It’s another exciting day for attendees at Web Summit. And it looks like being a busy night! The organisers report that tonight’s closing party presented by Bing is booked out. However they have added a second venue at The Liquor Rooms on Wellington Quay, with capacity for another 400 attendees. It will be open from 7.30pm – […]
Archive | October, 2013
Amnesty Ireland ad Banned on TV, OK on YouTube
As the Constitutional Convention is currently considering how Bunreacht na hÉireann might be reformed, Amnesty Ireland have launched a campaign around a ‘TV’ ad designed to lobby for Economic, Social and Cultural rights to be guaranteed in the Constitution. All part of a healthy political debate, one might say. Except that there are laws regulating […]
Startup Express End to End
I took a quick walk through the Startup Express shortly before it left Kent Station in Cork on Tuesday. Almost everyone is aboard, and it was before all the speaking and pitching got underway, so people are mostly seated. Do you see anyone you know? Video is about 170% of normal speed. Related articles […]
Watch Web Summit for Free
If you couldn’t make it to The Summit, you can watch a live stream of the event. Over at the Summit website they would like you to give them some personal details first, but the form appears to be broken. However you can access it here, on the Web Summit page at Livestream. No personal […]
Trustev Closes $3 Million Seed Funding Round
Irish startup Trustev has announced the closing of a $3 million seed funding round to finance the further development of its groundbreaking e-commerce security and online fraud protection technology. Participants include US venture capital fund Greycroft Partners, Mangrove Capital Partners, ACT Ventures, Telefonica and Enterprise Ireland. Since launching at TechCrunch Disrupt in New York City […]
Geeks on a Train – The Infographic
It was just a 3 hour train journey, with 180 people in four carriages, but it was intense! Expect to see a lot of media over the next few days from Startup Express. I counted 4 video crews including myself, at least 1 radio reporter, a few podcasters and loads of bloggers and tweeters! Think […]
Twitter Images Preview Inline
Users of Twitter on the Web and its mobile clients, discovered yesterday that previews of media shared with Twitter and Vine are showing up inline as you scroll through your stream. This only works with Twitter’s own media sharing tools, not, for example, with Instagram. Twitter hopes it will make the experience more engaging – […]
Just call it “Summit” – you know, like Bono
It began as the Dublin Web Summit. Then it became Web Summit. This morning (you’ve guessed it!), founder Paddy Cosgrave announced in an email to attendees of the event which starts in Dublin today: The event formerly known as the Web Summit has grown into so much more than just a tech conference, incorporating music, food, and […]
Startup Express is Underway!
Startup Express is on the way from Cork to Dublin for the Web Summit. Technology.ie is aboard, and just before we left we had a chat with Pat Phelan of Trustev, one of the three Cork companies who have organised the train along with PCH International and VoxPro. Pat explains the idea behind Startup Express […]
Copyright Report Proposes Major Overhaul of Irish Law
The final report of the independent Copyright Review Committee has just been published. The report is aimed at identifying barriers for innovation in the digital environment, and developing proposals for reducing them in order to provide greater support for growth and jobs in the digital industry. The publication has been welcomed by the Minister for […]