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# Social Networking

The social election: A €100k Facebook splurge by FF & FG ... and Michael Healy-Rae wins Instagram

We take a closer look at the online battle for votes.

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Feb 5th 2020, 6:05 AM

# rantin' and ravin'

We asked you to tell us what really grinds your gears on social media, and you didn't hold back

‘The boy did good’ is high on the list.

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Feb 22nd 2019, 8:00 AM

# WRC

'One of the worst years of my life': Woman awarded €8k in unfair dismissal case

The woman criticised the firm’s attitude towards her mental health, as she had postnatal depression after her child was born.

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Dec 13th 2018, 6:05 AM

# Cyber Safety

32% of Irish children are talking to strangers online every week

Over half of nine year olds are on social media despite age restrictions, a new survey has found.

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Sep 10th 2018, 8:27 AM

# lurkers

It's official - Facebook makes you miserable, according to new research

People’s emotional life improves significantly when they quit the social network for a week, a study found.

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Dec 22nd 2016, 4:17 PM

# liked and shared

This is how Facebook plans to crack down on fake news

The company said it will be focusing on the “worst of the worst” offenders and partnering with outside fact-checkers to sort honest news reports from made up stories.

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Dec 15th 2016, 8:22 PM

# fail whale

Twitter's founder was accidentally banned from the website

Co-founder Dorsey returned as chief executive last year but has yet to ignite growth.

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Nov 23rd 2016, 8:08 AM

# Popularity contest

There seems to be no escape from Facebook's dominance

It has two of the most popular messaging apps among Irish users with FB Messenger taking first place.

10.7k

Jan 25th 2016, 12:36 PM

# who's birthday is it

8 social disasters that would happen if Facebook stayed down

A harrowing ten minutes.

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Sep 24th 2015, 6:45 PM

# Good Luck Zuck

Mark Zuckerberg has written a lovely letter about his wife's miscarriages

He announced that his wife Priscilla is pregnant.

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Jul 31st 2015, 7:13 PM

# Russia

Woman who set up site for Russian LGBT teens is fined for "gay propaganda"

Yelena Klimova (26) said she will appeal the verdict.

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Jan 23rd 2015, 7:39 PM

# irl

Comedian takes to the streets to practice social networking skills in real life with cringey results

“I’d like to endorse you for your coffee making skills.”

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Jan 23rd 2015, 10:17 AM

# Blocked

Twitter is making it easier for you to report nasty comments

The website is also improving its system for blocking accounts – and this is just the first step.

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Dec 3rd 2014, 2:00 PM

# Silicon Valley

Twitter share drop: It may be evolving, but not fast enough and nothing like Facebook

Analysts say investors want to see more rapid change at the social network.

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Oct 28th 2014, 8:46 AM

# Winning

12 brilliantly sarcastic comebacks to Facebook posts

Er, nice status update.

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Jul 15th 2014, 9:30 PM

# love u hun

It's official. Everybody hates happy couples on Facebook

Baby, think twiiiice… before you post.

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Jun 29th 2014, 12:16 PM

# yo app

Everyone is talking about this app that only lets you say 'Yo'

“Yo.”

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Jun 18th 2014, 5:16 PM

# don't ask

New feature lets you 'ask' your Facebook friends about their relationship status

A new ‘ask’ button has popped up on Facebook pages – here’s what it’s all about.

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May 19th 2014, 7:30 PM

Voices

Column: What is the psychological impact of spending so much time in 'cyberspace'?

There are serious legal, ethical and philosophical challenges to protecting children in this technological age, writes Mary Aiken.

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Apr 14th 2014, 1:00 PM

# oh dear God

Your Facebook search history is a thing of nightmares

Here’s how to get rid of it.

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Mar 1st 2014, 4:35 PM

# mail xx

8 pointless social media interactions that need to stop right now

And we’re all guilty.

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Mar 1st 2014, 1:00 PM

# today i learned

Everything you needed to know about Reddit but were too afraid to ask

Your guide to getting the most out of it. Subreddits, the lingo and upvotes, oh my!

21.5k

Mar 1st 2014, 9:30 AM

Voices

Column: Facebook's early childhood was... complicated.

Our relationship with Facebook has waxed and waned over these years as we oscillate between loving, adoring and depending on it, to needing to self-impose several ‘breaks’ from it as it drives us crazy, writes Colman Noctor.

Feb 4th 2014, 7:00 AM

Voices

Column: Sorry politicians, you can’t avoid social media – people no longer accept being ‘talked at’

The political class have realised the importance of a digital economy – but, they also need to realise the importance of building a digital democracy, writes Niall Devitt.

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Jan 27th 2014, 7:00 AM

# sleuthing

Here's how to unearth your first ever tweet

And anyone else’s too.

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Jan 26th 2014, 11:00 AM

# Viral

Is Facebook an 'infectious disease that will die out'?

Two PhD candidates at Princeton University seem to think so.

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Jan 23rd 2014, 2:15 PM

# inbox of doom

Are these horrors awaiting you in your Facebook "Other" inbox?

It’s scarier than a horror movie in there.

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Jan 18th 2014, 9:30 AM

# Tax

Revenue using social networks to catch tax dodgers

If you’re not paying tax, probably best not to tweet about it.

22.9k

Jan 15th 2014, 10:44 PM

# dail fail

18 of the funniest Irish Twitter political commentators you should follow in 2014

If you like your politics with a side of humour, that is.

33.4k

Jan 4th 2014, 3:00 PM

# Snap Happy

12 reasons Snapchat is worth way more than $3 billion

Back off Facebook!

47.8k

Nov 14th 2013, 9:30 PM

Voices

Column: Do you 'compartmentalise' your life on social media?

Is Facebook for friends and Twitter for the truth? Molly Garboden writes about how showing different sides to yourself to different people is a trick as old as time.

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Oct 19th 2013, 7:00 PM