Archive for the 'Irish Media' Category
New Irish journalism award
Tuesday, March 10th, 2009As pointed out by Adrian on Twitter, there’s a new journalism award on the scene in Ireland.
There are 14 categories in total, 13 of which have ‘Journalism’ in the title and the other being a Lifetime Achievement Award for journalism, which begs the question - why are they called The National Media Awards and not […]
Article: Traditional rental market facing online challenges
Tuesday, February 24th, 2009Below is the technology feature from a recent issue of Business & Finance magazine:
The financial difficulties facing Chartbusters is Ireland’s first solid sign of an international fact –the traditional video rental market is in trouble.
There are many potential reasons why this sector is in decline. DVD purchase prices have dropped while disposable income has – […]
Shortlisted
Tuesday, February 17th, 2009I’m genuinely surprised to see this blog shortlisted for the 2009 Irish Blog Awards. Thanks to the judges who decided that AdamMaguire.com was good enough to make the cut.
It’s quite a cut too - the competition is extremely fierce. I’m sticking by my previous prediction of Michael O’Toole’s blog but given that Jim Carroll has […]
Five things the new Village Magazine needs to do now
Tuesday, February 10th, 2009So the second issue of Village Magazine 2.0 is coming under some legal scrutiny from Declan Ganley, following the publication of a profile critical of the man himself.
This is sure to be of some concern to Michael Smith and all at Village as legal battles with millionaires are never good for a publication’s bottom line, […]
Twitter > Blog
Thursday, February 5th, 2009According to the Dashboard of my blog I’ll have made 598 blog posts once this entry is published. At this very moment I have made 662 posts through my Twitter account.
I was sceptical of the value of Twitter when first set up my account in the middle of 2007. In fact the only reason I […]
Irish Blog Awards Long List announced
Wednesday, February 4th, 2009The Long List for the 2009 Irish Blog Awards has been announced - it is available to read here.
I’ve made the cut in the Best Blog from a Journalist category, so thanks to those who have kept me in the race and hard luck to those who have dropped off.
I stand by my earlier prediction […]
Issue two of re-launched Village on the way
Wednesday, February 4th, 2009Michael Smith has just informed Village Magazine readers that the second issue of the re-launched title will hit the shelves this Friday, 5th February.
The magazine had shut its doors in the Summer of 2008 following prolonged attempts by then owner and editor Vincent Browne to make it profitable. The publication was re-launched just before December […]
Article: Advice to businesses for 2009
Tuesday, February 3rd, 2009This article was previously published in Business & Finance Magazine, 15th-29th January 2009.
Even by the most optimistic estimates, 2009 is going to be a tough year in business. Here three technology experts give their advice on how technology can be used and managed to allow businesses to survive and thrive.
Damien Mulley is the owner of […]
Latest tech article in Business & Finance
Monday, February 2nd, 2009The latest issue of Business & Finance is out since late last week and the current technology slot is looking at online DVD rental in light of the troubles facing Chartbuster video.
I spoke to Frank O’Grady, CEO of Screenclick.com which is owned by LoveFilm.com and recently acquired its main rival Moviestar.ie.
Unfortunately I did not get […]
Media predictions 2009, Part 5: The Irish Independent’s readership will suffer significantly from cost-cutting
Friday, January 30th, 2009Here is my fifth and final Irish media prediction for 2009:
The Irish Independent, in fact the entire IN&M group in Ireland, has endured plenty of back-room changes recently - all in an effort to cut costs. These cuts have been taking place long before the economic downturn and their impact on quality can already be […]
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