Recently there was a scam which involved AIB,GMAIL and Primark and over the weekend one has been doing the rounds via sms or what is known as Smishing/Phishing where you will get a link and be directed another to a site similar to the official site the scammer tries to portray. This is purely an attempt to steal your information and that is it. As usual just ignore ,delete and block then report to your bank.
I got the sms this morning and several people have contacted me with the same yesterday so pass it on to your family and friends. You have been warned. Back in Feb this year a similar scam was doing the rounds where people where getting calls and emails to this time however it seems to be just the sms for now anyway.
Numbers to look out for are 086-1801444 – 086-1801445 – 0861801466
According to Influencer Marketing Hub, 86% of marketers intend to dedicate a portion of their budget to influencer marketing this year.
On the 17th of July, the industry was caught by surprise with the announcement that Instagram will start hiding the Likes public counter in an international test to remove pressure on users seeking Likes. The stated goal is to support better mental health amongst users.
Influencers and agencies see this as a threat to future growth but Connector, an Irish Open Innovation Studio, believes that it is only a start for better measurement. Twitter and Instagram have a very funny verification process and non transparent and will not tell us how but you have genuine people that are known household names and then you have unknowns verified and many knowns NOT verified, However if like me and many others the term itself is bandied around too much and people are labelled as influencers and the metrics do not add up and perhaps this is a good thing to clamp down on the term and the SELF APPOINTED
“Likes were always a false metric, from people buying fake engagements to research showing no correlation between Likes and sales. We believe this is a positive development to lead marketers to look beyond vanity metrics and measure influencers strategically” says Ivan Adriel, Head of Digital at Connector.
In their latest infographic, Connector explores the best practices to find and measure influencer efforts looking beyond the Likes.
An Irish cyber security start-up has launched its latest offering to the tech industry, which includes a suite of new features which, they say, have the potential to change how companies all over the world respond to cyber-attacks.
Tines is a Security Orchestration Automation and Response (SOAR) platform, that allows information security teams to automate repetitive, manual workloads, making them more effective and more efficient. The Irish software creators say that key to differentiating themselves from marketplace competitors is that their platform allows users with no coding or development experience to automate even the most complex tasks regardless of technology integration.
Speaking of the launch Eoin Hinchy Founder of Tines,
“Although we are only just over a year in the business, the response from security teams worldwide has been strong and we now have huge organisations on our list of customers and the demand for what we have to offer continues to grow as more and more people learn of Tines.
Our latest product release includes many features which were developed on feedback from our early customers telling us what they need but what is currently unavailable on the market, such as improved searching and automation templates for nearly 1,000 security actions commonly performed by security teams.”
Since its launch in early 2018, Tines has already amassed a significant bank of global clients, including Bank of Ireland, McKesson Inc. and DocuSign. Common use-cases for the Tines platform include automating responses to phishing attacks, remediating compromised assets infected with malware, and ensuring that threat alerts are verified before they land on a security analyst’s plate.
Tines say that because it is predicted that there will be 3.5 million unfilled cyber security jobs worldwide by 2021[1], companies are increasingly turning to automation to ensure security teams are working as efficiently and effectively as possible.
Duncan Godfrey, Senior Director of security at Auth0 commented on their experience with the Irish start-up,
“As a company undergoing significant growth, we need to scale our threat detection and response through automation. Human security resources are finite and valuable, so having them working on the right things is critical. We use Tines to consume alerts from both the commercial and bespoke technologies in our detection stack. This allows us to quickly enrich every alert with missing context, auto-close false positives, deduplicate based on Indicators of Compromise and automate response.”
Mr. Hinchy said that Tines customers are “some of the most attacked companies in the world, including: Fortune 10’s, global banks and public and private SaaS companies. What attracts them to us is the fact that our platform allows security analysts with no development or engineering background automate almost any workflow regardless of complexity or technology integration”.
Global spending on cybersecurity products and services is expected to exceed $1 trillion cumulatively over the five-year period from 2017 to 2021.
Tines has set the wheels in motion for its business to leverage off this forecast and it expects to grow considerably over the next 18 months, with plans to double its workforce by the end of 2019.
Today Google announces that it has fully integrated real-time information from DublinBikes stations into Google Maps, making it easier for the public to not only find DublinBikes stations around the city, but also to know at a tap of the screen how many bikes are available and how many spaces are vacant at each station, all without leaving the Google Maps app. At present the function covers DublinBikes only.
The function is now available on the Google Maps app on Android and iOS.
Bikesharing is booming as this two-wheeled technology transforms how people get from A to B in cities around the planet. With an estimated 1,600 bikeshare systems and more than 18 million shared bikes in urban centers worldwide, bikesharing has gone mainstream. And for good reason–it’s a convenient, affordable, fun and hassle-free way to get around.
