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Author Archives: derryo
The Christmas Present that started me on the entrepreneurial road
I only remember one occasion when I actually stated what I would like for Christmas. Every other year I simply said ‘I’d like a surprise’. I was generally quite happy with whatever I had at the time. Having only one … Continue reading
Over 100,000 YouTube views in less than a week, some insights
The idea was simple, the timing was perfect. A woman in England dumped a real cat in a wheelie bin, was caught on cctv and the footage ended up on YouTube and then national TV. The Kilkenny hurling team, known … Continue reading
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Tagged All Ireland, Tipp Tatler, Tipperary, Tipperary woman puts Kilkenny cat in bin, video, YouTube
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Two years on Twitter
I’m coming up to my 2 year anniversary using Twitter. No, I haven’t been counting the days, there are easier ways to find out. Anyhow I thought I’d share my thoughts on the whole Twitter thing. The first I’d heard … Continue reading
The Idiot’s Guide to Internet Success!
Q: How long will it take me to get insanely rich? A: Depends on you. Probably two weeks. Some people take as long as a month. Q: Does it take hard work or long hours to get insanely rich? A: … Continue reading
More bureaucratic bullshit
Last week I sought to register a new business name with the Companies Registration Office in Ireland to launch a new magazine, a sister magazine if you like to an existing one. Today I received a letter from the CRO … Continue reading
Online PR with Damien Mulley
Way back in January I attended a course in Online PR run by Damien Mulley of Mulley Communications. The course was announced in ’09 and the first batch of people to leave their names on the Facebook Page for Online … Continue reading
Print media starts to fight back
For years lovers of the Internet and Social Media have predicted the death of print media. It is true that sales of magazines and newspapers have declined Worldwide along with the advertising revenue which accompanies them. I don’t accept for … Continue reading
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Tagged Internet, Magazines, Print media, Publishing, Social media, video
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Turn websites, blogs etc into PDFs
Every now and then, like everyone else, I come across websites that do useful stuff. Just last night I found PDFmyURL thanks to cnet. Simply put, it converts websites into PDFs making it handy for reading offline, putting on an … Continue reading
Sometimes Social Media is useless, go where your customers are
I saw this sign recently and thought to myself, ‘Fair play to the publican for making an effort’. Clonmore is a village in Co. Tipperary about 6km from Templemore. As far as I know there’s only one pub in it … Continue reading
When I was a millionaire
Way back when I was a millionaire I spent the Summer on the Cote D’Azur in the South of France. Long days passed basking in the Mediterranean sunshine, swimming in the warm, clear blue waters of the Cap d’Antibes. I … Continue reading
Oh social meeja, social, social, social, socialmeeja
I was driving on the motorway recently at about 1 or 2am. As you can imagine it was quiet deserted and relaxing to drive on. To keep myself alert and awake I decided to write a song. Or should I … Continue reading
Ryanair do it again
Whether you love or hate Ryanair you’ve got to love how they get so much free publicity just by being completely outrageous. Dublins98 radio station did a parody song and created a video about Michael O Leary’s plans to offer … Continue reading
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Tagged Dublins98, Free Publicity, Michael O Leary, Ryanair, video
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Motivational Monday
As I posted last Monday, here we have another motivational video clip that may help kick start your week if you’re a bit lethargic after the weekend. Al Pacino explains in this clip from the movie ‘Any Given Sunday’ that … Continue reading
Dromineer underused and missing the buckets and spades
Last weekend my family and I headed to Dromineer, on the shores of Lough Derg in Co. Tipperary. The Irish Coast Guard Rescue Helicopter was visiting for the day, organised by the local Lifeboat Station. For anyone who’s never been … Continue reading
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Tagged Beach, Dromineer, Lough Derg, Marketing, Tipperary, Tourists
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Motivational Monday
I don’t know about you dear kind reader but I sometimes find it slow going on a Monday morning. It can be hard to get motivated to do anything constructive, especially if I’ve had an active weekend doing non work … Continue reading
