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What's coming after forums? To explore this question, let's start with the past. The Past My grandfather and his WWI generation grew up in crowded city tenements common at the time. Once my grandfather had his own business, he moved to a modest house on a city side street. The houses were...

I would love to hear from members here, what you think of SalesD.Com. I have to explain the concept, so you know why I designed it so. The idea behind the site is i saw there was a gap between social media, classifieds and directories. On facebook businesses promote their business to people who...

As of today, under the guise of improving privacy, Google are going to start using SSL by default for logged in Google users. Which means query details won't be passed through to the target website: http://googleblog.blogspot.com/2011/10/making-search-more-secure.html Google claim that...

Being a truly special writer is a true challenge, and one we're unlikely to meet if our attention is focused elsewhere. Back in 1995 people thought I was a NASA engineer because I could upload images to a web server. I kinda thought that too. :-) Obviously things have changed a lot since then...

Can anyone recommend an off the shelf solution for running promotions / competitions etc., on Facebook? I've looked at several including Interactive Promotions for Brand Marketing by Wildfire Promotion Builder | Wildfire Interactive, Inc. Powerfully Simple Facebook Applications | North Social...

Michele Neylon and Conn Ó Muíneacháin have launched Technology.ie, a weekly podcast focusing on what they know best – the tech industry. The podcast, which has been in the works for some time is collaboration between Neylon who is the founding director of Irish registrar and hosting company...

Anybody care to share a few tips on promoting your blog?

Interesting article seo-marketing-is-dead-is-dead-long-live-ssom although the heading is a bit OTT. I am in favour of social media inclusion with seo and it's importance for marketing / communication.

Has anyone else experienced huge differences in Keyword results? Example, I searched back in March for a few Terms, found a nice double combo with a good strong Local (Local = Ireland, Lang = Eng etc etc) Monthly of 720. It had a nice even spread across the 12 month range. So we purchased the...

Hi all, Back in 2009 when I was originally starting out as a web designer I was hired by the folks over a Simply Zesty to do a news blog design for them. It wasn't the best, but it was the best I could have produced that stage of my career. 2 years later, I was asked to redesign it again...

Ok Everyone is talking about Google Panda but as yet very few have come up with good strategies to ensure future success. Any testing been carried out by forum experts???? Even though offsite is now nearly 95% of the battle for good SERPS, good varied strategies are a must, so I thought if we...

Currently looking into putting together a media / press page with links to articles etc, where the company has been mentioned / quoted etc., Has anyone got any good examples of this "in action" ?

July 28, 2011 – Carlow, Ireland – Irish registrar Blacknight has declared summer 2011 “The Summer of .me.” Whether your Summer of .me adventure is spent climbing a mountain or cooling off indoors in front of your computer, use your .ME domain to tell the world what you’ve been doing. In...

A few handy tips and tricks for integrating Google+ into your blog (or other site): HOW TO: Integrate Google+ into Your WordPress Site NB: Since Google hasn't officially "blessed" any of them they might have a limited shelf life :)

Multiple Net Visionary Award winners Blacknight Solutions have announced their sponsorship of this year’s Awards in the “Best Use of Social Media” category. The “Best Use of Social Media” category recognises the person or company who has demonstrably displayed best practice use of social media...

I'm having a URL conundrum. I was wondering what people thought was a better URL: /events/comedy/festivals/name-of-festival or /events/name-of-festival The former is more descriptive, but quite long. The latter is much snappier, but not as descriptive. I'm inclined to think the longer URL is...

I'm unable to use the code snippet below for a file download on a site as readfile is disabled for security reasons, I'm told cURL can be used, any advice on how to change it or on the below replacement would be great, thanks. header('Content-type: '.$contentType); header('Content-Disposition...

Hey guys, I would appreciate your feedback on a new website I have started. The site is www.quidsin.ie - many of you will already be familiar with the 'fiverr' concept - but if not have a read of this blog post: Quote: QuidsIn.ie is a new website where people can buy and sell simple products...

hi. is there a way to configure google alerts to only alert of irish results? i am currently using the work around of including the word "ireland" in my alert. thanks stoffa

Hi All: Just introducing myself to the group. I've been involved in the IT industry for almost two decades and created my first web site back in 1995. I'm hoping to get tips for staying current in web and social media developments. Ciaran