Image via CrunchBase Techcrunch have started the voting in the Europas which according to them is the tech innovation awards honouring the best tech companies and startups across the web and mobile scene from across Europe, the Middle East and Africa. The awards will be announced on the 9th of July in a ceremony in London. You can vote here in the categories. I would like to bring your attention to a few of the nominess and ask you...
Alan (@alancostello) and Enda (@Endac) are the two young ‘techies’ that are organising this months TeenCamp Ireland in the FilmBase in Dublin. They are both 17 years old and have taken on a task of organising an event for teenagers (and people 20+ I am assured) who are interested in tech. So who are these young ‘techies’? I had an opportunity to find out more so I took it! Alan is according to his online bio “blogger, Twaddict (Twitter...
Yesterday someone tweeted that Microsoft’s Irish website, microsoft.ie was hacked. I managed to get a screenshot of it before it got taken down. It has the highest views of all my pictures on Flickr. Currently 410 views!, would love to know where they came from but not buying a pro account just to find out! Any one know anything about these hackers?
There is a name and a website and a registartion form! What are you still doing here? Get over there and sign up! But well done to @endac and @designneverdies and who ever else is helping out!
@Endac and others are organising a Youth Tech event and want ideas and stuff! take a pop over to contrar.ie and give some! Also spread the word! Update: Alan is also helping to organise it so tell him your ideas too!
Well in Cork anyway! Thats according to Twitter Grader which rates me as number 13 in Cork! Below is my current grading. In other twitter news, I was interviewed over on tweetabix.com, so check out my interview I think thats enough twitter stuff… PS Dont forget you can follow me on twitter!
Since I got online this evening I have been listening to the 6 new Digital Radio Channels launched by RTÉ today. The 6 channels are: RTÉ Choice, RTÉ Junior, RTÉ Gold, RTÉ 2XM, RTÉ Pulse and RTÉ Chill. You can listen to them via DAB Radio’s or on the web via Real Player or Windows Media. A look at the stations. RTÉ Choice is a mainly non-music channel. It features content from RTÉ Radio, BBC World Service, America’s National...
Yes, yet another post about twitter but this about some cool stuff! So firstly I am addicted since I have discovered how to use twitter via my mobile phone and so keeps me entertained on the way to work and home from work if Claire is off. Below is a graph from tweetstats.com of tweeting and this month it has exploded! I went from 1 tweet in September to 370 in October to a wopping 870 in November! The...
There are loads of cool ways out there of shortening ugly urls (esp blogger ones!) out there. I have used a number of them. TinyURL, URL.ie and bit.ly (mainly because its integrated to Tweetdeck) but I recently came across one that puts then all to shame, and that is Short.ie Short.ie is an amazing service and one that I love. It actually allows you to see how many (if any) people have clicked on it! Excellent stuff! Gordon explains...
Skimmer Update
Well following may last post on skimmers it was on the front page of the Evening Echo (Im the Bank Customer) but it seams the Ulster Bank on Patrick St was also hit by the same people and people have been caught by that one. So people beware UPDATE: Front Page (PDF)
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