President Obama is looking for a social media expert to take charge of his MySpace and Facebook pages and keep his Twitter account up to date.
But this is not a role for slackers who have honed their expertise spending time on Facebook in the office.
The job application warns the successful candidate must be "ready to work hard; this isn't a 9-5 sort of job".
The job description says the right person needs to have "strong organising and campaigning instincts; you can craft messages that move people to act, and you know what actions will achieve the right impact at the right time".
It is understood Mr Obama's current ghost tweeter is stepping down, so the Democratic National Committee (DNC) wants someone to take on the broader job title of "social networks manager".
They will be responsible for managing pages for both the DNC and the Organising for America group, an organisation that drives Mr Obama's agenda at a local level.
Many politicians use Twitter to engage with voters. Gordon Brown tweets through the Number10 Downing Street page, and John Prescott and Ed Balls are also avid users.
Conservative party leader David Cameron does not have a personal Twitter account, although other members like party chairman Eric Pickles use the site frequently.
Courtesy: Sky News
Thursday, February 25, 2010
Tuesday, February 23, 2010
WordPress outage blacks out millions of blogs
More than 10 million blogs were dragged offline for almost two hours following a massive outage at WordPress.com.
The popular blogging platform was down for 110 minutes due to a problem at the company's data centre. The outage downed 10.2 million blogs and cost them more than 5.5 million page views, according to Wordpress.
The popular blogging platform was down for 110 minutes due to a problem at the company's data centre. The outage downed 10.2 million blogs and cost them more than 5.5 million page views, according to Wordpress.
"We are still gathering details, but it appears an unscheduled change to a core router by one of our data centre providers messed up our network in a way we haven't experienced before, and broke the site," reads a post on the WordPress site. Read More
Courtesy: RTE News
Microsoft adds Facebook to Outlook 2010
Outlook 2010 will be able to pull in feeds and contacts from Facebook, LinkedIn and MySpace using its Social Connector.
The Outlook Social Connector (OSC), announced at the end of last year, brings in content such as contacts and social networking into Microsoft's e-mail client.Microsoft said the LinkedIn beta was now available, and announced new deals that would see Facebook and MySpace follow suit. Microsoft's own Windows Live will also integrate with Outlook
The Outlook Social Connector (OSC), announced at the end of last year, brings in content such as contacts and social networking into Microsoft's e-mail client.Microsoft said the LinkedIn beta was now available, and announced new deals that would see Facebook and MySpace follow suit. Microsoft's own Windows Live will also integrate with Outlook
LinkedIn for Outlook lets users view details and photos of contacts from the site right in the e-mail system, as well as pull in updates from the social networking site to keep contacts up to date. Read More
Courtesy: RTE News
Monday, February 15, 2010
Website that cost State €4m shut down
THE GOVERNMENT spent more than €4 million developing an ambitious citizen and community information website that was shut down in December.
The Mobhaile project (www.mobhaile.ie) was launched in 2004 for local authorities to use as a portal for citizens to access a wide range of local information.
It cost €4,001,319, according to documents obtained by the technology consultant and blogger Damien Mulley under the Freedom of Information Act.
The documents show Mobhaile’s software development costs ran to €1,482,092 and a further €1,275,878 was spent on computing hardware and data storage. Associated salaries are listed as €431,418 and the total hosting costs between 2006 and 2009 came to €291,302. Read More
Courtesy: Irish Times
The Mobhaile project (www.mobhaile.ie) was launched in 2004 for local authorities to use as a portal for citizens to access a wide range of local information.
It cost €4,001,319, according to documents obtained by the technology consultant and blogger Damien Mulley under the Freedom of Information Act.
The documents show Mobhaile’s software development costs ran to €1,482,092 and a further €1,275,878 was spent on computing hardware and data storage. Associated salaries are listed as €431,418 and the total hosting costs between 2006 and 2009 came to €291,302. Read More
Courtesy: Irish Times
Facebook hits 100 million mobile users - puts chat on all IM clients
Social-networking player Facebook is now being used by more than 100 million mobile phone users around the world. The company today unveiled a new feature that allows people to use Facebook chat within various instant messaging (IM) clients using the Jabber protocol.
Facebook has reached the 100-million mobile device milestone just six months after it revealed that 65 million people were using it on their mobile devices.
Chamath Palihapitiya, VP in charge of user growth, said that the usage is occurring on almost every mobile carrier in the world. Read More
Courtesy: Silicon Republic
Facebook has reached the 100-million mobile device milestone just six months after it revealed that 65 million people were using it on their mobile devices.
Chamath Palihapitiya, VP in charge of user growth, said that the usage is occurring on almost every mobile carrier in the world. Read More
Courtesy: Silicon Republic
Monday, February 8, 2010
You want Wi-Fi with that?: Burger King offers web access
DUBLIN FIRM Anacapa Holdings has won a contract with Burger King which will see it provide a free Wi-Fi service in 2,200 restaurants in 12 European countries.
