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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...
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...
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...
New social network for Irish language users
Here’s something for fans and students of the Irish language – Abair Leat! is a new social network dedicated to Gaeilge. The network is currently calling on anyone with an interest in the Irish language or interested in learning Irish to become beta testers. The aim of the network is to transform learners into users....
RendezVu releases examspeak.com
The e-learning company RendezVu has announced the release of ExamSpeak (www.examspeak.com) a new online language learning platform. ExamSpeak prepares English language learners for their speaking exams by replicating the exam in real time. How it works Students can introduce themselves to the virtual examiners, answer typical exam questions, talk to other test takers and then...
StatCounter launches new features
StatCounter, which provides free website traffic analysis has upgraded its site. “The changes have been made in response to feedback and suggestions received,” says Aodhan Cullen, CEO. Amongst the new features, StatCounter has made it even easier for new members to sign up and check that they are properly installed. New features also include a...
Top of the pile – easy as ABC for Done Deal
The Audit Bureau of Circulations has come out with figures widely trumpeted by the web-site DoneDeal.ie. The figures put them as the number one motor site in Ireland. The audit was carried out for the period March 1 to March 31, 2011 and appears to be the most recent data available. This now places the site...
An English plan by Paul Groarke
Elearning company RendezVu, based in NovaUCD, Dublin, has launched ExamSpeak.com in beta. ExamSpeak.com is for people who want to practice English speaking exams such as the Cambridge KET (Key English Test), the Cambridge PET (Preliminary English Test) and the IELTS (International English Language Testing System). ExamSpeak.com replicates the speaking test environment in real time with...
Empire Avenue – the social network that trades in ‘social currency’
At its heart, Empire Avenue is a social network that employs game mechanics to keep users playing. From a business perspective it’s a useful tool for brands to find out what people think they [the brands] are worth and for brands to engage in targeted marketing based on some very detailed user profiles. Users of...
New look Zoo site
Dublin Zoo has launched a new online ticket purchasing facility as well as a new-look website. The new site now has an ‘Elephant Cam’ overlooking the Kaziranga Forest Trail. Similar to the popular penguin cam, users can catch a glimpse of the group of five Asian elephants, Bernhardine, her sister Yasmin, youngsters Asha, Anak and...
There’s an app search engine for that
Have you ever tried searching for a specific app? Pretty difficult isn’t it? Well, promised help is now at hand. Mobilewalla.com claims to be a ‘deep search and discovery engine’ for the highly fragmented app marketplace. The system currently allows a variety of searches across all apps available on Apple, Android, Blackberry and Windows 7...
Live & Loud from Muzu
Muzu.tv has launched a new feature dedicated to live music performances. ‘Live & Loud’ features exclusive live video performances by artists and is updated every week. The first to feature are Jessie J with a performance of her No. 1 hit ‘Price Tag’ from BBC Two’s Later … with Jools Holland, and Ellie Goulding singing...
