Clare County Council has revealed that Snapchat was the most popular social media channel among users of the newly launched free public Wi-Fi service in Ennis town centre during Fleadh Cheoil na hÉireann from 13 – 21 August. 13.8% of the more than 1 million megabytes (1.08 terabytes) of data transferred during the 9-day period […]
Archive | August, 2017
Entrepreneurship in Ireland Returns to Pre-Recession Levels
One in every 23 people in Ireland (aged 18-64 years) is a new business owner according to the Global Entrepreneurship Monitor (GEM) 2016 Survey of Entrepreneurship in Ireland which has just been published. These figures are similar to the US and high compared to European countries. Enterprise Ireland, supported by the Department of Jobs, Enterprise […]
Irish Vampire Web Comedy Series Explores Life and Undeath for the Tinder Generation
“How can an undead villain search for love in the age of tinder? What if you were socially awkward and a monster? Join one sexy vampire – OK maybe not that sexy – as he tries to find the love of his life, again.” That’s the premise of Little Black Lies, a new Irish vampire […]
Did Pet Posers on Social Media Cause Spending Surge?
Looking for an explanation for a 163% rise in sales of pet grooming products, Argos has come up with the answer. It’s all down to animal ‘influencers’, they say, or social petworking – the dog and cat stars of social media. Convinced? Neither are we. But could there be something to it? Human bloggers, Youtubers […]