The problem with citizen journalism

Citizen journalism seems like a “good thing”. And there is no doubt that individuals with a mobile phone have changed the way we view the world, and have contributed significantly to the pulling back of curtains to permit a look at nefarious political regimes around the world. Citizen journalism has also helped greatly in shining… Continue reading The problem with citizen journalism

The little person with the monumental list of grudges makes an appearance on St. Patrick’s Day

I have been watching St. Patrick’s Day parades for years now but this year I saw something novel and unwelcome like a virus. I saw one of those little persons with the monumental list of grudges abusing a group in a parade and getting arrested for a public order offence. He was shouting offensive comments… Continue reading The little person with the monumental list of grudges makes an appearance on St. Patrick’s Day

You’d miss the club finals on Paddy’s Day

I watched the All-Ireland GAA club finals at some point in the last 3 months or so. I just can’t remember when. But you would miss the club finals on St. Patrick’s Day. For years, there was not much else happening save for parades of tractors and trailers and articulated lorries and vans in small… Continue reading You’d miss the club finals on Paddy’s Day

Email marketing-doing it in a different way

I have always been a massive proponent of email marketing. But only when it is done the right way. The starting point for doing email marketing “the right way” is to obtain the consent of a subscriber. Your emails must be sought and anticipated, or at least tolerated. Being tolerated is the absolute minimum. Ideally,… Continue reading Email marketing-doing it in a different way

Why you should read the decision of Ms Justice Máire Whelan in the Enoch Burke Court of Appeal case

I wish people would actually read the decision of Ms Justice Máire Whelan in the Court of Appeal case of Wilson’s Hospital School v Enoch Burke. I think a small number would benefit. I say a “small number” because opinions are so strongly held and entrenched by many people that no amount of reading of… Continue reading Why you should read the decision of Ms Justice Máire Whelan in the Enoch Burke Court of Appeal case

My long form video experiment on YouTube seeks to exploit the ‘binge watch’ phenomenon

I am trying something new on my YouTube channel today. I am going to upload an extra-long video-up to 1 hour or thereabouts-to see how it performs. And the great thing about this particular tactic is I do not have to make any new content, or only an extremely small piece of new content. What… Continue reading My long form video experiment on YouTube seeks to exploit the ‘binge watch’ phenomenon