Culture

Opinion: Latest Game Of Thrones Controversy

May 19, 2015 Jack Dempsey

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Warning: The following content may be psychologically distressing or triggering for some readers. Discretion is advised.  Since Sunday last week, the internet has been flooded with words of the latest Game of Thrones instalment, ‘Unbowed, Unbent, Unbroken’ and, in particular, its closing scene. [Spoilers & Speculation Ahead] This is not the first time the series has […]

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Science Gallery Shows The Role Of Personal Data In Technology

February 13, 2015 Mairead

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It has been assumed that social networking is a waste of time, but Dublin’s Science Gallery has revealed that it might be worth a lot of money in the future. The Lifelogging showcase is being displayed to raise awareness of exactly hoe much information users divulge on a regular basis and explores how even the […]

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Minecraft Takes A Top Spot on YouTube

January 8, 2015 Declan Doody

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It seems that people are more interested in watching Minecraft videos on Youtube than parodies of hit shows or music videos from the latest stars according to an article, ‘Think Gaming Content is Niche? Think Again’, published on Think With Google. Minecraft was the second most searched term on YouTube last year, trailing just behind […]

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New Messaging App Yik Yak getting Popular and Controversial

November 25, 2014 Mairead

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Yik Yak is a geographically based messaging app that lets users post anonymous messages to those in their immediate vicinity. Recently this app has got some serious attention after being under some heavy fire for controversy. The fact that this app focuses on anonymity in a localized area has quickly received criticism stating that it […]

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Who is #AlexFromTarget…

November 6, 2014 Jack Dempsey

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It sounds innocuous enough. Young guy works at a supermarket chain. Job informs his twitter handle. Still it is not so simple… Young Alex was snapped at work, that is the retail outlet Target. Lack of imagination not with standing, #AlexFromTarget went viral shortly after said snap was uploaded with Alex Lee (pictured) acquiring half […]

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Social Media and The Irish

October 10, 2014 Mairead

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Irish Life, Irelands largest life insurance and pension company recently posted an article displaying their findings from recent research for the launch of its new brand campaign “We Know Irish Life – We Are Irish Life”. Some of these findings were shared with the public and while although we can all account for some of […]

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