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13/11/2012

As we more of us work on the move and work across different devices, from the desktop to the phone and then back to a tablet or laptop, the challenge is to find cleverer ways to do things, rather than complicate our lives.

24/10/2012

It's getting harder and harder to see the content you really *want* to see in your Facebook News Feed these days. Make good use of the List feature!

15/10/2012

Pop-up shops are, in a nutshell, temporary retail spaces leased for a short, flexible hire term. The original concept for a pop-up shop was based on Japanese consumer culture and its devotion to rare and limited edition products. The concept was soon snapped up world-wide by corporate brands and hi...

10/10/2012

Fantastic ecommerce briefing session this morning with organised by the - have a read of takeaways at http://ow.ly/emxa0

Manpacks, if you haven’t heard of them, are an ecommerce success story founded by two guys who came up with a great concept for selling un**es. The...

09/10/2012

Every business who enters Digital Boost will get a free domain name to get your website started plus business class email for 10 users. Each month we will select one business to win an online strategy day and a new website.

09/10/2012

Using LInkedIn for your company? Cut a dash above with the new company pages
http://ow.ly/ekHbr

Despite its no-nonsense, all-business remit, LinkedIn isn't afraid of cutting a dash in the office and has updated its image in a number of ways...

27/07/2012

ISME Irish Small and Medium Enterprises Association 17 Kildare St Dublin 2 Ireland

18/07/2012

Crumbs! what do I need to do with my cookies??

Small business owners with websites should be aware of regulatory changes in relation to cookies. Have you seen banners on websites stating the use of cookies? At a minimum you should tell your visitors that your site uses cookies (if you do).

To find out more, have a look at the 'Don't Crumble!' guide from Arthur Cox.

News of the new cookie regime is slowly filtering its way through to website owners, but whilst many have taken active steps towards compliance, many more have yet to take any action, despite new laws on cookies coming into force in the UK more than a year ago.

12/07/2012

Superb reading list from DohertyWhite for anyone doing business online

Book recommendations for digital marketing, technology and startups, from "Crossing the Chasm" to "Ogilvy on Advertising" ...

27/06/2012

75 mobiles for every 100 people in Ireland - higher than US according to this striking infographic on who's dominating in mobile:

Mobile devices are changing the face of online content and communications. People are using their mobile phones and devices to trade stocks, look up m

25/06/2012

Breaking croissants with Facebook at a breakfast event in Dublin - here's my take on it http://ow.ly/bNvx9

I squelched my way through the rain yesterday morning to the June DMI breakfast briefing to break croissants with Facebook. But it was worth it.

07/06/2012

Mobile payments: check out Payjack on http://ow.ly/bq31s