FACEBOOK MAIL
Social networking behemoth has made its long-awaited move into email, challenging the grip of the likes of Google, Microsoft and Yahoo head-on, The Sunday Tribune reports.
Tag: Technology
TECHNOLOGY JOBS
Salaries in some software and technology companies have jumped 15% recently and The Sunday Business Post reports that Ireland faces a new IT skills shortage.
REVENUE GO ONLINE
It appears the Revenue has discovered the Internet in a big way.
A few weeks ago the taxmen confirmed they were using Facebook to discover anomalies in claims for single-parent allowances and now, at the other end of the wealth scale, it is using Google Earth and StreetView to uncover undeclared wealth.
WEATHERING THE STORM
Many indigenous technology businesses are weathering the economic storm better than in virtually every other sector because of their export-driven focus, according to a report in The Sunday Business Post.
COLLAPSE OF THE VIDEO STAR
Richard Curran’s column in The Sunday Business Post focuses on the life and times of Richard Murphy, whose Chartbusters video rental chain went into voluntary liquidation last week.
ENTERTAINMENT & MEDIA OUTLOOK
Irish Entertainment & Media to grow by a billion dollars over the next five years to 2014 – says PwC at the launch of its 11th Entertainment & Media Outlook
Overall, Irish E&M will grow by 4.1% compounded annually over the next five years to 2014 reaching US$5.6 billion.
THREE STRIKES AND UPC
The High Court is due to decide today (Monday) if UPC can be forced to stop its customers illegally downloading music from the Internet.
CYBER SECURITY
An Eircom security expert has warned company directors they may soon be held liable for any loss of sensitive information through cyber security breaches, The Sunday Business Post reports.
IRISH WEB AWARDS
We are delighted www.taxation.ie has been shortlisted in the following categories in the Irish Web Awards:
Best Practice – Sponsored by Surveys.ie
Most Useful Website in Ireland – Sponsored by DoneDeal.ie
We are also pleased to see our associated websites have also made the shortlists:
Best New Web Application/Service – Sponsored by Red Cardinal
Best Microsite – Sponsored by ArgusCarHire.com
Best (Guerilla) Social Media Campaign – Sponsored by ebow
The Department of Social Protection is showing a bit of enterprise by taking a leaf out of the book of recruitment companies, The Sunday Business Post says.
TWEAK.COM
A Kerry-based entrepreneur who trousered €103m in 2006 when he offloaded his Stockbyte stock photography business to US giant Getty Images is ready to launch his first new business since becoming a multimillionaire, The Sunday Times reports.
ONLINE TRAVEL INSURANCE
Travel insurance is the financial product consumers are most likely to buy over the internet, with 56% of respondents to a Standard Life survey opting to take out cover online.
SMARTPHONES
The processing power and graphics capabilities of the new generation of smartphones are eating into the video games market dominated by Nintendo and Sony, according to The Sunday Tribune.