For the past year, travellers and commuters in New York City have been using Google Maps to both locate bikesharing stations and see exactly how many bikes are available at a station in real-time. Today, Google is rolling out this feature to a total of 24 cities in 16 countries.
From New Taipei City to Toronto, you can now use Google Maps to locate bikeshare stations and pinpoint how many bikes are available near you. You can also find out whether there’s an empty space at a station near your destination for you to leave your bike. This is all made possible by incorporating a new global bike share data feed directly into Google Maps, thanks to a partnership with Ito World.
Whether you’re travelling in a new city or planning your daily commute, Google Maps is making it easier to weigh all your transportation options with real-time information. Just like how we show you when buses and trains are coming and going in Google Maps, you’ll now know which bikeshare stations have a bike ready for you.
This bird’s eye view into bikesharing is now available in Google Maps on Android and iOS in the following cities globally with more on the way:
Barcelona, Berlin, Brussels, Budapest, Chicago, Dublin, Hamburg, Helsinki, Kaohsiung, London, Los Angeles, Lyon, Madrid, Mexico City, Montreal, New Taipei City, New York City, Rio de Janeiro, San Francisco Bay Area, São Paulo, Toronto, Vienna, Warsaw, Zurich
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Virgin Media are hitting the road again this summer with our Drive-In Movie Series. The roadshow will bring music blockbusters Mamma Mia and Bohemian Rhapsody to towns across the country to celebrate the arrival of Ireland’s fastest and most reliable broadband network. This forms part of Virgin Media’s Project Lightning network expansion programme, the single biggest private investment in Ireland and the UK’s digital infrastructure in more than a decade.
Kicking off on August 10th, Virgin Media are bringing our Drive-In Movie Series to Ennis, Dundalk, Wexford, Dungarvan and Dublin. Cinema-goers will be able to watch fan favourites Mamma Mia and Bohemian Rhapsody on Europe’s largest mobile LED screen and have the sound broadcast directly to their car over FM radio.
Missy Keating and Emily Jade Elliott pictured as they launched the Virgin Media Drive-In Movie Series. Kicking off on August 10th Pic Brian McEvoy
There will be two screenings in each town and tickets can be booked online at virginmedia.ie/movies. Mamma Mia is the story of a bride-to-be trying to find her real father told using hit songs by the popular 1970s group ABBA and well known faces throughout the movie. Meanwhile Bohemian Rhapsody is the story of the legendary rock band Queen and lead singer Freddie Mercury, leading up to their famous performance at Live Aid (1985).
At the official launch, ‘Ireland’s Got Talent’ presenter extraordinaire and ‘Living with Lucy’ host, Lucy Kennedy said: “Last year Virgin Media’s Drive-in Movies roadshow was such a huge success it’s was a no brainer to bring it back this Summer. I’m a big fan of both films so can’t wait to see them in this unique way…all guests need to do is bring their car and Virgin Media will provide the popcorn! I pity the cars beside mine as I don’t think I am going to be able to stop myself from singing along!!”
Lucy Kennedy with the help of Emily Jade Elliott and Missy Keating pictured as they launched the Virgin Media Drive-In Movie Series. Kicking off on August 10th, Virgin Media are bringing their Drive-In Movie Series to Ennis, Dundalk, Wexford, Dungarvan and Dublin. Cinema-goers will be able to watch fan favourites Mamma Mia and Bohemian Rhapsody on Europes largest mobile LED screen and have the sound broadcast directly to their car over FM radio. There will be two screenings in each town and tickets can be booked online at virginmedia.ie/movies. Pic Brian McEvoy
Clare Quinlan, Marketing Manager at Virgin Media said: “We’re delighted to be bringing back our pop-up cinema to towns across the country once again. This year it’s going to be bigger and better than ever with two fantastic movies available to view. Movie-goers will be able to watch fan favourite Mamma Mia and Oscar winning Bohemian Rhapsody on Europe’s largest mobile LED screen and have the sound broadcast directly to their car over FM Radio, all thanks to Virgin Media”.
“This is all in celebration of Project Lightning, the biggest private investment in digital infrastructure in Ireland and the UK in more than a decade. It means residents from towns such as Wexford, Wicklow, Dundalk and Ennis will now be able to avail of Ireland’s fastest broadband network and in-home Wi-Fi provider, as well as all the great entertainment that comes with it.
Tickets are just €10 per car from www.virginmedia.ie/movies with proceeds being donated to the National Parents Council Primary to deliver additional Safer Internet Talks in Ennis, Wexford, Dundalk and Dublin.
