Topic: Ireland

Technology and Our Children

The question was raised here in Ireland not too long ago about whether parents would consider implementing a GPS tracking device for their children.  This concern followed the abduction of British born Madeline McCann while on ...READ»

New Irish Marketing WebSite

Well at long last I have got there.  I have just lanuch my new SEO Company website.  It has been a while coming as I am not a designer and other online marketing work here in Ireland has been very busy of late.  READ»

Announcing the launch of Gameshow Ireland!

Greetings and Salutations everyone! A while ago, I started networking with an entertainment company from Ireland via email.  Now a year later, our networking has developed into an exciting new business venture and evolved ...READ»

Brand Marketing: Guinness

How do you refresh a 243-year-old brand? By brewing a modern experience that combines the power of history with the allure of contemporary design. Guinness Storehouse, in Dublin, reimagines how a brand can perform for customers, employees, and the community.READ»

The Best (and Worst) of Business

A letter from the founding editors.READ»

Bailouts and Stimulus Packages: Missing the Mark

22 December 2008 Jose D. Roncal www.financialspeculation.com What exactly was all this U.S. Federal bailout money—the Temporary Asset Relief Program (TARP)—supposed to relieve?   Let’s review the highlights First of all, ...READ»

Transparency in the UK?

More accurately, Ireland. Donal O'Connor, a senior partner with PriceWaterhouseCoopers told a local Chamber of Commerce group that businesses should "tell it as it is" and cop to the fact that mistakes are a daily element of business ...READ»

Musical interlude from Pop!Tech

It’s hard to imagine a situation where Thomas Friedman would have a hard act to follow. I just witnessed it at Poptech! A pair of young Mexican musicians called Rodrigo and Gabriella. The most sensational guitar performance I’ve ...READ»

Global Fast Cities

They speak English, and they have the right mix of technology and tolerance to attract talent. They're the international cities competing with the United States for the global talent pool.READ»

Work/Life: Not going anywhere? Make your place of work a place to stay

"IT'S ALL very well for you, I'd love to travel, but I can't leave my job because because because …" I hear you. Books, life-coaches and Oprah articles abound on 'cutting loose', how people have gone from actuary to Aeolian harp ...READ»

The Right Way to Write Code - Jim Sims

According to Jim Sims, "Speed changes all the fundamentals of business."READ»

Chatter

From promotional brochures found at OutsourceWorld, a recent trade show in New York.READ»

www.Life5u.com is a world's free online dating site.

Life5u.com is the largest dating site measured by relationships created in the United States, Canada, Australia, Ireland, the United Kingdom and Asia. This dating service is 100% free so signup and chat with millions of singles. ...READ»

Uganda, the Entrepreneur's Paradise

Want to start or run a new business? You'll be surprised which countries are the most entrepreneurial.READ»

IBM Makes Water Monitoring High-Tech with Splash Portal

Wondering whether your favorite Irish lake is clean enough to swim in? How about whether the local beach has enough sand to make some serious sandcastles? IBM and the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Ireland can help. The two ...READ»

Which Way Design: Seven Telling Events for the Fall

As surely as weighty new catalogues from Design Within Reach and Ikea land with a thump at your door, the fall design season awaits on the far side of Labor Day. This is the customary moment for design editors to preview fall events. ...READ»

The Numbers Behind St. Patrick's Day

While this greenest of holidays isn't actually all that lucrative, it happens to be a handy tent pole between Valentine's Day and Mother's Day. A look at the numbers behind the feast of St. Pat (March 17).READ»

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Diamonds Are A Cereal Marketer's Best Friend

 When C.W. Post started a small business in 1895 with his first batch of "Postum" (breakfast cereal) he probably did not foresee his company getting into the diamond business. The cereal company has ...READ»

Amazing Door Wows Design Award Judges Before They Even Get Into Houses

At 17 feet high, the door's guts are more complex than a Rube Goldberg machine.READ»

Mars Promises Candy from Sustainable Cocoa

Only a month after Cadbury announced its plan to buy fair-trade cocoa from Ghana, rival candy giant Mars has promised to source all chocolate products from sustainable suppliers by 2020. The move, which means the company will only buy ...READ»

Arthur's Day: The 250th Birthday of Guinness Beer

Thanks to Richard Branson, one lucky fellow will tap the malty brew's semiquincentennial with a Virgin Galactic flight and a zero-gravity pint. (We're buying everyone a round if the winner says, "One two-step pour for man, one foamy ...READ»

Leader - Feargal Quinn

Ireland's "Pope of Customer Service" dominates his market -- and continues to beat bigger rivals -- with a leadership philosophy that is at once folksy and radical. Behind all his success is one big question: How do we convince our customers to come back?READ»

How to Fix... Wind Energy

If you want to see which way the wind is blowing in alternative energy these days, check out Europe. More specifically, look five miles off the Irish coast, in the Saint Georges Channel between Ireland and England. That's where a ...READ»

Change For a Dollar

The future of vending lies in tailored on-demand services. Now, who wants ice cream?READ»

Career Planning by Spam

I get a lot of email, which means that I get a lot of spam. This morning, I got into work to a spam that made me smile. Sent by the Job Research Dept. in Ireland, the email featured the subject line "Top 10 Best Paying Online Jobs," ...READ»