The Irish Times

Fifteen seconds to sell: TikTok moves into social ecommerce

Shopify deal will allow users to shop as they scroll through app’s short-form videos

Tue Oct 27 2020 - 16:11

US developers creating new homes for surging esports

Enormous arenas are being built with electronic sports in mind

Thu Jun 06 2019 - 03:04

CES preview: Devices that will invade your life in 2019

AI that responds to your voice, next-generation wireless networks and more are on display at the consumer electronics trade show in Las Vegas

Mon Jan 07 2019 - 07:33

German broadcaster buys US dating site eharmony

ProSieben already owns stake in Parship Elite, a successful German dating business

Mon Oct 29 2018 - 19:38

Instagram’s founders flee Zuckerberg’s Facebook ‘family’

Increasing level of control exerted by Zuckerberg among reasons that led to departures

Wed Sept 26 2018 - 12:41

Why did Netflix’s shares plunge?

Q&A: The ‘n’ in ‘Faang’ has not had the best start to the week, but is it just a wobble?

Tue Jul 17 2018 - 16:37

Instagram releases app allowing users create hour-long videos

IGTV will intensify competition among ad-supported streaming services such as YouTube

Thu Jun 21 2018 - 15:41

Google withdraws YouTube from Amazon’s speaker and video devices

Internet giant cites ‘lack of reciprocity’ from Amazon

Wed Dec 06 2017 - 11:29

Mobile formats push global advertising spend to half a trillion euro

Irish ad market growth outpacing the average rate in 2017, says eMarketer

Mon Oct 16 2017 - 16:01

Video ads help Facebook crush profit forecasts

Social network giant says 2.01bn people now using its service each month

Wed Jul 26 2017 - 21:43

Google’s EU fine drags down parent company’s profits 28%

Alphabet’s revenue boosted by robust demand for ads on mobile and YouTube

Mon Jul 24 2017 - 22:01

Use of social media sites surges globally with Facebook way out in front

New figures show more than 2.4bn people will use social media platforms by year-end

Thu Jul 13 2017 - 11:02

Snapchat founder laughs at Facebook threat but analysts unamused

Company has ‘ridiculous valuation to either justify or demonstrate they’ll grow into’

Thu May 11 2017 - 11:33

Bitter battle between news media and Google steps up

The internet giant, branded ‘the terrorists’ friend’, is being criticised from all quarters

Tue Mar 28 2017 - 06:00

Digital advertising predicted to outstrip legacy media spending

This year will mark ‘major milestone’ as advertisers flock to mobile, says eMarketer

Tue Mar 28 2017 - 06:00

US brands suspend ads from Google over offensive videos

Verizon and AT&T join UK firms in pulling online adverts from YouTube platform

Thu Mar 23 2017 - 09:19

INM’s digital media strategy has yet to pay dividends

Analysis: Newspaper ad revenues fell by twice the amount that its online ad income rose

Tue Mar 21 2017 - 16:49

Analysts trim Snapchat 2017 ad revenue forecast by $30m

Figures hit by higher-than-expected revenue-sharing with partners, eMarketer says

Tue Mar 14 2017 - 14:38

Google parent Alphabet profits below expectations

Company says it is broadening focus with growth in hardware, app sales and cloud

Fri Jan 27 2017 - 18:05

Snapchat parent company planning $25bn IPO

Growth in advertising has driven company valuation in the last few years

Fri Oct 07 2016 - 10:13

Proof of new iPhone 7’s appeal will be in sales figures

Firm could meet some resistance in audio changes but dual camera will be welcomed

Wed Sept 07 2016 - 20:47

LinkedIn - ‘a site with zero credibility’?

The professional social network has lofty ambitions, but its shares are struggling

Fri Mar 25 2016 - 14:08

Marissa Mayer to argue Yahoo can be fixed

Tech group’s plan to cut costs - and jobs - and boost growth expected on Tuesday

Mon Feb 01 2016 - 14:32

Growing up mobile: app dings and pings become soundtrack of millennial youth

Rather than objecting to steady feeds of alerts, a new generation is using them as a measure of self-esteem

Mon Jan 11 2016 - 08:00

Facebook to link up with media groups to launch news app

Notify will feature content from dozens of partners including Vogue, the Washington Post and CBS

Thu Nov 05 2015 - 07:36

Amazon bans Google’s Chromecast and Apple TV

Internet giant restricts sale of competing streaming media players

Fri Oct 02 2015 - 10:20

Twitter’s Dick Costolo to step down as chief executive

Wall Street reacts positively to news with shares jumping 3.6 per cent to $37.17

Fri Jun 12 2015 - 07:38

Social network advertising worth $36bn by 2017’

Facebook the main beneficiary, according to research from eMarketer

Thu Apr 16 2015 - 01:06

Yahoo revenue and profit surpass expectations

Third-quarter revenue of $1.15b topped Wall Street estimates by $100m

Thu Oct 23 2014 - 01:30

Twitter use set to rise 25% on back of growth in Asia

Thu May 29 2014 - 01:05

Marketing spend hasn’t followed where the eyeballs have gone

‘Hockey stick growth curve’ in the UK is yet to be replicated in Irish mobile marketing budgets

Thu Mar 27 2014 - 01:04

Facebook 2.0: how internet giant is cashing in on mobile

Company’s latest quarterly earnings figures confirm the ascendance of mobile

Thu Jan 30 2014 - 13:18