[29.06.2007 first posted on silicon republic]The European Commission has launched a dedicated channel on YouTube to make its audiovisual material more widely available.
EU Tube currently contains about 50 video clips on a wide range of topics such as climate change, energy and immigration. It includes material on the EU’s first post-war historical steps […]

29.06.2007 EU goes down the ‘Tube The European Commission has launched a dedicated channel on YouTube to make its audiovisual material more widely available. …
29.06.2007 UCD opens Ireland’s first library on Second LifeUniversity College Dublin (UCD) recently opened the doors of its sixth library, which exists only in cyberspace on Second Life, a popular virtual […]

[29.06.2007 first posted on silicon republic]University College Dublin (UCD) recently opened the doors of its sixth library, which exists only in cyberspace on Second Life, a popular virtual world on the internet where citizens buy property, make friends and trade in their own unique currency.
This is one of 40 odd libraries that are […]

[29.06.2007 first posted on silicon republic]As a result of a €50m expansion programme, 170 further research positions will be created in the Tyndall National Institute in Cork, Ireland’s largest information and communications technology (ICT) research centre.
The €50m will also be used to extended the existing Cork grounds to 170,000 square feet with new […]

29.06.2007 170 ICT research jobs for CorkAs a result of a €50m expansion programme, 170 further research positions will be created in the Tyndall National Institute in Cork, Ireland’s largest information and communications technology (ICT) research centre. …
29.06.2007 Game advertising to grow 33pc year on yearAdvertising in video games is set to grow at a […]

[29.06.2007 first posted on silicon republic]Advertising in video games is set to grow at a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 33pc over the next five years, according to a report from Parks Associates.
Game advertising spending in the US will grow from US$370m in 2006 to more than US$2bn in 2012, the company […]

[29.06.2007 first posted on silicon republic]In a bid to muscle in on YouTube’s online video sharing dominance MySpace has re-launched its video site as MySpaceTV, with branded channels including video clips from popular Eighties sitcom Different Strokes.
This and other Eighties television material will come from Sony in the form of five-minute “minisodes”, as […]

[29.06.2007 first posted on silicon republic]The market for mobile broadband in Europe is tipped by analyst firm Berg Insight to reach five million connections by the end of the year.
Berg Insight forecasts that by 2011 there will be almost 30 million mobile broadband customers in Europe. The total value of the market will […]

[29.06.2007 first posted on silicon republic]A single database containing 8.7 million terms and covering all 23 official EU languages that has been in use by the translation services of the EU institutions since 2005 has now been unveiled for use by the general public.
Described as a one-stop shop for EU-related terminology the InterActive […]

[29.06.2007 first posted on silicon republic]Regulation around the thorny issue of net neutrality is more likely to be decided in favour of broadband providers than proponents of neutrality like Google, analyst IDC predicts While the debate rages in the US, its outcome could shape the future internet experience for the rest of the world.
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