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Last Paris pic … for now
Monday, May 11th, 2009Package design is great
Saturday, May 9th, 2009All the same product:
Without the Enda voice
Friday, May 8th, 2009If you look at this website from Fine Gael and read the message from Enda Kenny, can you read it without your brain doing the “Enda Voice”? I honestly can’t.
Fluffy Links – Friday May 8th 2009
Friday, May 8th, 2009Alan Foran is now a-blogging.
Eddie Hobbs’ sham resignation.
The Evening Standard says sorry. How utterly interesting. Relaunching and moving away from their negative past?
Chart of time spent eating per day versus rate of obesity. I’m not sure I have any faith in this chart.
Just enough is more and toxic friends.
Obvious I suppose but good for those selling domains. Generic domains outperform non-generic domains in ads.
Going all the way to the Top in the Eiffel Tower.
A frequent occurrence in Paris Metro stations:
Taken in Tipperary today
Thursday, May 7th, 2009
Lucozade Bloggers comic book workshop on Saturday 9th
Thursday, May 7th, 2009Open invite to Irish Bloggers or bloggers who are not Irish but could qualify for Ireland using the conditions in the Jack Charlton era might work too…
Got this via email:
EVER FANCIED BEING A SUPER HERO?!?
We would love if you could make it along to our Lucozade Bloggers comic book workshop next Saturday 9th May to celebrate the launch of the new Lucozade digital campaign called ‘Energy Guy’.
The workshop will take place in The Science Gallery, Trinity College, Dublin and will be hosted by the guys behind the Lucozade Energy campaign, illustrator Eoin Coveney and animator, Jason Butler.
Eoin and Jason will talk through the whole process of creating a comic book, illustration and the transfer to animation when creating a comic strip…and then it’s your turn!!!
Eoin will be on hand to do very flattering caricatures and you’ll even get to be a bad guy or superhero in your own comic strip for your Blog!
Starts at 1pm. Lunch provided too. Email Cliodhna Lamont, cliodhna.lamont < at > ogilvy.com with the subject Comic Workshop and tell her I sent you. (I just want to see how many sign up via this post, I get nothing for this)
Fluffy Links – Thursday May 7th 2009
Thursday, May 7th, 2009Ireland steals Lauren away from Brighton. Welcome to Ireland. Lauren is a friend and is a genuine social media expert and is now in Ireland showing us how it’s done. Have a chat with her if you want to run some online campaigns.
Kieran is spot on. Tesco removing Irish produce from shelves is bad for all of us.
This is why Stephen Fry rocks.
Glen of the Downs Craft Centre needs some help.
Via Keith. Enterprise Ireland have a blog. Officially.
Attention blogopolis, welcome Ronan Gallagher to the fun and freedom of blogging. Or don’t. Be that way.
Not the official anthem of Libertas.
50 Cars, one bus. Good statement on the environment.
Coolness. Art student paints car so it blends into background.
Via Outside Line, great ad for Google Chrome. Very Apple.
Paris update
Thursday, May 7th, 2009Some videos from Paris so far:
Eiffel Tower sparkling at night:
Hall of Mirrors in Versailles:
The Mona Lisa, the most photographed painting in the world and the crowds capturing her essence:
And best:
A rotating Swarovski crystal Jesus for sale for €1500 in Notre Dame Cathedral:
Fluffy Links – Wednesday May 6th 2009
Wednesday, May 6th, 2009Three Mobile called IrelandOffline ill-informed? Eh no. IrelandOffline have an army of people who know their stuff. More ignorant engagements from Three Mobile. Nothing surprising there.
Tom has a great offer. Want €2k worth of Online Marketing help? Apply.
Gavin has put the whole lot of the Ansbacher report online.
A little web app for reddit, predicting how many votes a submission will get based on past submissions. Predict Reddit
Hard hat Day. From the Niall Mellon Township Trust. Hard Hat emblems will be on sale nationwide for €3.00.
Adrian Weckler takes Terry Prone to task.
Nice interview from Kevin Dunne with Steve Rappaport.
Two interesting talks coming up in the National Concert Hall. Allan Pease and Mindmap god Tony Buzan.
Nice one. Pew Internet now sharing their presentations.
Nice history of how Virgin Airlines used PR stunts to get attention when they didn’t have a big marketing budget.
Via Gamma Oh how I laughed. I’ll be done for blasphemy again.
Fluffy Links – Tuesday May 5th 2009
Tuesday, May 5th, 2009This Sunday Paper summary from Bernie is excellent. Entertaining and informative. Give him a TV show!
Le Cool Dublin, a new online culture/entertainmentguide for Dublin kickstarts on May 14th.
Examiner sums fail. Also reused and knocked down on Drivetime.
New blog dedicated to spread trading and financial investments: SpreadTrader.ie
New website for the Joe Higgins Euro campaign. We need him in the damned Dáil not Europe though.
Kieran McCarthy is a local election candidate in my area. He met Hilary Clinton recently when she was in Shannon. Unlike Palin, she’s been over here a few times for more than a stopover.
OnlineAdvertising.ie are blogging again.
Men doing almost perverse things with bananas.
Even the US Military is getting into social media. They even admit a terrorist in a cave was better than them for using the web. YouTube. Twitter.
Saying that, the FBI are on Twitter and are interacting too. Garda Patrol is so there. In 15 years time.
Ahhh Pat Kenny
via Culch.ie This is a real movie? OMG