Cool stuff is great and discounts are even better, so I thought I'd share two little things with you:We're offering a discount on .com transfers from now until the end of the month. If you've got a bunch of .com domains with another provider then now is an excellent time to move themThe Firefox domain search plugin has been updated - thanks to Ciaran from Weeno Media! … [Read more...] about Promos and Cool Stuff
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Eamon Ryan – What purpose does he serve?
Eamon Ryan is Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources.Now the last time I checked Communications included such things as ISPs, broadband, internet - you know, that sort of thing.I was also under the rather naive impression that Dail ministers couldn't opt out of parts of their own portfolio. You know, ignore those bits of their portfolio that might make them … [Read more...] about Eamon Ryan – What purpose does he serve?
Sell People What They Want and Need
Image via WikipediaDamien has posted quite a nice rant about how people should and shouldn't pitch to him.While he might have been writing from his perspective as blogger, he raises a number of points that extend well beyond blogs and are more about sales in general.I don't like cold calls. Some people probably enjoy them, but I can't think of anyone offhand. When you first … [Read more...] about Sell People What They Want and Need
Register365 No Longer Irish
Hosting365 have announced that they've sold Register365, which is their shared hosting and domains business to Namesco a UK provider.So now Ireland's largest provider is no longer Irish. According to the press release Hosting365 are going to focus on their managed services.What does that mean for the Irish hosting market?It could be interesting times ahead, as Novara was … [Read more...] about Register365 No Longer Irish
Mailing List Moderation Is Wrong
I've mentioned the rather stupid way in which Enterprise Ireland mismanage their ebusiness mailing list.My previous comments were primarily aimed at the "anonymity", which I felt was problematic on a number of levels.But what about the actual editing and twisting of people's words?When I write an email, an article or a blog post I do so consciously. I may, from time to time, … [Read more...] about Mailing List Moderation Is Wrong