Category: Business

  • Jaiku: All about mobile and presence

    Since the news broke last night that Google has acquired Jaiku, every manner of opinion has surfaced on what it means, why they didn’t buy Twitter, who will, etc. Never heard of Jaiku? It’s a micro-blogging tool. Or it’s a…

  • Free wifi from McDonald’s nationwide

    When McDonald’s restaurants completes the roll out of its free wifi service across all its 1,200 UK restaurants later this year, it will become the country’s biggest provider of free wireless broadband internet access. While there’s no reference to this…

  • In conversation with Damien Kiberd

    During my visit to Ireland last week, on the way to PodCamp Ireland in Kilkenny, I was interviewed on Down To Business, Ireland’s premier business radio show on NewsTalk radio. The show’s presenter is Damien Kiberd, one of Ireland’s leading…

  • Manchester City goes green

    The City of Manchester football stadium – home to Manchester City FC – will soon be the first football ground in the world to be powered by sustainable energy when an 85-metre-high 3-megawatt wind turbine comes online next year. When…

  • Web 2.0 investing on the rise

    Venture-capital investment in Web 2.0 companies, generally ad-supported websites in fields like social networking or blogging, is showing signs of maturity, with more deals happening outside the Silicon Valley tech heartland. A Wall Street Journal report says: Investors directed $646.2…