Does anyone know how I could get tickets to a movie premiere in LA? I'm seriously considering taking a real holiday and LA seems to be the place to go, as I could combine work with pleasure (ie. I'd feel less guilty) by going to Domain Fest. I've no idea what the lineup for Domain Fest will be like, but it should be interesting and it would make a good excuse :) So earlier this … [Read more...] about Movie Premiers?
Comment Spam – An alternate view
Since Richard started blogging a few weeks ago I've been keeping an eye on his posts and enjoying every one of them. His most recent one hurt. It really did. I laughed so much my sides hurt (or maybe that's just my bad cooking?? ) If you blog you get comments. Unfortunately a lot of them will be spam .. While I find the odd one that gets into my moderation list mildly … [Read more...] about Comment Spam – An alternate view
Are Bus Eireann Mad?
Thank God I have a car! If I didn't I'd have seen the new Bus Eireann website sooner. I've seen nasty websites in my time, but the Bus Eireann website is truly horrendous. Who in their right mind actually approved the usage of those horrendous things on the main page? On other sites they might be referred to as "buttons". In the case of this "thing" it would be an insult to a … [Read more...] about Are Bus Eireann Mad?
Google Uses Bad Markup
There's been quite a bit of chatter in the Irish blogosphere over the last couple of weeks in relation to web standards. Unfortunately not even Google seem to give a damn about standards compliance. The main page of Google.ie has 47 errors, including no DOCTYPE! … [Read more...] about Google Uses Bad Markup
Reviewme – Earn Money Blogging
From the team behind Text Link Ads comes a new monetisation offering for bloggers and a new advertising channel for marketers - Review Me. The idea behind the system is simple. Bloggers write about websites and get paid. What they write about and how much they get paid will depend on various metrics, such as the blog's popularity, page rank etc., The advertiser pays X to … [Read more...] about Reviewme – Earn Money Blogging