Via Mashable, here’s a story which has probably gone a little bit too far over in the states due to a lack of Christmas time news. A group of mums have staged a protest outside Facebook’s offices in Palo Alto, California, due to some images of breastfeeding mums being removed from the site. Why? Facebook’s [...]
In the run up to Christmas 2008, the news was full of doom and gloom about Irish retailing. The Brits changed their VAT rate which went down, ours went up, and we were fed stories of hard done by consumers rushing up to Newry in droves to do their Christmas shopping. Irish retailers shouted loud, [...]
Wishing you all a very Happy Christmas and an excellent 2009! 2008 has been a great year for me, and hopefully you too. 2009 is set to be even better.
I meant to blog about this before, but almost a month ago I had the pleasure of having laser eye surgery to correct the vision in my eyes. I’d been a speccy since the age of around ten and in some ways did really enjoy wearing glasses (they make me look more intelligent than I [...]
I like it when programs launch and CPAs have been determined well from the off. Two recent additions to Tradedoubler Ireland - O2 and Perlico - have pretty much nailed it on the head with their initial offer CPAs to affiliate publishers who drive sales. No doubt it was a big step for both these [...]
Following my post yesterday about Screenclick and the possible effect their recent changes may make to affiliate earnings, they’ve taken the very mature approach to my unease - they’ve banned me from being an affiliate with them anymore. That just leaves Moviestar on the Compare.ie DVD rental comparison page then. My post, along with Micheles [...]
Unless you’ve been hiding under a tree or have been in a coma, you’ll have noticed a lot of airplay for Leonard Cohens‘ Hallelujah. Or is that Jeff Buckley? X Factor winner Alexandra Burke used the song to help her win the talent competition last weekend, and the mp3 download charts have gone crazy with [...]
Whilst doing some rather boring work I spent a few minutes browsing the Sky News website, and stumbled across this little gem. I love the way Richard Branson operates, and his down to earth and relaxed attitude is a joy to experience in a world of dreary CEOs. When asked about his opinion on the [...]
Running a business should be fun. Most of the time it is fun. Meeting new people, learning new things every day, seeing first hand the fruits of your labour - all benefits of running your own business. However, there is one big downside. Boring, tear inducing accounting. Every time I go to start up my [...]
Like a lot of publishers, i’m signed up to Screenclick.com as an affiliate. Conversions are few and far between - no matter what i’ve tried - but links to them exist on Compare.ie for the purposes of allowing users to choose between them and Moviestar (who i’m a paying customer of myself). Today I logged [...]
