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Service providers reportedly got an order from prosecutors to block Twitter, Facebook and YouTube

Turkey lifts Twitter ban

Twitter has complied with Turkey's request to remove photographs of an Istanbul prosecutor held at gunpoint by far-left militants, an official said, and a ban on the micro-blogging site was lifted, several hours after it was imposed.

News • 06 Apr 15

Facebook is by far the biggest social network in Ireland - while its Instagram and WhatsApp subsidiaries also perform well

Facebook's popularity grows in Ireland - survey

Facebook’s popularity in Ireland has grown to its highest ever level, according to the latest Social Networking Quarterly by Ipsos MRBI.

Business • 25 Feb 15

Twitter has been under pressure as its revenue growth lagged behind the likes of Facebook

Twitter's revenue doubles but user growth slows

Twitter has reported its revenue nearly doubled in the final three months of last year, but user growth fell short of analyst expectations.

Business • 06 Feb 15

A hacking group claimed responsibility for taking down Facebook and Instagram

Facebook, Instagram deny services were hacked

Social media sites Facebook and Instagram have denied their services were hacked after both sites appeared with error messages and were unavailable for around 40 minutes.

News • 27 Jan 15

Instagram was launched in 2010 and by April 2012 it had reached over 100m active users

Photo-sharing app Instagram overtakes Twitter

Photo-sharing application Instagram has overtaken rival social network Twitter after announcing that it now has more than 300m users worldwide.

News • 10 Dec 14

Twitter has made a number of tweaks to try to increase user engagement and attract new customers

Twitter shares soar on back of improved user data

Twitter halted a slowdown in user-growth in the second quarter with the help of product tweaks and services built around the summer's World Cup, assuaging concerns for now that the online messaging service had peaked.

Business • 30 Jul 14

Researchers found Facebook users want what their friends have over 'best-seller' lists

Facebook users copy friends when choosing apps

When it comes to using a social media service like Facebook, people are more influenced by what their friends are doing with it than lists suggesting what is most popular.

News • 08 Jul 14

London is world’s selfie capital

London is the selfie capital of the world, according to social media analysis.

News • 18 May 14

Users on Facebook are reacting to the Neknominate craze with more noble alternatives

YouTubers stand up to Neknominate trend

Social network users are taking it on themselves to combat the dangerous drinking game, writes Niall Kitson.

Business • 03 Feb 14

Most businesses using social media did so to engage with customers

Firms here amongst EU's biggest social media users

Irish businesses have the third highest social media usage in the European Union, according to the Central Statistics Office.

Business • 20 Dec 13

The changed policy is to stop public tripping over legal pitfalls on social media sites like Twitter

UK court warning to social media users

Facebook and Twitter users in the UK have been warned they could be inadvertently breaking the law by commenting on court cases online.

News • 04 Dec 13

Finola Flanagan said corporate crime laws should be fit for purpose (Pic: Laura Hutton/Photocall)

Call for 'robust' corporate crime laws

The Law Reform Commission has said it is extremely important for Ireland that law relating to corporate crime is robust and fit for purpose.

News • 28 Nov 13

Facebook is top social media platform in Ireland

Facebook is the most popular social media platform in Ireland, with 1.3m people using it, according to new research.

News • 27 Nov 13

Snapchat allows consumers to send smartphone photos that automatically disappear after a few seconds

Snapchat rejected Facebook buyout offer - report

Mobile messaging startup Snapchat rejected an acquisition offer from Facebook that would have valued the company at $3 billion or more, according to a Wall Street Journal report.

News • 14 Nov 13

Father of Hannah Smith says those who run ask.fm should face charges over his daughter's death

Advertisers pull business from ask.fm site

A number of UK advertisers have pulled their business from the social network ask.fm, in the wake of the death of a British teenager bullied on the website.

News • 08 Aug 13

Twitter apologises over abuse

Twitter has apologised to a group of high-profile women in Britain who have been threatened with death and rape on the site, and announced measures to make it easier for users to report abusive tweets.

News • 03 Aug 13

Phlok has raised investment of over €450,000

Dublin social media firm aims to create 100 jobs

A social media platform for businesses has said it can create 100 jobs over the next 18 months, mostly at its Dublin headquarters.

News • 26 Jun 13

The study indicates that 80% of workers are spending an average of 56 minutes on social media during office hours

Employees spend an hour per day on social media

A report suggests that a majority of employees are using Twitter, Facebook and other similar sites spending an average of almost an hour each working day on social media.

News • 06 May 13

The number of people who own a tablet computer has doubled since the last Eircom survey six months ago

1.2 million tablet owners here by end of 2013

A new survey has found that more than 1.6 million people now have a smartphone in Ireland.

Business • 22 Apr 13

Tom Hayes said he had been subjected to vile anonymous messages 'like every other TD'

Oireachtas committee to examine social media role

The Oireachtas Committee on Transport and Communications is to hold a special meeting to examine the role of social media in public debate.

News • 28 Dec 12

Companies score gold at 2012 Olympics

Athletes captured the spotlight at the 2012 Summer Games but a social marketing web app helped companies score gold with consumers.

Business • 15 Aug 12

Advertisers hoping consumers will 'Like' their product on Facebook

Social media focus for Olympics advertisers

Advertisers are going for Facebook as athletes go for the gold, in the first Olympic Games where marketers are placing such high hopes on social media to create a buzz for their brands.

Special Reports • 19 Apr 12

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