July 7, 2009
This weeks Tuesday push is cmypitch.ie - a site which offers a way for entreprenuers to pitch to investors. From the site:
Introduction
cmypitch.ie connects entrepreneurs with investors. It is the first website in Ireland to leverage video in connecting entrepreneurs with investors. It launched on 26th June 2009 in partnership with Bank of Scotland (Ireland), Deloitte, Microsoft, [...]
May 8, 2009
While writing our SwiftStore we had a requirement to send emails from a number of points in the application. While this is easy to do it does present a number of technical issues:
Error handling on sending mail - you normally don’t want your app to fail because it can’t send a mail
Changing the mail content - [...]
March 22, 2009
Yesterday we saw the Irish team complete a Grand Slam in a stunning display in cardiff, looking on the ropes at 78 minutes gone the Irish team got themselves back up the pitch and worked a drop goal position, took the points and forced themselves back into the lead. Watching the game and the reactions afterwards got me [...]
March 13, 2009
I am still surprised when I meet system designers who are not using web services, for me its a no brainer. Most organisations with a serious IT department have a large number of systems handling a different number of processes. What happens is that systems are developed that access the same data and the same code [...]
March 9, 2009
Three of us from SmartCube went to FOWA on friday and really enjoyed it. The day started Well with Ryan Carson giving tips for new businesses based on his experience. One or two points were surprizing, such as the fact that putting free on your site can put users off! Among the highlights were Simon Willison, [...]
January 16, 2009
Currently Ireland, UK, USA all of Europe and a large part of the world is in a recession. Officially Ireland has been in a recession since last September, when the box was ticked to meet the classic definition of two quarters of negative growth. In reality most SME’s know that the teeth of a recession has been biting [...]
December 23, 2008
With the arrival of the global recession it makes more sense to sell online. Customers are particularly price sensitive, and using the net for more and more purchases. When you sell online you reduce your overheads and gain access to a larger audience in one fell swoop. The only costs involved are the initial development [...]
November 20, 2008
When getting a web site designed for you it is important to ask the developer about search engine optimzation (SEO) and how they will implement it in your site. You can have the most beautiful site, with great prices but no one will be buying from you unless you appear in search engine’s search result. Not [...]