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A digital wine experience
WinesMadeEasy.ie is the latest online business launched by Eamonn Grant, the founder of the successful FlowersMadeEasy.ie. WinesMadeEasy claims to be Ireland’s most interactive and socially active online wine store. Customers can read reviews, watch videos and see who liked a wine on Facebook or +1d it on Google. “We want people to get involved in...
Going Facebook Places? Not just yet
Facebook Places (not to be confused with the recently cancelled Facebook Deals) and Foursquare have the potential to transform customer loyalty and the way people shop, learn and then share information. However, Irish smartphone users just don’t seem that keen and Irish advertisers aren’t exactly beating a path to get involved either. Despite over half...
Half of Irish people regularly consult ‘Dr Google’
For Irish people, looking for a medical diagnosis and a solution to an ailment online is now as popular as going to the doctor. Almost half of Irish people (46%) find that the cost of attending their GP encourages them to consult the Internet for medical diagnosis. Looking for answers to medical problems online is...
The rise of the prepay smartphone
The most important factor for prepay mobile users when switching networks is the internet offering. A new survey shows 53% say the Internet offering is the deciding factor. Online access is ranked as more important than network coverage at 37%, and the handset choice at 33%. The survey, conducted by Three, also reveals high levels...
DRG to create 20 new jobs following acquisition by US firm
Irish mobile services company Digital Reach Group (DRG) has been acquired by Take 5 Solutions LLC (Take 5), a multi-channel marketing company headquartered in Florida, for a combination of cash and equity in Take 5 Solutions. The acquisition will allow DRG to drive business in the US, while continuing to build its presence in Ireland...
BBC ups it use of Facebook as a channel
Top Gear is the second BBC series now available to rent via its Facebook page. The initial offering of three episodes – the Polar Special, US Road Trip and Vietnam Road Trip – will cost 15 Facebook Credits (€1.06) each. Once rented, they will be available to view for 48 hours. BBC Worldwide, the commercial...
Smartphone games lead to smarter, chilled out kids?
Here’s an interesting study conducted on behalf of casual games giant PopCap. A UK & Irish study of 3,250 parents and grandparents with children/grandchildren under 16, in partnership with Goldsmiths University, found that “videogames increase bonding within the family” and parents describe playing video games with their children as “quality time”. The study, conducted by...
Email goes the way of the DoDo for Irish students
It appears email is an old fashioned and seldom-used communications tool for Irish secondary school students and college goers. A new survey of 164 Irish students in secondary school and at third level, carried out by Blue Coat on behalf of Data Solutions, an Irish IT distributor, found that 75% of Irish students use Facebook...
Doing it for the ‘lulz’ – Cisco’s cyber attack report
We were sent the latest Cisco Quarterly Threat Report (2Q11). The first half of 2011 witnessed a seemingly nonstop array of data breaches against companies, big and small. In some of those cases, the attackers claimed the motive was to shed light on security issues. But in other cases of stolen and published customer data,...
European adults are big gamers – really big gamers
Half of all adults in the United Kingdom, France and Germany play games, with over 153 million men and women in these regions alone estimated to play consoles, casual game sites, social networks and mobile devices. Overall, the United Kingdom has the highest ratio of gamers, with 68% of men and 59% of women playing...
iPlayer on the telly with PS3
PlayStation 3 owners will now be able to watch the BBC iPlayer through their televisions. The Beeb has launched a new version of its on-demand web service and millions of gamers in the UK will be able to watch the iPlayer via their TV sets. Daniel Danker, general manager for programmes and on demand, said:...
Let them eat data – 3 launches all you can eat for the masses
So, you have probably heard 3 Ireland’s launch of All You Can Eat Data on the pre-pay network. A good news mobile story during silly season is bound to have legs in the business and technology press. We were on to Kate from 3 to get a slightly different angle – a handle on the...
