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Digital Marketing Institute opens office in Dubai
Dublin’s Digital Marketing Institute has launched a new operation in Dubai. The organisation aims to train and certify students in all aspects of digital marketing throughout the Middle East region. “Any of the digital marketing professionals we have spoken to here in the region – and we have spoken to a lot of them –...
Facebook’s favoritism towards Android makes sense
As Facebook employees settle into their new multi-million dollar, one million square foot office campus at Menlo Park, California, the latest stats from AppData show that the Facebook app for Android devices has outstripped the app for Apple devices for the first time. The Android app has 58.8 million daily average users, while Facebook for...
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...
Microsoft’s so.cl network does not aim to take on Facebook
Back in July of 2011, less than a month after Google+ was launched, a rumour started that Microsoft was also going to launch a social network. ‘Not another one’, was the understandable response from many tech writers. Code-named Socl (pronounced ‘social’), the rumours were correct, however, rather than a mere social network for sharing pictures...
Irish agency creates world’s first 5D animated film
Irish digital media company vStream has developed the world’s first 5D Christmas animation called ‘Elbow Saves Christmas’. The 5D animation, which will be part of the Santa Grotto experience in both Westfield London and Westfield Stratford centres, tells the tale of ‘Elbow the Elf’, who saves Christmas. Visitors to Santa’s Grotto will be immersed in...
Before you activate Facebook’s Timeline – pause and think
Now that Facebook’s new Timeline feature has gone live worldwide, much will be written and much will be learned about how people interact with the new feature. Timeline is both amazing and frightening. It is a life tracking feature – a chronicle of your time on Facebook. However, before you activate this feature you may...
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...
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...
Leap cards now available through the Payzone network
The new integrated transport ticketing system, Leap card is now available on the Payzone network. Users are now able to purchase and top up their Leap cards at over 350 authorised agents (Payzone outlets) across Dublin and online at www.leapcard.ie. The National Transport Authority estimates that “in time there will be close to 250,000 users...
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...
