[16.06.2008 first posted on silicon republic]Although MySpace still trounces Facebook in terms of its market share – in the US it has 72pc of the market in comparison to Facebook’s 16pc – it is seen as somewhat of a social networking dinosaur with dated design and a clunky interface that can look hideous depending on […]

[16.06.2008 first posted on silicon republic]The rise of the open source internet browser is no surprise with Firefox holding the No 2 spot as browser of choice after Internet Explorer which, as we all know, has the advantage of being packaged with the Windows operating system.
Mozilla, the open source community which has spent […]

[13.06.2008 first posted on silicon republic]Yahoo! and Microsoft discussions about a possible or partial acquisition of the latter by the former have officially concluded with no deal being done, while Yahoo! has signed a major advertising deal with search rivals Google.
The conclusion of discussions with Microsoft follows numerous meetings and conversations regarding a […]

[12.06.2008 first posted on silicon republic]The newly reformed Irish branch of the Interactive Advertising Bureau is on a search and display mission to get the lowdown on online ad spend in Ireland.
After petering out during the last dotcom bust, as well as struggling to get accurate figures on online ad spend in […]

[11.06.2008 first posted on silicon republic]Roscommon’s 3 customers clock up more talk time on their handsets than any other county, an extensive new study by the mobile operator has found.
Mayo people come a close second, with Offaly and Meath rounding out the top four. Donegal and Louth tied for fifth place.
Mayo people also […]

[10.06.2008 first posted on silicon republic]Total online advertising revenue in the US increased by 23.9pc to US$7.1bn in the first quarter of 2008 (Q108).
Although advertising spending across all media is expected to be cut back during 2008 due to the current economic situation stateside, IDC expects internet advertising to continue to expand rapidly […]

[10.06.2008 first posted on silicon republic]A new video broadcasting service that enables anyone with a mobile phone or PC to became a live broadcaster is planning a monetisation strategy that could see teenagers everywhere armed with mobile phones emerge as the new paparazzi.
Ubcam.com, a start-up of six led by Paul Kinsella and based […]

[10.06.2008 first posted on silicon republic]Growing up in Silicon Valley, Robert Scoble has circuitry in his veins and the credentials to carry on the legacy
Robert Scoble recalls: “I grew up in the Valley and my dad was an engineer so I have always been around the tech industry. But in high school […]

[09.06.2008 first posted on silicon republic]An Irish start-up that has identified the pain point of managing consumers’ increasingly expanding digital content online, last week pitched at the prestigious ‘Under the Radar’ event in San Francisco, where some of the hottest web start-ups in the world were also presenting.
PutPlace, founded by Joe Drumgoole, had […]

[09.06.2008 first posted on silicon republic]After petering out during the last dotcom bust as well as struggling to get accurate figures on online ad spend in 2003, the Irish branch of the Interactive Advertising Bureau (IAB) has re-emerged and has already received the support of 60 media bodies and ad agencies in Ireland.
The […]