November 1, 2011 in Blog, Digital Video, Press and Media, Social Media, Training by fionapope

News Mashup – Tuesday 1st November

Digital Video

Our new corporate digital video has arrived. We had lots of fun making this digital video from start to finish. We would like to thank Liane Costello, Sam Conor and Ellen Murphy for their hard work getting this video made. We would also like to thank Phillip Bagnall, Anna Pospieszynska, Anna Maguire, Zephra Cooney, Rob McDonald, Domingo Sanchez, Jean Igoe, Clare Hynes for doing an excellent job dancing in the corridors.

New Pages on SocialMedia.ie

We have added another new page to our website. You can now read about our previous campaigns with companies such as Canon, Sage Ireland and Dublin City Enterprise Board.

Training

We have loads of training sessions coming up in the next few weeks including the Irish Travel Agency Association and Daralinn.  Conor and Cian will also be visiting Wexford, Dundalk, Limerick as well as providing our usual training in Dublin.  We hope to see you at one of these events!

Web Awards

Cian Corbett was a judge at the Web Awards 2011 which took place on the 22nd of October. Click here for the full list of the winners which includes Hairy Baby and The Irish Times.

Appy Awards

We previously told you that Conor Lynch is a judge at this years Appy Awards which will take place in the Mansion House on the 3rd of November 2011. The shortlist of the nominees has been released, did your favourite app make the shortlist?

Tribes challenge

We launched our Tribes Challenge 2011 on the 14th of October. There are only a couple of weeks to go before the deadline, we are looking forward to reading all of your entries!

Sunday Business Post

We are still featuring in the Sunday Business Post every week. Sunday’s article was about building your company’s brand using digital video. Don’t forget to buy next Sunday’s paper to read our next article.

October 20, 2011 in Awards, Blog, Blogging, eCommerce, Events, mobile, Social Media, Software, Tools & Techniques, Web Development by johncoleman

Conor Lynch acts as a judge for The Appy Irish Application Awards

Conor Lynch from socialmedia.ie has recently been judging apps for the 2011 Appy Awards. Conor has been wading through the many applicants trying to decide who is a worthy winner.

This event is designed to honour the best and brightest in Ireland, in the development of applications for smartphones, tablets and social media platforms.  This year’s Appys were launched on September 12^th and the award ceremony will take place in the Mansion House, Dublin 2 at 6.30pm on November the 3rd, 2011.

To find out more about this great awards ceremony click here.

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!