There will be a general election in Ireland in the next few weeks and we'll all have to listen to the various politicians going on about how much they'll do for the Irish economy. But do the politicians actually use Irish companies to provide them with services such as hosting and domain registration? There's a thread over on boards.ie which is quite revealing. It seems that … [Read more...] about The Politics of Hosting – Irish Politicians and Hosting
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Irish Or European Alternative To WordPress?
As I mentioned some time ago, the Wordpress site does not list ANY non-US hosting companies. They're now running an adwords campaign with the text "Top 5 Wordpress Web hosts, Chosen by the users & developers of the WordPress blogging software" Lovely! They won't list non-US hosts and they expect the public to swallow their bull about the listed providers having been … [Read more...] about Irish Or European Alternative To WordPress?
IE Domain – 25 Euro Sale
Crazy one week domain offer - register or transfer a .ie with Blacknight for a mere 25 euro. Full details here Go to the Blacknight site to order! … [Read more...] about IE Domain – 25 Euro Sale
Irish State Funded Agency Sends Internet Business Overseas
A couple of days ago I came across a post on Ken's blog about the new Comhaltas Ceoltóirí Éireann website. It seems that it's now being talked about in other places. I'm not a designer, so I won't get into the entire debacle about whether Irish designers are "good enough", though you won't find me using non-Irish designers anytime soon... What does rile me however are a couple … [Read more...] about Irish State Funded Agency Sends Internet Business Overseas
Marketers Playing With Statistics Again – State of the Net 07
I love reading marketing material. Sometimes you learn something new. Sometimes you giggle. Sometimes you giggle so much you fall off your chair. According Amas' latest report: Almost two-thirds of businesses, or 64%, had websites in 2006, a rise of four percentage points on the previous year. Wow! Are they talking about the same country I live and work in? Oh wait.. there's … [Read more...] about Marketers Playing With Statistics Again – State of the Net 07