The ‘FM’ in 98FM’s branding has returned after a two-year absence be cause it ‘‘just works’’, according to chief executive Chris Doyle. The Dublin station last week unveiled a brand refresh, which returned the traditional radio acronym to its name, having dropped it in 2008 to become Dublin’s 98. Doyle said that market research showed [...]
Small firms still have a lot of catching up to do online, according to David Curtin, chief executive of the IE Domain Registry (IEDR) which manages Ireland’s .ie internet address space. Mr Curtin said many companies still had a “picture postcard” website containing little more than contact details, with few using their sites for e-commerce [...]
With no desks, fixed computers or phone lines in sight, you would be forgiven for thinking Microsoft’s office in Schiphol, Amsterdam, had fallen prey to an overzealous cost-cutter. However this jarringly informal workplace, which looks more like a giant cafe than an office block, is actually the work-life balance theory taken to its extreme. According [...]
About a week ago I tweeted about a “super (not so) secret project” that had finally gotten under way. It was a vague reference to something that I had finally made a reality after over a year of thinking, talking, planning and procrastination. So what is it? Well, I am proud to announce that teic.ie [...]
The Times and Sunday Times in the UK has announced that it will charge for access to its website from June of this year, making users pay £1 for a day’s access or £2 for a week’s. This decision is no real surprise and has been anticipated for some time, due to the many comments [...]
Adrian Weckler recently published the Computers In Business style guide – or at least an abridged version of it. This is a priceless resource for any journalist looking to write for Adrian – and while it may not apply entirely to the rest of the Sunday Business Post it is also useful for those writing [...]
As has been reported across various media today, businessman Denis O’Brien has finally made his play for control of Independent News & Media. Coverage of the move in the Irish media is varied to say the least. The Irish Examiner led with the story today in an article entitled “O’Brien launches plan for INM takeover”. [...]
PR agents and companies are always approaching journalists with information that they hope will be turned into stories – it’s (part of) what they do. Depending on the situation this may take the form of a mass press release or a more specific and targeted communique. In my case I write a lot about Technology [...]
My latest technology piece in Business & Finance has a different ending than usual – it has a link to an mp3 of the interview with Minister Conor Lenihan, conducted for the article itself (which can be found here – although be warned it’s quite long). Opening up the process of journalism and giving readers [...]
With Tony O’Reilly’s Independent News & Media facing financial difficulty, it seems as if the company is seeking out every avenue to turn things around – even if that means teaming up with its most bitter rival. Roy Greenslade had an interesting, and arguable even bizarre, story recently from the Wall Street Journal about Independent [...]
Blog of Irish journalist Adam Maguire, focusing mainly on Irish media & current affairs.
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