Here’s some information which, naturally, we all hope we’ll never need to use. But if the moment did arise, ignorance would be no comfort. It’s a great example of how to communicate an important message in a memorable way. Please take 40 seconds to watch it. [youtube]http://youtu.be/gtbUB1XPW_o[/youtube] Credit is due to St John’s Ambulance in the UK for this […]
You might want to pass right along if you’ve already seen your quota of mushy marriage proposals for 2015 – but seriously, this is a lovely one. Tears and all. Result! Cliff Henry took his girlfriend Fiona Henry for a walk up Killiney Hill, where he had arranged for the band KeyWest to serenade her while he got […]
Yesterday saw the release of the Band Aid 30 single, and today Band Aid has announced that they are partnering with Irish company WholeWorldBand to launch the Band Aid Challenge. Already the fastest selling download of the year, Band Aid founder Bob Geldof is hoping to expand on its success with a viral social media […]
… I’d go out to Lidl or Aldi for a pound of sausages, and I’d come home with a pound of sausages, and a cordless drill, and a wetsuit, and an inflatable dinghy, and a portable generator … – Mickey MacConnell What I like about Aldi and Lidl is the lack of choice. There’s usually only one brand of everything, […]
On the biggest day for online purchases in the calendar, new research from the Irish International Business Network (IIBN), reveals that almost a third (29.6%) of Irish businesses now believe e-commerce could help them grow their business, up from 16.2% last year. The IIBN Inter-trade and export report, which looks at the attitudes of Irish businesses […]
At Blacknight we like cats (especially cute ones you find on the Internet that you don’t have to feed or clean up after). Today’s hero is a cat with a particularly lip-licking way to express his pleasure at having his back scratched. [youtube]http://youtu.be/T7NHC8YtRtg[/youtube] HT: Storyful – they like cats too. You’re welcome.
Speaking of Taylor Swift and music streaming services, here’s a web comic from the Joy of Tech which nicely sums up the story so far from the points of view of Spotify and the chart-topping star. Sung to the tune of You Don’t Bring Me Flowers, if you feel like joining in. Spotfy’s CEO says Taylor […]
We featured Russell Brand’s cover of Parklife earlier this week – a collaboration with Irish band, the Rubberbandits. Afterwards he tweeted that he planned to address the Irish Water controversy. Now he has: [youtube]http://youtu.be/nV7KojDB87o[/youtube] It’s a bit of a rant, and as you might expect, he’s a little behind the curve on Irish politics. There’s also the […]
Like watching music videos on YouTube, but wish you could get rid of the ads? YouTube has announced that its new subscription music service YouTube Music Key is now open for a private invitation-only beta. From a post on the YouTube blog: Today we’re introducing YouTube Music Key beta, a monthly subscription service starting with the promotional price of $7.99/month […]
The Slo Mo Guys is a YouTube series that’s fun. Not in that stupid prankster Jackass way: this is fun in the way science is fun! Ever ask yourself, what would that look like in slow motion? These guys do that all the time – and the result makes me laugh out loud. Here’s popcorn popping […]
