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Seeking social entrepreneurs – €10,000 on offer
If you have a business (or a business idea) and are committed to sustainability, then you’re what’s known as a [potential] social entrepreneur. The latest prize fund made available for European social entrepreneurs comes from Ben & Jerry’s, the ice cream brand. The brand is looking for five socially responsible entrepreneurs from across Europe to...
Irish Government ‘threatens Ireland’s digital economy’
A junior Minister of the current government intends to bring through the Dáil a new law that ‘threatens Ireland’s digital economy’. The law is being enacted by ministerial order. It is not being debated in the Dáil. The law closely resembles the SOPA Bill that was defeated recently in the US. Essentially the legal amendment...
Vodafone offers ‘free’ smartphones for 24 month contract
Vodafone recently reached the 200,000 home customers mark. To extend this number, the company is now offering a free Android smartphone* to its 200,000 existing customers, as well as any new home customers it signs. The Vodafone Smart 858 Android smartphone is the phone on offer. It will come with three months free mobile web...
Google spends millions to battle privacy concerns
This is strange. Google in the US is spending tens of millions on a print and outdoor advertising campaign to alleviate privacy concerns. Google, advertising in print? Times have changed. The ‘Good to Know’ campaign offers tips and advice to people on what data they should share with Google and other websites and social networks....
Hireland wants 5,000 employers to pledge a job
Hireland is a new initiative aimed at encouraging job creation for Ireland’s skilled unemployed. To support its launch, Hireland published a survey that shows 52% of SMEs plan to hire one or more people this year. Half of all new jobs will be full time, 30% will be mostly part time and the balance will...
Facebook looks to award and recognise advertisers
Facebook, the world’s second biggest publisher after Google, has two advertising awards that aim to drive creativity and results from agencies and advertisers. The Facebook Studio Awards will recognise the agencies behind the best Facebook campaigns of 2011. Judging is based on the following criteria: • Is the campaign social? Are people and social interactions...
Tourism Ireland’s social media campaign wins in the UK
Tourism Ireland won three awards at the 2011 DMA Awards in London recently. It won awards for its social media campaign, called “Nick and Sam’s Ireland Road Trip”, in the following categories: - Gold in the travel and holidays category; - Bronze for best use of social media; - Bronze for best integrated campaign. The...
Audi’s new mobile marketing campaign
The new Audi Q3 advertising campaign incorporates iTagged, a new mobile media platform. Audi is the first company in Ireland to use this platform. It allows people to download branded content directly from ads (outdoor and print) onto their smart phones and tablet devices simply by entering a ‘tag’ or a word. The tag ‘Audi...
Pop-up shops for bloggers
Here at DT we really like this innovation from Swedish interior design retailer Lagerhaus (nothing to do with beer). Meet the world’s first pop-up shops for blogs. Rather than creating a pop-up shop on its Facebook page, Lagerhaus created a pop-up shop widget for blogs and then gave it to some influential interior design bloggers....
Pull a cracker, beat a world record and help the Simon Community
Carphone Warehouse and the Simon Community will attempt to break the world record for the highest number of simultaneous Christmas cracker pulls, this December 2nd on Hanover Quay, Grand Canal, Dublin 2. The event will take place at 12.30pm and is open to everyone to join in. The record currently stands at 1,478, and they...
Arthur Guinness Fund open to social entrepreneurs
The Arthur Guinness Fund is now open for applications. The fund is aimed at “social entrepreneurial initiatives that are committed to making a positive and sustainable impact on communities all over Ireland”. To date €1.65 million has been awarded to a wide range of organisations. Successful projects are eligible to receive between €50,000 and €100,000...
24 The Web – building better
Irish registrar and hosting company Blacknight has announced its sponsorship of 24 The Web , a 24 hour web design challenge for charity. 24 The Web, which is in its second year, takes place during design week 2011 on the weekend of October 29-30 in Dublin, Ireland. 24 The Web is staffed by teams of...
