House for Rudolph is a charity meme for kids to raise funds for and awareness of homelessness in Ireland. Its organiser Dermot Casey is our guest on today’s podcast. Click on the player above to listen to the show, or download it here: 13:40; 8MB; MP3. House for Rudolph was inspired by the viral success of The […]
Christmas came early for some Tesco shoppers in Ballincollig, Cork recently, when they were asked to reveal their Christmas wishes to a survey team in the store. The Tesco team showed up on doorsteps later to make those wishes come true, prompting some tears. [youtube]http://youtu.be/CFAhSZawyyY[/youtube] It’s extraordinary how effective these ‘brand plays Santa’ videos can be. Remember Westjet […]
Following the successful launch of the award winning tablet banking app for iPad in September, Bank of Ireland have launched an Android version of the app. The new app, which is designed to mirror most of the services available to customers already using 365 online, optimises banking using the latest technology for tablet devices. The […]
Of course, what every cute baby face really needs is the addition of Guy Fawkes / Anonymous style eyebrows, moustache and goatee. You didn’t know that? Well, now you do! [youtube]http://youtu.be/JVWt4cQVFTU[/youtube] Related articles November 2014 in pictures: Comets, riots and marches…oh my! Anonymous: The Movement Behind the Mask Interests.me and Why Pseudonymity is Important […]
Here’s a preview of a new App launching in a couple of weeks which turns your tablet into an expressive musical instrument. [youtube]http://youtu.be/IE4qdOk2les[/youtube] Intunative is the first product from Surface Tension, a spin out from NUI Maynooth, founded by Music Technology graduates Simon Kenny and Patrick McGlynn. They used the prize money from the University’s annual Student […]
HTC have just announced the brand new Desire 620 with 4G connectivity, 5MP front-facing camera for the perfect ‘selfies’ and all wrapped up in a colourful and eye-catching design. You can’t get it from Santa yet, but it’ll be out in 2015. The HTC Desire 620 follows the highly successful HTC Desire 610 and features the same […]
In keeping with the time of year we bring you The Avengers (and some other characters from the Marvel universe) singing Christmas carols. Enjoy!
Yesterday saw the release of the Band Aid 30 single, and today Band Aid has announced that they are partnering with Irish company WholeWorldBand to launch the Band Aid Challenge. Already the fastest selling download of the year, Band Aid founder Bob Geldof is hoping to expand on its success with a viral social media […]
Jothan Frakes joins Blacknight’s Michele Neylon and Conn Ó Muíneacháin on today’s podcast to talk about NamesCon, the domain names conference in Las Vegas from January 11 to 14. Click on the player above to listen to the show, or download it here: 36:39; 22MB; MP3. A veteran of the domains industry, Jothan is co-organiser of Namescon, now in […]
The guys over at Carphone Warehouse have produced a really interesting graphic that charts the evolution of popular Christmas presents over the past 30 years. How old were you in 1984? What did you want for Christmas? How old were you in 2004? Did you want Nintendo DS? What would you like this year? Are […]
