In the first episode of The Big Tech Show, technology editor Adrian Weckler and Neva-Labs cofounder Mark Little discuss startups, gadgets, Facebook and the future of social media.

Little, a former RTE Prime Time anchor, Storyful founder and head of Twitter Ireland, questions the quality of the news that Facebook and other social networks show us every day.

Weckler and Little also compare existing media funding models with emerging ones, such as Patreon.

Little also explains some of the barriers of building a global startup out of Dublin.

And there’s a quick roundup of the gadgets to avoid giving your loved ones this Christmas.

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