High Capital Gains Tax is Stifling Entrepreneurship says Ganley [Video]
[youtube]http://youtu.be/EuhJ22KGnSQ[/youtube] A Capital Gains Tax rate of 33% is a tax on risk, and operates as a disincentive to entrepreneurship in Ireland, which amounts to "economic illiteracy". That's the view of Galway based entrepreneur and
Trustev is Top Enterprise Startup at SXSW
Great news from Austin, Texas this morning as Irish startup Trustev took the top award in the Enterprise and Big Data category of the SXSW Accelerator contest. The timing couldn't be better for the Cork based
Twitter Claims 72% Of Followers Likely To Purchase
A couple of months ago Twitter finally made their "self-serve" advertising platform available to Irish and UK small businesses. We (Blacknight) have been using it a bit over the last couple of months and while we're
Google Celebrates Bram Stoker
Google's homepage today is decked out in celebration of Bram Stoker's birthday. Bram Stoker was born 165 years ago today in Dublin. He's best known for his creation Dracula, which has played an important role in
Apocalypse Tech [Podcast #49]
Brought to you by Blacknight it’s the technology.ie podcast, episode 49 for November 8th 2012, with Michele Neylon and Conn Ó Muíneacháin. Congratulations President Obama - and congratulations to Twitter for handling the traffic! (And dead men get
Keep Warm And Charge Your Gadgets
The Biolite Campstove is a very cool piece of tech. It's a combination of a stove that you can use for heat AND a charger for your USB gadgets - such as iPhones. And it's not
Obama Breaks Records on Both Twitter and Facebook
The importance of social media and the internet in general during this year's US Presidential elections is probably going to be talked about for months if not years. But what is really fascinating to see is
