Speaking Irish is like Programming in an Object-Oriented Language
Michal Boleslav Měchura is a language technologist, which must be the coolest job description in the world, in my geeky opinion. I take it to mean that he uses his programming skills to build software resources for languages, and that he uses his understanding as
Giants of Online Retail to address Ecommerce Expo
Some of the biggest names in Irish online retail are set to address Ireland’s first Ecommerce Expo. The Expo, in association with Willows Consulting, is to be held in the Crowne Plaza, Santry on Wednesday, October
Facebook Flat but Dominant in Latest Irish Social Media Survey
61% of Irish people aged 15 and over have a Facebook account: more than twice the number on Twitter, its nearest rival at 29%. That's according to the latest Ipsos MRBI Social Networking Quarterly Survey published today. Twitter
Duolingo’s Irish Language Course Launches in Beta
Duolingo, the crowdsourced language-learning company, has beta-launched one of its most eagerly anticipated courses: Irish. It may come as a surprise to some, but when Duolingo asked its community what language courses they should develop next
Riverdance: Where Were You?
I remember being tired and cross. My wife (then fiancée) and I had just arrived home after a journey. We had been listening to the Eurovision in the car and I was already wound up by Gerry Ryan's bad French. We
Will the Internet Save the Irish language?
I've got a full post in Irish over on the company blog today at blog.Blacknight.com. It's a celebration for the week that's in it, announcing 3 additional domain promotional videos (see below) with new soundtracks as
