Are Domain Names the new Flags and Emblems?
There’s been some interesting talk lately about national and cultural domain extensions. Scotland may have rejected independence in yesterday’s referendum, but for those who’d rather not use a .UK domain name, .SCOT opens for general availability on Tuesday next. For the Welsh there’s .CYMRU and .WALES, .GAL (Galicia) will have general availability in November, and .CAT is already well […]
World’s Craziest Intersection
It looks like College Green on a typical day, but this video of the world’s craziest intersection is more about editing than reality. It’s a giggle, though. HT: The Verge, via Stewart Curry
Dell Celebrates Continuing Channel Momentum at PartnerDirect Solutions Conference
For a company which built its initial success on direct sales and disintermediation, the re-invention of Dell as a solutions provider is especially evident in the growth of its partner programmes. Yesterday it reaffirmed its commitment to the channel with a speech from CEO and founder Michael Dell to the company’s sixth annual PartnerDirect Solutions Conference in Brussels. During […]
Apparently Kid gets a TV Commercial
Apparently this is his first TV commercial. HT: Shutterstock Blog Related articles Apparently Appropriate: Adorable Viral Star Lands Pet Food Commercial ‘Apparently Kid’ Noah Ritter Does Adorable First Commercial [Video] Could Gerard Depardieu Really be Drinking 14 Bottles of Wine a Day? Why You Shouldn’t Believe What People Post on Facebook Flying without Windows in […]
Nest Smart Home Thermostats & Warning Systems Launch in Ireland
Nest has launched in Ireland (and in Belgium, France and the Netherlands). The company, which was recently acquired by Google, offers two products: the Nest Learning Thermostat which learns your preferences for home heating as you use it, and can result in significant energy savings; and Nest Protect. a smoke and Carbon Monoxide detector with a number of ‘smart’ features. […]
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Growth Hacking that’s Repeatable and Sustainable – An Interview with Howard Kingston [Video]
Howard Kingston was one of the speakers at Growth Hackers Dublin last month. A co-founder of Future Ad Labs, he told the story of his previous work at a gaming company. That company grew to 6 million users in its first year. Howard says that most of the work they did to achieve that was “unpaid growth hacks” as […]
IKEA parodies Apple with a ‘Holmes-Ginsbook Device’
Here’s a funny video from IKEA, introducing “a device so simple and intuitive, using it feels almost familiar”. The “device”? The IKEA catalogue. It comes with no cables and “eternal” battery life. The navigation is based on “tactile touch technology”- and there’s no lag. “Each crystal-clear page loads instantaneously, no matter how fast you scroll”. Isaac […]
It’s Not a Good Time to be a Gatekeeper says Clay Hebert [Video]
Clay Hebert thinks gatekeepers are a good idea – but only up to a point: “I’m glad that there are gatekeepers for pilots and for surgeons, but in this entrepreneurial world – entrepreneurs and creative endeavours – we give the gatekeepers too much power” Clay sees crowdfunding as a challenge to the historic stranglehold of gatekeepers on creative projects, […]
Kickstarter Comes to Ireland and, yes, you can use Irish
Thin Lizzy and Flann O’Brien. The Abbey Theatre and the Havok game engine. Dylan Moran and Dracula and the original Mr. Tayto. What are you going to create? Kickstarter, the New York based crowdfunding service for arts and creative projects has announced that it is now open to projects based in Ireland (and also Denmark, Norway and […]
Social Messaging Apps Thriving, Latest Irish Survey Shows
Yesterday we published the Ipsos MRBI’s infographic of their latest Social Networking Quarterly Survey of Ireland. They also published the Social Messaging Quarterly Survey, with similarly interesting results. Of 1000 people aged 15 and over, 50% have a Skype account; yet only 7% of them use it daily. Viber, Whatsapp and Snapchat have all shown steady growth over the past […]