Category Archives: Business

Innovation emerges from entrepreneurial employees

Friday, 19 March 2010 11:56
Written by Stephen
In any recession, especially ones that look deep and ugly, it is the innovators that thrive and the wagon-circlers that fail. Generating good ideas is generally not the main problem for companies, the real challenge is successfully commercialising these ideas. According to Professor Peter Russo, founder and director of the Strascheg Institute for Innovation and [...]
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Muzu launches ‘Spotify for video’

Wednesday, 24 February 2010 13:48
Written by Digital Times
Muzu.tv has launched a music vdeo jukebox. It enables users to create music video playlists, rearrange the video queue in the playlist in real-time, and get videos recommended, based on artists the user likes. “In the simplest of terms, Jukebox is like a free ‘Spotify for video’, but with the addition of these in-built recommendations [...]
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Free business training and possible €30,000 grant

Friday, 19 February 2010 16:04
Written by Digital Times
Synergy Centre at the Institute of Technology Tallaght, Dublin (ITT Dublin) is looking for entrepreneurs from all technology and knowledge-intensive sectors to apply for a free 12 month, full-time practical support programme. The course will bring entrepreneurs from business concept and planning stage right through to first sales and to being investor ready. Applicants will undergo a [...]
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Make money from your plastic music

Thursday, 18 February 2010 10:39
Written by Digital Times
How many of us in the digital age still buys CDs? Do you have hundreds of the shiny discs hanging around, cloogging up space in your apartment/house? Well, if you do and have all your music stored digitally there’s a chance to make some cash from the plastic detrius. GameStop, the games retailer, is going into [...]
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A quick glimpse at Microsoft’s new Windows phone

Tuesday, 16 February 2010 09:38
Written by Digital Times
Windows Phone 7 from FayerWayer on Vimeo. Microsoft has unveiled its Windows Phone 7 Series, the long-awaited, new version of its mobile operating system for smart phones which the company hopes will reinvigorate support for the OS among handset vendors, mobile operators and developers. Microsoft has emphasised the OS’ consumer credentials, highlighting its social-networking and content capabilities, [...]
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