Google has launched Street View for Ireland. The service on Google Maps gives users the option of exploring places in Ireland at street level and taking in panoramic views. It was officially launched at Google's Dublin HQ yesterday by Tourism Minister Mary Hanafin and is now live. John Herlihy, Vice President of Global Ad Operations and head of Google in Ireland, ...
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Irish tourism businesses need to take steps to manage their online reputations on sites such as TripAvisor, a major report on distribution channels for Irish tourism recommends. Commissioned by the Irish Tourist Industry Confederation (ITIC), and launched today by Tourism Minister Mary Hanafin TD, the study looks at the internet’s impact on travel and the implications for the Irish tourist industry. ...
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For those of you who have a bit of French, Le Figaro’s interview with Lawrence Blanchard, CEO of Cisco France and vice president of Cisco Europe, has a few deep insights into the future direction of the internet. "Si la vidéo représente aujourd'hui 30% du trafic Internet, elle va passer à 90% d'ici à 2015. On n'enverra plus un mail mais ...
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An overwhelming majority of Irish internet users will not pay for online content and are increasingly choosing to access free content from both traditional and new publishers, according to new research published in the State of the Net quarterly bulletin. As some traditional publishers seek to put content behind “paywalls” in an attempt to stem the losses from their online operations, ...
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They are the websites that make you go "Grrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr!" - the ones that try to fool or confuse you for their benefit. They use black-hat, anti-usability tricks to try to cod users. Typical tricks are adding unwanted travel insurance, hiding the unsubscribe link,  or spamming everyone in your email contacts to join you in some crummy social network. Now UK user experience ...
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