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 […]
SMEs Account for More than Half of Unit Sales on Amazon
We know that Amazon is a massive global marketplace with more than 300 million active customers in more than 180 countries around the world. But did you know that small businesses now account for more than half of the unit sales on its sites around the world? Amazon today announced that small businesses and entrepreneurs […]
From Bloggerconf to TBEX – Blogging is Blooming! [Video]
We recently attended Bloggerconf in Dublin, where Blacknight was a sponsor and exhibitor. At the break, I took a camera around to discover who was there and what they thought of the event. Blogger events are going from strength to strength in recent years. It’s not so long since blogging was charitably viewed as a hobby, […]
Online Advertisers Need To Check Where Their Ads Appear
You may not know it, but your online advertising may end up next to some rather objectionable content. Google has recently became engaged in a skirmish that resulted in a boycott by some major advertisers as advertising appearing on its YouTube channels appeared alongside some rather objectionable content such as neo-Nazi speeches and extremist videos. […]
How to Drive Online Footfall to your eCommerce Site [Video]
If you build it they will come? Not necessarily says website developer Alan O’Meara, who argues that online businesses must use a range of techniques to drive ‘online footfall’ to their digital doors. ‘Get a website up. Tick a box. We’re done – let’s see what happens’. Nothing will happen if you wait and see. Last […]
IKEA Enters Smart Lighting Market With Aggressively Priced Offering
IKEA are entering the smart lighting market with a very aggressively priced offering. The new range of smart lighting from IKEA will go on sale this month at IKEA shops around the globe and could give some of the existing companies in the space serious competition. The new range of products uses the zigbee protocol […]
How to Make a Sustainable Living as an Artist by Selling Online [Video]
Trading Online isn’t just a bonus. For some people it can mean the difference between making a sustainable living, or not. Landscape Artist Cora Murphy used to work to a traditional business model: exhibiting in galleries, who took a commission on her sales. But she found that, for her, it simply didn’t generate enough income to make […]
Dublin Airport Launches No Drone Zone Safety Campaign
Dublin Airport has launched a safety campaign focussing on drones. Airports are “no fly” areas for drones, though some people seem to either be unaware of this or choose to ignore it. To protect the airfield, signage has been mounted on the airport’s perimeter fence indicating that Dublin Airport is a “No Drone Zone” and […]