The roll-out of the service has already begun in Germany and it is expected the service will be available in Irish branches of Burger King by the end of March, according to Joe Brunoli.
Mr Brunoli is managing director of the trading entity which Anacapa operates as Free-hotspot.com.
It offers free internet access in 4,000 locations in 21 countries in Europe. It currently has 76 locations in Ireland which are primarily cafes, restaurants and bars. Venue owners typically pay for the installation of the hardware and have to provide a broadband connection. Read More
Courtesy: Irish Times
The roll-out of the service has already begun in Germany and it is expected the service will be available in Irish branches of Burger King by the end of March, according to Joe Brunoli.
Mr Brunoli is managing director of the trading entity which Anacapa operates as Free-hotspot.com.
It offers free internet access in 4,000 locations in 21 countries in Europe. It currently has 76 locations in Ireland which are primarily cafes, restaurants and bars. Venue owners typically pay for the installation of the hardware and have to provide a broadband connection. Read More
Courtesy: Irish Times
The plight of the blogger and how to protect them
The protection of the free press in the West is a given, but who protects a blogger arrested under a repressive regime?
WHEN THE local correspondent of a Western newspaper is arrested or intimidated under a repressive regime, a huge machine grinds into action.
If the newspaper chooses to pick a fight, the correspondent has the public support of the newspaper’s editorial and the case has the ear of its readers. If the newspaper chooses a quieter route, the political department of the newspaper almost certainly has some sort of working relationship with their domestic government, and at least the attention of politicians. Read More
Courtesy: Irish Times
WHEN THE local correspondent of a Western newspaper is arrested or intimidated under a repressive regime, a huge machine grinds into action.
If the newspaper chooses to pick a fight, the correspondent has the public support of the newspaper’s editorial and the case has the ear of its readers. If the newspaper chooses a quieter route, the political department of the newspaper almost certainly has some sort of working relationship with their domestic government, and at least the attention of politicians. Read More
Courtesy: Irish Times
Wednesday, January 20, 2010
Dublin-Cork rail route set to trial Wi-Fi service
IARNRÓD ÉIREANN is to test a wireless internet service for passengers on its Dublin to Cork route, starting early next month.
The trial will be used to establish demand and is likely to be followed by a public tender to equip much of the company’s main intercity lines with the necessary equipment to provide the service.
Four wireless network providers have been invited to take part in the trial, due to last for about six months. Each provider will initially be allocated a train on the Dublin to Cork line. “It’s our busiest route so it’s the most appropriate for the trial,” said Iarnród Éireann spokesman Barry Kenny.
“We will publicise the service in stations, on trains, on our website, through social media and through media activity.” Read More
Courtesy: Irish Times
The trial will be used to establish demand and is likely to be followed by a public tender to equip much of the company’s main intercity lines with the necessary equipment to provide the service.
Four wireless network providers have been invited to take part in the trial, due to last for about six months. Each provider will initially be allocated a train on the Dublin to Cork line. “It’s our busiest route so it’s the most appropriate for the trial,” said Iarnród Éireann spokesman Barry Kenny.
“We will publicise the service in stations, on trains, on our website, through social media and through media activity.” Read More
Courtesy: Irish Times
Educationalist questions way technology is used in schools
GOVERNMENTS ACROSS Europe are not doing enough to fund technology in schools, according to an Intel survey of teachers announced at the start of BETT, the world’s largest education technology exhibition taking place in London this week.
For the 600 exhibitors and the 30,000 expected visitors, it is a sobering reminder of the gap between what could be achieved and what is actually happening.
Some 98 per cent of teachers believe being able to use a computer is critical in preparing students for work, and 76 per cent are calling on their respective governments to do more.
In the bustling aisles of an exhibition that attracts teachers from around the world, innovation and creativity were a recurring theme. Read More
Courtesy: Irish Times
For the 600 exhibitors and the 30,000 expected visitors, it is a sobering reminder of the gap between what could be achieved and what is actually happening.
Some 98 per cent of teachers believe being able to use a computer is critical in preparing students for work, and 76 per cent are calling on their respective governments to do more.
In the bustling aisles of an exhibition that attracts teachers from around the world, innovation and creativity were a recurring theme. Read More
Courtesy: Irish Times
Tuesday, January 19, 2010
More than 50pc of employers screen job seekers online
Whether you’re a college student on the cusp of graduation or you’re a current job seeker, it pays to monitor what you post on your social-networking site of choice as a recent survey shows that 53pc of employers do online background checks and sites like Facebook and MySpace are on the list.
With more than half of employees researching job candidates online, UK website CareerBuilder.co.uk found that 43pc are using search engines to see what they can find outside of the CV, 12pc said they go to Facebook and a further 12pc head to professional networking site LinkedIn. Read More
Courtesy: Silicon Republic
With more than half of employees researching job candidates online, UK website CareerBuilder.co.uk found that 43pc are using search engines to see what they can find outside of the CV, 12pc said they go to Facebook and a further 12pc head to professional networking site LinkedIn. Read More
Courtesy: Silicon Republic
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