October 17, 2011 in Awards, Blog, Blogging, Business, Digital Video, Press and Media, Social Media, Training by johncoleman

SocialMedia.ie News 17th October 2011

Meath Chronicle

As a native of Oldcastle, Co. Meath, Conor Lynch features in this week’s issue of The Meath Chronicle. This article recognises SocialMedia.ie’s win for ‘The Best Use of Social Media’ at the iia Net Visionary Awards 2011.

Appy Awards

Conor Lynch is one of the judges at the 2011 Appy Awards which will take place in the Mansion House on the 3^rd of November. Conor has been busy playing with loads of iPhone, Android and web apps ahead of the ceremony.  We can’t reveal which Apps were his favourite just yet but we will post the winners once they have been announced!

Web Awards

Cian Corbett is one of the judges at the Web Awards 2011 which will be hosted in the Mansion House on the 22nd of October. Cian and the panel will have to pick from a host of categories such as Most Useful Website in Ireland to Best eCommerce/Services Website. Only time will tell which companies are victorious.

New Pages on SocialMedia.ie

We have just launched some new pages on the website.  The About Us page has been expanded to include Our Team, Clients, Testimonials, Media and Partners. We also have a new Careers page where we will be posting any job vacancies at SocialMedia.ie and elsewhere.

Tribes Challenge

On Friday 14^th of October, we launched the SocialMedia.ie Tribes Challenge 2011.  This challenge will be a great way for students and graduates to gain experience with social media and to raise their personal profile.  We will be rewarding the best entries in an award ceremony which will take place in December.  We are looking forward to reading all of the entries!

Training in Wexford and Limerick

We have a number of training workshops coming up around the country including Wexford and Limerick. Make sure to look out for them in your county!

Training:

Conor and Cian will be busy this week, training individuals in the ever growing world of social media.  They will be at the Irish Travel Agents Association and the Dublin City Enterprise Board as well as our weekly lecture at NUI Maynooth.  We hope to see you at one of these events!

Video:

Last week we recorded our latest digital video.  Liane Costello directed Conor and the team in what is sure to be an excellent video. We will be posting the video this week so keep reading the blog to make sure you don’t miss it!