+353 (1) 443 4041 
Subscribe to RSS
Twitter
Facebook
The applications revolutionising the magazine industry
There are a raft of applications for smartphones and tablets that aim to replicate the magazine reading experience but in a way that reflects the user’s preferences. Google’s Currents application, for example, allows Google account holders to download content from a variety of preselected publications such as the Daily Beast and Fast Company. It also...
Building sites that work
Top of any company’s digital strategy should be its website. A website is a company’s 24/7 sales person, the shop window that often creates the first impression. Stephen Conmy spoke to Martin Casey about what matters most when it comes to creating a solid digital strategy. Having previously co-founded and run Zartis, a web services...
Twitter’s media influence outshone Facebook in 2011
Facebook may be the planet’s largest social network but Twitter gets the most coverage in the international press. Some people don’t think Twitter is a social network, they believe it’s a live information stream and breaking news service created by its users. Others believe it wouldn’t exist without the social element at the centre of...
Maybe Video wants Irish video producers
An Irish start-up, Maybe Video, aims to offer business owners and brands access to video production professionals who can produce onsite or tailored videos. “We want to help businesses that are in demand of high-quality video to promote their business. We offer businesses access to the best available pool of resources. The site also allows...
Kavaleer Animations to create 30 new jobs in 2012
Irish animation firm Kavaleer says it will create 30 new animation jobs over the course of 2012, “in order to keep up with [our] international work load”. The award winning animation studio has worked on major projects for major publishers and programme makers including Sesame Street, Houghton Mifflin, the BBC, RTÉ, Harcourt and Disney. It...
The top 50 things we don’t do anymore thanks to the Digital Revolution
Technological advancements transform culture and society. They always have. However, in some periods in history (like the Industrial Revolution and the current Digital Revolution we are living through) things change faster than usual. According to recent research* by Mozy, Irish and UK citizens have doubled the number of computers they own in the past 10...
Virtual shopping as never before – welcome to the world of Von Bismark
Liffey Valley is the first retail centre in Ireland to get a taste of a new virtual advertising and shopping solution from Irish start-up Von Bismark. Von Bismark’s Accessorise platform is an Augmented Reality (AR) display that allows users to physically interact with clothes and accessories. It is described by the company as “a virtual...
New cloud-based property management platform
A new cloud-based property management platform has just been launched. Rentview is part of the ‘The 12 Business Days of Christmas’ running from 1st to 20th of December. The initiative, created by DCU Business School and LINK, the Leadership, Innovation and Knowledge Research Centre, is supported by AIB. Rentview offers property managers, landlords and tenants...
EpiSensor secures €850k in VC funding
EpiSensor, a Limerick based company that develops wireless sensor technology that aims to reduce energy costs has secured €850,000 in VC funding. EpiSensor’s wireless technology platform (SiCA) reduces energy costs by providing data from wireless energy sensors that show where energy savings can be made. “The global potential for wireless energy monitoring systems is enormous,”...
ISPCC’s new website seeks to drive donations
The website for the Irish Society for Prevention of Cruelty to Children (ISPCC) has been upgraded in a bid to attract new supporters and drive donations. Cyclical, large-format campaign landing pages now greet visitors, highlighting the ISPCC’s fund-raising and encouraging greater levels of participation. “We are particularly happy with how easy to use and accessible...
Top topics on Facebook in 2011 (UK stats)
It’s that time of the year again when we receive lots of research around the top things that happened in 2011. A look back in anger, joy and wonderment so to speak. Last year Facebook’s top ten list for the UK was all about X Factor and the World Cup. This year it’s all about...
Group gift card utilises social media
One4all, the multi-store gift card, claims to be the first in Europe to launch a group gifting platform which uses social media to allow family and friends ‘chip-in’ for Christmas gifts online. The new feature alows users to ‘club together’ for gift cards and make payments online, while inviting friends to contribute their share through...
