chrome, otherwise known as Limerick hip-hop act Rubberbandits, are to star in their own video game. The Revenge of Steven Forward will demo at the upcoming Games Fleadh in March and will be available on the Apple App Store and Android Market by the summer. The boys [...]
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5 (bad) excuses for not joining Twitter

Our Twitter masterclass is coming up in just a few weeks’ time, so if anyone out there is still unconvinced about how great Twitter is and what it can do for your business, here is a list of the top 5 excuses people use not to dive into the Twittersphere and why they’re all nonsense. It’s [...]
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Facebook launches verified accounts

Facebook last week launched verified accounts for prominent public figures in what seems to many to be a copycat move in Twitter’s direction. People with verified accounts will appear more prominently in the Facebook’s ‘People to Subscribe To’ suggestions and they will also be allowed to use nicknames rather than their birth names. It’s a way to [...]
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11 Linkedin marketing gems you’re missing out on

Take a look at this article from Hubspot that will fill you in on 11 (yes, eleven) hidden tricks and tools that will help your business on Linkedin. We already know that LinkedIn is more effective at generating leads than Facebook or Twitter. It also has over 100 million users, is a B2B marketing goldmine, and [...]
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Olympics to be broadcast in 3D

The BBC has announced that the 2012 Olympics taking place in London this summer will be broadcast in 3D for BBC HD viewers with 3D televisions. Viewers will be treated to three dimensional versions of the opening ceremony, closing ceremony, men’s 100m final and daily highlights. It’s expected that the service will give the BBC an idea [...]
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4 social media disasters

When social media is done right, it goes very very well. But when it’s done wrong, you could have a tidal wave of complaints, criticism and chaos on your hands in a matter of minutes. Here are four recent social media disasters and how to avoid them. Netflix launches Qwikster. Netflix’s failed attempt to split their [...]
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The Golden Voice of Love

Remember Ted Williams, the homeless man who became an internet sensation after a passerby discovered his dulcet radio announcer voice? Well he’s back (and looking very sharp) to wish everyone a happy Valentine’s Day for a Kraft campaign. In the run up to February 14th Kraft ran the Voice of Love campaign, where customers tweet a [...]
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Newspaper readership down 2.4%

The latest Joint National Readership Survey (JNRS) has revealed that newspaper readership in Ireland has declined by a further 2.4% overall this year compared to last year. 2.89 million adults (or 81% of the adult population) surveyed at the end of 2011 had read a print edition of a newspaper during the survey period compared with [...]
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Dublin Bus trials free WiFi

They don’t always turn up on time and their fare increases may have caused consternation among Dublin commuters in recent months, but at least you can now browse Facebook while you’re stuck on a bus in the morning. Dublin Bus spent the past week trialling a free WiFi service on select routes and if all goes [...]
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Psycho Siri

Siri, the digital assistant featured on the latest iPhone, is well known for having a bank of witty responses  to the inevitable stupid questions it gets asked. It’s been at the receiving end of many YouTube parodies, but this is one of the better ones we’ve seen. Psycho Siri is the story of a jealous, possessive [...]
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