Niamh Redmond

A late night escapade to Q-zar and bowling in the Blanchardstown Leisureplex (how much fun! - I haven’t done that since my teenage years) saw me leaving the moped in work overnight the other night and subsequently having to resort to public transport the following morning i.e. get the train into work. Anyway, page 13 of my free copy of METRO contained an article about how open-source technology is transforming the economy, politics and science… so nothing new there exactly but it did get me thinking about mass collaboration, social networking, blogging and self-publishing on the Internet in general ( a lot to think about on a relatively short train journey!). And, I also learned a new term in the process, ‘wikinomics’.

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One of the perks of working in a city center location is being able to go for a walk around a park, such as St. Stephen’s Green Park, during your lunch. This week the green hosted an exhibition called “Spirit of the Wild” (more…)

“Blogs Will Change Your Business.” Or so the May 2nd, 2005 issue of Business Week stated, but which blogging software should you use?

Undoubtedly, web publishing in the form of blogging has gained popularity as a legitimate business, communications and marketing tool. Furthermore, any internet web manager, developer, designer or digital media industry professional who is worth their weight should maintain a blog, apparently. I myself finally got around to setting up my new blog using WordPress. So… why a new blog? And why have I chosen the blogging software that I have? (more…)