Social media backlash forecast

The death of the traditional games console, the blurring of boundaries between print and electronic media and an impending social media backlash all featured in yesterday’s opening session of the Dublin Web Summit.

Now in its third year, the two-day event — a mix between seminar and exhibition — has grown into Europe’s largest technology conference, featuring presentations from some of the industry’s top players, 500 start-ups exhibiting their wares, and hundreds of venture capitalists looking for investment opportunities.

According to event founder and co-ordinator, Paddy Cosgrave, the summit is bringing together 4,000 people (up from 1,500 last year) “who are passionate about tech and innovation together to learn, network, share ideas and pitch”.