Archive for December, 2008
And I only just got used to writing ‘2008′ on things
Wednesday, December 31st, 2008That’s all for this cycle - see you all on the other side where we’ll start this whole thing off again.
Blog stats for 2008
Wednesday, December 31st, 2008More for my own curiosity than anyone else’s - here are some stats from this blog for 2008:
According to Wordpress the blog currently has 577 posts, 95 of which were published in 2008 (compared to 154 in 2007).
According to StatCounter the blog had around 21,700 unique visitors in 2008, compared to 16,500 in 2007.
The […]
Ten things I learned in 2008
Wednesday, December 31st, 20081) TV3 aren’t so disinterested in current affairs after all. Nightly News with Vincent Browne may not be all its press release promised but it does show a little bit of enthusiasm within the commercial broadcaster to do more than the absolute bare minimum when it comes to news.
2) Come hell or high scandal, Bertie […]
Merry Christmas
Thursday, December 25th, 2008I hope Santy brought/brings you whatever it is you want.
Last year was all about the Waits - if I get my way next year will too.
So for Christmas 2008, let’s have a change of pace (while maintaining the beauty of it all).
Have a good one.
Ireland gets a new technology magazine with Click
Monday, December 15th, 2008Ireland’s technology magazine market is pretty limited and has been for some time. When new entrants hit the shelves, which hasn’t happened in a while at this stage, they tend to sink without a trace relatively quickly. PC Live! Magazine is the only real exception and the only constant publication available at the moment.
Perhaps it […]
Tale of a coffee drinker
Wednesday, December 3rd, 2008Coffee is an important part of my diet, to the point that when I did briefly stop drinking it two years ago I got a day-long migraine due to caffeine withdrawal.
My family are all tea-drinkers but I never found much grá with that particular substance. Then in my early teens I discovered cappuccino and […]
Michael O’Toole starts blogging
Tuesday, December 2nd, 2008The Irish Daily Star’s crime correspondent, Michael O’Toole, has started blogging and has kicked off with a hell of an introductory post.
Assuming Michael keeps his promise of explaining why crime reporting is “the most interesting, the most frightening, the most exciting, the most rewarding and most challenging of jobs” the blog should provide plenty of […]
Today FM / Newstalk news-room merges
Monday, December 1st, 2008The previously reported merger between Today FM and Newstalk’s news operations has come into place as of Monday, December 1st, with some notable sharing of staff already taking place.
The previous plan was to bring together the ‘back-room’ news gathering resources of both stations - which share an office block on Digges Lane in Dublin - […]
New Today FM site to go live today
Monday, December 1st, 2008I’m being told that the new Today FM website is due to go live today.
Only time will tell what shape it takes or features it has but the rumour is that it will do some pretty impressive things.
Any change is welcome, though. The old Today FM site is pretty hideous in looks and its content […]
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