As part of Google’s rather elaborate suite of April Fool’s jokes they’ve unveiled a “Treasure Map” mode for Google Maps. [youtube]http://youtu.be/_qFFHC0eIUc[/youtube] Here’s O’Connell Street in Dublin using Treasure Map mode: And if you switch to street view you get this kind of sepia tone effect: You can view pretty much everywhere using the “treasure map” […]
The 2013 Social Media Awards will take place this May 30th in the Clyde Court Hotel, Dublin. Nominations opened this evening and are open until April 10th – so there’s plenty of time to get your nominations in. This year’s categories cover pretty much all areas of social media: Twitter Facebook blogs video mobile apps […]
Revenue have launched a new site offering details on Irish property values. The maps are colour coded depending on the valuation bands, but the colours aren’t exactly distinctive: They’re basically just shades of the same colour, so you’d be excused if you find the maps rather confusing. Dublin’s values are bit more colourful, but since […]
RIPE 66 is being held in Dublin in May, which is pretty cool if you’re a geek! What’s even cooler, however, is that RIPE are giving students based in Dublin the chance to attend the meeting for free. Six lucky students could get their attendance sponsored under the RIPE Academic Cooperation Initiative (RACI). If you […]
Irish payments processor Realex Payments has released a graphic visualising the company’s growth and activity over the last quarter. They’re processing a lot of cash! Enjoy!
The Irish Internet Association are running a post-budget briefing for companies in the tech sector. The event is being held on Thursday, December 6th from 9.30am to 11am in the Digital Exchange in Dublin. Speakers for the event will include Michael McGivern, Tax Partner at RSM Farrell Grant Sparks, Constantin Gurdgiev, Adjunct Professor in Finance […]
Dublin based startup ParkYa have launched a private beta for their mobile app. The app is designed to make finding parking sports and actually paying for parking easier for drivers: With the ParkYa app, you will be able to search for parking nearby or do a text search. The app will list all of the […]
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 popular culture over the last century. You can read more about Bram Stoker’s life here. Related articles Bram Stoker […]
The 2012 Irish Web Awards, sponsored by Realex, was held on Thursday evening in Dublin’s Mansion House. The evening featured the awards themselves (obviously), but also included some fun antics, sex toys and “hoop offs”: [youtube]http://youtu.be/CPCWC0zuxfw[/youtube] Here’s the full list of winners: Best Online Publication: Totally Dublin Best Web Only Publication: TheJournal.ie Best Radio Website: […]
By this time tomorrow we’ll know who all the winners are for the 2012 Irish Web Awards. The event takes place tonight in Dublin’s Mansion House with doors opening at 7pm. Full details of the evening are on the site Best of luck to everyone! Disclosure: Blacknight is sponsoring the Most Beautiful Website in Ireland […]
