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Archive for November, 2009

Blog like a journalist

Worth a read: American newspaper reporter and mommy blogger Kelby Carr gives her top tips for hacks who blog: http://kelbycarr.com/how-to-blog-like-a-journalist/

Golden Spider award: good content keeps users coming back for more

Clear Ink editorial client, InsolvencyJournal.ie, scooped Best Professional Services website last night.  The site was recognised for its high quality presentation of relevant content and its smart use of effective and appropriate technology. Risteard Cooper, master of ceremonies for the night, said the judges thought “What is striking about insolvencyjournal.ie is the quality of its execution. Great [...]

NAMA – the questions looking for amendments

Although NAMA is going ahead, many issues and questions still remain. More than 135 amendments have been suggested at the debate stage. Here are some of the issues that need to be addressed on behalf of the public. Some of theses come from a list I “tweeted” to Prime Time last night after @marklittlenews asked [...]

US govt gets power to undo dangerous derivatives contracts

From Huffington Post.. could it happen in Ireland? The “Too Big To Fail” legislation currently being debated by a House committee has been widely criticized as toothless. But one provision gives the federal government a powerful mechanism to prevent another implosion like the one that launched the current financial crisis. The bill, which would give [...]

Jump on in?

Thinking of starting an internal corporate blog? Think again, carefully. Blogs are an interesting new communications tool but too many organisations jump into the “blogger pool” without testing the water temperature or depth.   The combined forces of slashed communications budgets, job cuts and a renewed focus on the competition have many firms in a panic [...]