Technology Developing An App: Forgot The NDA, Don’t Own The Source Code And Other Expensive Oversights There are so many questions that you need to ask before pressing ahead with your app development project that it is easy to overlook some of the most important ones. To some these will be obvious, but to others it could be the difference between a good and a bad experience. I cannot stress enough how important it is, before getting an app, to spend as much time as possible on the preparation and logistics of your app with your developer. Debi Harper June 22, 2012 1,520 Reads share
Technology For Zuck’s Sake – A Facebook App Store?! With the announcement that Facebook (FB) are launching an app store, it has become vividly apparent, in my opinion, that they are the personification of guerrilla capitalism in the ‘social’ sphere. Unfortunately though their revenue suggests that they are are failing at it. This post is my speculations on their rationale behind launching their very […] Connor Keppel June 11, 2012 1,007 Reads share
Technology 15 Ways To Win The SEO Battle This SEO checklist includes the most essential checks that one should make before publishing a website online and should be updated regularly. SEO is a constant battle and requires constant monitoring and updating and so this check list will help to focus on the most important aspects. Aoife Rigney May 31, 2012 1,303 Reads share
Technology Native, Hybrid, Mobile Enabled, Facebook. So Many Types Of Apps, But What Are They? When you hear the word “App” mentioned, do you know what is being referred to? It could depend on the context in which the word was used, but if it is predicated by words like “iPhone”, “Android”, Smartphone”, or “Mobile” you would expect it to mean something very specific; in that context, the “App” would be a mobile device app that you would download from the iTunes AppStore or the Android Market and install on your smartphone. Debi Harper April 25, 2012 1,352 Reads share
Technology Nine Tips To Prevent Your App Becoming A Needle In The 600,000+ Apps Haystack Creating a fantastic App is easy with the right developer, but creating a fantastic app that gets noticed and downloaded is another challenge altogether. You may have created the world’s greatest app, an app that will have a massive impact on everyone’s lives, but unless they know about it, it’s just another app in a sea of several hundred thousand other apps. Debi Harper April 12, 2012 1,550 Reads share
Technology Accountants In The Cloud – Interview With Anne Brady Of Anne Brady McQuillans DFK Anne Brady of Dublin based practice, Anne Brady McQuillans DFK, was one of the first Irish accountancy practices to move completely to the cloud two years ago. In this interview, I ask about her experiences of moving the practice to the cloud and the operational benefits that it brings. helencousins April 11, 2012 2,058 Reads share
Technology Crowd-Funding – Start-Up Businesses Need To Take Note Crowd funding is a game-changer for entrepreneurs the cash-strapped world over. It could be the difference between failure and success for your start-up idea. In the last two years I've had considerable exposure to the world of crowdfunding and have been lucky to meet a number of crowd-funding CEO's and experts. Neil Sisson February 29, 2012 2,200 Reads share
Technology The Greatest Discovery In The History Of The Universe (So Far) The problem was I wasn't clear in my own mind about who I was supposed to speak to, and here, in this post, it became crystal clear. It wasn't like I hadn't read something like this before elsewhere, it just hit home this time. Larry G. Maguire January 30, 2012 1,153 Reads share
Technology The Reality of Virtual Workers; An Interview with UK Accountants, Richard Place Dobson Well, UK accountancy practice, Richard Place Dobson has long since embraced the paperless office and for the past three months one of their senior practice accountants, Jennifer Watson, has worked for this UK firm from her home in the south-east of Ireland. This interview looks at how virtual working actually works, both from the perspective of the employer and the employee. helencousins January 27, 2012 2,152 Reads share
Technology Google Might Improve Your Relationships Google has now unveiled their newest offering, which they’re calling “Search, plus Your World”. This is basically the result of their Social Search experiment with some new features. The nuts and bolts of the idea is that by offering “social” search results as well as the regular results Neil Sisson January 11, 2012 2,148 Reads share