A Facebook cause I can get behind

22Mar09

Every time I log in to my Facebook page, I have a list of new causes that people have invited me to. Usually worthy, valid causes that most people would support.

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Tags: causes, Facebook, groups, social networking

Campaign seeks to Blackout Ireland

01Mar09

Irma’s approach to stamping out copyright infringement is winning fans all, it seems. Following the news that Irma was seeking to block Irish Internet users’ access to some websites, a new campaign has started to show Irma and the ISPs just how unhappy Irish net users are with the situation.

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Tags: blackout ireland, copyright infringement, Eircom, IRMA, new zealand, social networking

Facebook creates etiquette minefield

15Feb09

It used to be getting dumped by a text was bad enough. The faceless, can’t even be bothered with a phone call kind of brush off that would take up more than 30 seconds of your time.

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Tags: Chris Brown, Facebook, Heather Swan, Michael Chopra, Rihanna, social networking

Safer Internet Day ’09

10Feb09

Released to coincide with Safer Internet Day, this Microsoft study says a fifth of Irish teens have experienced bullying of some sort online, most commonly over instant messaging, while 55 per cent have unrestricted access to the internet.

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Tags: bullying, instant messaging, microsoft, Safer Internet Day, social networking