Tag: Blogging

  • Why blog?

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    I uploaded the presentation I gave at the IWTC conference last week to SlideShare.net. The talk is entitled “Why Blog?” – and is aimed at helping educate companies on the potential advantages of blogging to their business. I have embedded a copy below – http://static.slideshare.net/swf/ssplayer2.swf?doc=why-blog-1204319614662541-5 | View | Upload your own

  • ISA and IWTC conferences next week

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    I’m speaking at both the ISA and the IWTC conferences next week! At the ISA conference, the topic title is “Local companies, Global Successes” and I’m on at 12:40 on the Thursday (Feb 28th). At the IWTC conference I am speaking on the Friday (Feb 29th) at 11am on the advantages of blogging for businesses.…

  • Conferences can be fun!

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    I am back in Cork after the Eventoblog conference in Seville over the weekend. Now I am helping with last-minute preparations for the it@cork conference. It is on this coming Wednesday and it is going to be a real ‘wow!’ event. Apart from the incredible speakers that are lined up, the delegate list is like…

  • My Web 2.0 Expo Keynote presentation on reducing our carbon footprint

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    I’m back in Cork after giving one of the keynote addresses at the Web 2.0 Expo in Berlin on Wednesday and speaking on a blogging panel at Microsoft’s TechEd in Barcelona on Thursday. I didn’t create any formal presentation for the blogging panel in Barcelona but for anyone who might be interested, I uploaded my…

  • Monster threaten legal action and ask me to blame someone else!

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    I was going to hold off on blogging this but since Damien has already mentioned it I thought I’d add my experience. I received two emails directly from Monster’s Business Development Manager John Burns today. In the emails John said i want you to delete my name from your blog that is open to the…

  • Donncha in Photo exhibition

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    Mallow Camera Club are holding an exhibition of photographs in Mallow Town Library for charity for the next three weeks and fellow blogger, photo blogger and WordPress lead developer, Donncha O’Caoimh will have one of his photos in the exhibition for sale – well done Donncha. Head along if you get a chance, it is…

  • Adblock – love it or hate it?

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    I wrote a post the other day talking about a blogger who stopped all Firefox users from visiting his site because they may have the Adblock plugin installed! Adblock is a plug-in for Firefox which allows you to view sites on the Internet but avoid seeing the ads they display. I am a big fan…

  • Site owner blocks Firefox users!

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    I saw this story on Techmeme this morning and I simply couldn’t believe it – but it is true! A guy called Danny Carlton has decided to block ALL Firefox users from his site because: The Mozilla Foundation and its Commercial arm, the Mozilla Corporation, has allowed and endorsed Ad Block Plus, a plug-in that…