A web round-up

WATCH: 'Queen of the net' talk on mobile internet

MORGAN STANLEY analyst Mary Meeker was dubbed “queen of the net” back in the dot-com days. Although less high profile these days, she still has a thing or two to say and delivered a thought-provoking presentation on the mobile internet at this week’s Web 2.0 Summit in San Francisco. Her slide show is now available online.

Although technical (in both the IT and financial sense) in places, it is well worth viewing for anyone who has an interest in this space.

http://bit.ly/G8glX

BUY: Judging nerds on their merits

FOR THE techie who has everything, we bring you nerd merit badges. These embroidered velcro-backed badges attach to your jacket, backpack or, as the makers put it, “the lid of your over-clocked, battle-scarred laptop”.

Choose between the Family Tech Support badge (for the family member whom everyone thinks is a free technical resource) or maybe Inbox Zero (for the obsessive compulsives who empty their e-mail inbox every night).

http://bit.ly/4ogo

JOIN: Tweeting Irish listed on TwitIreland

BILLED AS “an easy way to find and follow Irish people on Twitter”, TwitIreland is a directory of Irish users of Twitter.

The front page ranks the most followed Irish Twitter users (which at the time of writing is Portland, Oregon-based Michael O’Loughlin with almost 54,000 followers).

When you sign up, you choose three key words relevant to you, which enables those with similar interests to follow you.

The most popular tags are web, music and designer. twitireland.com

VISIT: Gapminder World

ONE FOR stat junkies.

Gapminder World is a powerful tool that enables you to visualise and analyse a range of economic and social indicators. Want to know what nations have the best teeth in the world, who has the most oil or which nations have lived the longest? Hit the play button and see how a particular indicator has developed over time.

Watch the 2.5 minute video and you’ll quickly learn what a powerful tool this is. A data- intensive site so only visit if you have a fast connection. http://bit.ly/12rzUA