Tag: media
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4Chan Founder Moot Moves To Google
Time flies when you’re having fun. Or at least it has for Christopher Poole, the founder of one of the most storied and controversial websites of the golden age of the internet. The image and message board 4chan is just about the most notorious internet haven, where pretty much all of those dank memes we […]
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Google’s Year In Search Reveals 2015’s Most Googled
Google’s review of the most searched, and indeed the most important events of 2015 has come in at last via Google Trends – top searches included celebrities, this year’s hottest digital media, and some of the most moving headlines to come out of a year that frankly has been extraordinary in so many ways. For […]
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Social Media Victory as ALS Ice Bucket Challenge Results Revealed One Year On
Remember about a year ago when your Facebook news feed was filled with videos of mates randomly dumping buckets of ice water over their heads for no specific reason and then telling you that you should do it too? The meaning may have become a little lost but there actually was a reason to this madness. […]
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Netflix Charges According To Piracy Rates
More and more media outlets are waking up to the fact that piracy is not only inevitable, but also a clear indicator of popularity. Last week we reported that the creators of Game of Thrones were not only aware of their show’s status as the most pirated online, but also welcomed it as the biggest […]
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33% Of US Teens Are On Google+
A study over in the US has shown that increasing amount of teenagers are heading over to underdog social network Google+. However, youth figures from the US still reflected what we already know – youngsters in one of the world’s biggest social media using areas still prefer Facebook. Other social networks such as Instagram and […]
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Putin Bans Russian Putin Memes
In not-soviet-anymore Russia… this just happened. Anyway, Vladimir Putin is not known for his sense of humor, so a lot of the good people from the internet make sure to remedy the problem by making funny memes out of him. Everyone has a good chuckle before going back to their daily lives. However, Putin, ever the […]
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Twitter Adds Feature Explaining Hashtags
Twitter hashtags can get pretty obscure – the text limit and acronyms often leave users confused as just to what the topic is about. Often a quick Google search is in order, but sometimes you want to hear what the company itself has to say about a particular hashtag. Twitter’s now defunct Discover tab previously […]
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Google Granted Patent for Spoiler Blocker
One of the greatest annoyances of the social networking age is the dreaded Spoiler. Time after time a casual browse on Facebook or Instagram has ruined top telly like Game of Thrones and The Walking Dead, blowing the cover of secrecy surrounding a massive plot twist or character demise when some smug b*****d in the […]
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VLC Player App Gets Full Release on Windows Phone
VLC Media Player is the video platform of choice for many desktop PC and Mac users and after floating around in beta form for mobiles for some time it’s finally getting a full release for Windows Phone. Developer VideoLAN released the VLC player in 2001 as an open-source cross media platform for home computers. In […]
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LG G4 to be unveiled in April, according to Korean media reports
Over the last few weeks we’ve heard quite a few rumours surrounding the successors to the popular HTC One (M8) and also the Samsung Galaxy S5; however, we’ve heard hardly anything about the device that will be replacing LG’s current flagship phone, the G3. A lot of LG fans have been pondering as to why […]
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Virgin Readying £3b Broadband Investment
Super fast broadband hasn’t taken off as fast as we’d have liked in the UK. Indeed it’s mostly limited to large urban areas and through rather expensive packages, both of which have hampered the numbers of people getting on board with the high speed offerings from ISPs. However, Virgin, one of the biggest providers of […]
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Now TV – How to Solve Virgin Media WIFI Error 014
Now TV is becoming increasingly popular as an alternative to expensive Smart TVs, offering all the major on-demand services including BBC iPlayer, ITV Player and 4OD at the cost a little shiny box with additional Sky TV content available as optional extras. The box requires nothing more than a TV with HDMI support and a […]