The success of dark-themed and dark-toned Batman films had an influence on the last Superman movie, it appears. Just how much of an influence becomes obvious when you see Man of Steel corrected to give it a brighter look. It would appear that the darker look was a decision taken in post-production, as the brightened images seem to correspond […]
The Minister for Skills, Research and Innovation, Damien English TD, today announced funding of €1.5 million for a new research project at NUI Galway which will seek to address technical challenges associated with the development of improved imaging quality for smartphone cameras. Delivered by the Department of Jobs, through Science Foundation Ireland (SFI), the funding is […]
Tourism agency Fáilte Ireland was quick of the mark to celebrate the referendum result with this promotional video declaring: ‘Ireland says YES to love!’. In particular it’s promoting The Outing, which builds on the old tradition of September matchmaking in Lisdoonvarna, County Clare, to bring you Ireland’s first LGBT Matchmaking and Music Festival – complete with the services […]
There’s a lot going on in Ireland today – including a historic referendum. There’s also no shortage of excitement at the Excited Digital Learning Festival in Dublin Castle. Registration opens at 6 this evening, with keynotes and panel discussions beginning at 7, and there’s a day-long programme of events tomorrow. There’s a live stream available here. Watch […]
The #VoteYes hashtag is currently trending globally on Twitter. It’s the number one trend in Ireland, together with #hometovote, which has seen thousands of emigrants tweet about the fact that they are making a long weekend of it – peaking at 110 tweets per minute at 9:30 this morning. https://twitter.com/TwitterDublin/status/601704435740323840 Twitter Dublin is promoting the #IVoted and […]
As Ireland goes to the polls today Facebook has enabled their “I’m a voter” tool in Ireland. It’s available in both English and Irish, which I discovered this morning when the site decided to offer it to me in the Irish language: And you can add it to your status with your own message (my default […]
The launch of the new .IRISH top-level domain enters its Land Rush phase today. If you’ve got an idea which needs that special .IRISH domain name, now’s your chance to get it before someone else does. Landrush is open now to register domain names for €99.95. The price goes down to €34.95 when General Availability launches on June […]
Google’s homepage for Ireland is currently displaying a subtle, but clear, message: Google supports marriage equality #ProudToLove They’ve also translated the same message on the Irish language version: Google.ie is the most popular website in Ireland according to Alexa, with the .ie taking the number 1 position, followed by the .com at number 2. The […]
The arrival of new generic Top Level Domains (gTLDs)is transforming the domains industry, and helping to build a new online world. But with 1200 new domain registries launching over a couple of years, how do you convince users to choose yours? As the choice explodes, how do you go about marketing your gTLD, and how will it all shake out in […]
Mr Crumb won the B2B SME Growth Award at The Blacknight SME Awards. It’s a family business which began supplying breadcrumbs and then progressed into stuffing and other value-added products. Growth has been driven by exports and now they employ up to 120 people in their home village of Finea, Co Westmeath. Technology.ie – like the SME Awards […]
