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Is Twitter Loosing the Social Networking war?

Friday, October 30th, 2009

“Why bother” “cannot see the point” “takes too much time” just a few quotes I have had from clients recently when I mention using Twitter to help promote their business products and services. So is Twitter loosing the social networking war? The jury is still out on that ...

Thanks to all

Monday, July 6th, 2009

Thanks to all those who sent get well wishes over the past few weeks - I am returning to the blog temporarily to update, having just been 'released' temporarily from St James' Hospital where my leukaemia treatment seems to be going well. In  my absence the team is doing brilliantly and ...

Excellence through people – a broken record!

Tuesday, May 5th, 2009

Got the results of our ETP evaluation through today and although I actually think our clients don't much care so long as we are there when they shout. But a one percent increase in overall score to above 94% is something to shout about. It nets us the two year award ...

Last chance to vote!

Friday, May 1st, 2009

Today is the closing day for the Irish Internet Net Visionary Awards and at the risk of seeming to repeat myself - would be great5 if all my blogfollowers could champion the champion of SMEs and  vote for John Toland of  TalkTourism

On the de-diddlying of irish hotels

Sunday, February 1st, 2009

On my way up to Donegal this weekI caught John McKenna of the Bridgestone Guides on RTE bemoaning the faceless character of 'developer hotels'. I like John a lot and am working my way steadily through his guide recommendations - I even call him now and again to get ...

The best things in life are free! – for SFA finalists

Sunday, January 25th, 2009

The second of our SFA Shortlist prizes was two day a Strategic Management Masterclass at Hodson Bay.  An amazing prize for a mere finalist!  And a great opportunity to network with the other finalists - a humbling experience! This is really what awards should be about and I cannot speak ...

Donegal with the Dongle

Monday, January 19th, 2009

Those white dangly things that miraculously pick up 3g broadband are called Dongles. Thats a fact. Just like those storage things you stick in your USB are called Jimmy Dogs are they not? And its also a fact we are dependent on our Three Ireland Dongles as we troupe ...

In praise of awards

Friday, January 16th, 2009

Just completed a day's media communications training with the excellent Communications Clinic. Now (I hear several of you saying) I am not backwards in coming forward...but this was a great opportunity to be forward in the right way. Like all those shortlisted for the SFA awards this year we ...

Black Friday – not again!

Saturday, December 6th, 2008

Yesterday afternoon, just as we were winding down for our client festive party someone turned the lights out in Hosting 365 again!  Yes that recurring theme of power issues to the data centre recurred once more - the third time in a year. SitesToGo websites were not affected, (although blogs ...

Up again

Friday, December 5th, 2008

Mail now functioning well but there may be backlog, all sites back up. Report next week will be sent to all clients affected when we are fully briefed by Hosting 365