Last week we went to the OMiG Digital Summit in Galway, where Blacknight were sponsors, and 500 people gathered at Galway’s Radisson Hotel to hear from experts in online and social media marketing. One of those experts is Natalie Roper, Digital Engagement Manager with The Guardian. I asked her about the Guardian’s recent Keep it in […]
Online Marketing in Galway (OMiG) has announced the full agenda for the second annual OMiG Digital Summit, on January 21 in the Radisson Blu in Galway. Tickets are available for a few more hours at the Early Bird rate of €45. The price goes up to €55 tomorrow, though there is a 3 for 2 rate […]
“It’s all been good” says Teresa Mannion about her experience going from reporting the news to being the subject of viral online memes over the past two weeks. Teresa is an experienced television reporter, but last week she became an internet star, as her dramatic report from a storm-tossed Salthill Prom in Galway drew international attention. Last night […]
Bank of Ireland’s Innovation Team was out in force at Web Summit last week, promoting their new StartLab incubation programme. We spoke to their Entrepreneur-in-Residence Gene Murphy. [youtube]https://youtu.be/DiJrxQiBAvA[/youtube] StartLab is an intensive six-month boot camp; the first one starts in Galway in January, and applications close on 27 November. Before that, however, there are a number […]
Tracy Keogh is our guest on today’s podcast. She’s been involved in startup events for many years and recently joined Bank of Ireland as Startup Community Manager for Galway. Click on the player above to listen to the show, or download it here: 07:18; 4MB; MP3. There’s more going on in Galway than we generally hear about, she […]
Fans of nineties TV animation Biker Mice from Mars have an opportunity to help turn the franchise into a mobile game, thanks to a Kickstarter launched by an Irish company yesterday. Galway-based game developers 9th Impact beat off international competition last year to get the licence to develop a Biker Mice game for Android and iOS. They’ve been working […]
The Minister for Skills, Research and Innovation, Damien English TD, today announced funding of €1.5 million for a new research project at NUI Galway which will seek to address technical challenges associated with the development of improved imaging quality for smartphone cameras. Delivered by the Department of Jobs, through Science Foundation Ireland (SFI), the funding is […]
Eclipse 2015 provided some tantalising glimpses through the clouds, but for most people in Ireland it was just a ‘slightly darker’ cloudy morning. Blacknight’s attempt to stream the event online was described as “a washout”: the skies only cleared as the event had passed and the equipment taken down. Similarly at Trinity College, which held a viewing event […]
What’s so special about Galway? The truth is that it’s hard to put into words. But you can say it with dance! [youtube]http://youtu.be/Qt4pAWJzQXQ[/youtube] This gorgeous video is part of a larger project, Galway Bailando, by Kamil Krolak, who did the Galway is Happy videos last year. I’m on a few days leave this week and spending […]
Nominations have opened for the Online Marketing in Galway (OMiG) Digital Awards which will be held in the Town Hall Theatre in Galway on April 8th. The organisers are looking to find Galway’s best Website, Blog, and Social Media Campaign, and there’s also a People’s Choice Award and an Overall Marketing Leadership Award. Nominations close Friday March 13th at […]