Fonesalesman, the makers of the world’s first truly wireless portable charger has today put its latest model, the QiStone2, on offer for one week only. The QiStone2 is now available on Amazon for just £24.99 to celebrate the lead up to this year’s Wireless Festival at Finsbury Park taking place from the 5th to 7th of July.
As the people who enabled iPhones to be compatible with wireless charging it was only right Fonesalesman played a part at this year’s Wireless Festival. The limited time offer is a 50% price slash from its original retail price and will run from the 1st July to the 8th July. Portable chargers have now become a packing essential for festival goers and fonesalesman’s latest product and deal recognises this.
The QiStone2 can charge an iPhone X three times over in just one charge and can charge multiple devices at once making it the perfect addition to your festival backpack. With this offer, Fonesalesman is hoping to dodge festival goers’ frustration of flat batteries and enable them to capture memories with friends and performances of headliners Cardi B and Asap Rocky across the weekend.
Bavan Palasanthiran, Founder of Fonesalesman said:
“There’s nothing worse than not capturing magical moments at a festival because you’ve ran out of battery. That’s why we’ve put this offer on, to avoid exactly that. As a company that strives for a world without wires it felt only right to equip wireless festival goers with our QiStone2. It’s powerful and durable but also small, light and easy to use on the go, perfect for a weekend packed with music and fun”.
In the run up to this year’s wireless festival, Fonesalesman the makers of the world’s first truly wireless portable charger has put its latest model, the QiStone2, on offer for this week only.
From July 1st – 8th, The QiStone2 can be bought on Amazon for Just £24.99.
The QiStone2 can charge an iPhone X three times over in just one charge and can charge multiple devices at once making it a perfect addition to your festival packing.
This year’s wireless festival sees CardiB and A$AP Rocky headline and takes place in Finsbury Park, London 5th-8th.
Today, Ricoh has announced a definitive agreement to acquire DocuWare, a leading provider of Content Services software.
Headquartered in Germany and the United States, DocuWare provides cloud and on-premise document management and workflow automation software to over 12,000 customers in more than 90 countries across the globe through a network of 600 partners.
David Mills, Corporate Senior Vice President, Ricoh Company Ltd, says: “We are intent on building a thriving business which meets the growing need of companies around the world to digitise their businesses and workplaces, wherever they may be. We see a strong demand from our customers to maximise the value of their documents and business content to support their growth. The agreement we have made with DocuWare, which has a market-leading, cloud-first content services offering, is a hugely significant step in meeting that need. We are delighted at the additional capabilities we will be able to offer current and new customers.”
Ricoh has a long-term existing partnership with DocuWare and employs its software both internally in its own operations and with existing customers. Mills adds: “DocuWare takes the pain and cost out of business processes, helping reduce human error and, importantly, improve business efficiency to free-up valuable employee time. Our ambition at Ricoh is to ‘empower digital workplaces’. What that means in practice, is connecting people to information faster and more conveniently, improving communication and creativity; the synergy between Ricoh and DocuWare speaks directly to this ambition.
David Mills, Corporate Senior Vice President, Ricoh Company Ltd
DocuWare will operate as a standalone subsidiary of Ricoh and we are committed to maintaining and growing its hugely successful partner programme, through expanding its channel network and investing in further product development. DocuWare already seamlessly integrates with our new IM C series of multifunction printers, through Ricoh Smart Integration, providing customers with a simple, secure way of scanning documents and feeding them directly into a highly effective, intelligent workflow process.”
Mills continues: “As a long-time partner, Ricoh understands the power of DocuWare’s channel to deliver document management and workflow automation solutions to customers. Ricoh wants to strengthen and grow this route to market and is committed to helping and learning from DocuWare and its management team.”
Dr Michael Berger and Max Ertl, presidents of DocuWare, summarise: “DocuWare has a bold growth plan, and that includes enabling current and future partners with leading document management and workflow automation technology. Having Ricoh as a strong investor and owner gives us the certainty that we can achieve our goals and continue to be a reliable, trustworthy and innovative provider for the entire DocuWare partner and customer community.”
Ricoh has been investing in digital workplace services by growing both organically and through acquisition. The acquisition of DocuWare is in line with Ricoh’s strategy to grow its digital workplace transformation offering.
The deal with DocuWare is expected to close over summer 2019, subject to receiving clearance from the relevant competition authorities in Germany and Austria and completion of other customary closing conditions. Following completion of the deal, DocuWare will operate as a subsidiary of Ricoh with Dr Michael Berger and Max Ertl remaining as presidents.
SEO & Grow are a small, Dublin-based consultancy specialising in Search Engine Marketing. The 2 Co-Founders, Peter O’Neill & Aidan Rooney, are in their early 20s and have a very unique start-up story.
Peter and Aidan met while studying Marketing, Innovation & Technology together in DCU before embarking on a year-long spell in South America, where they worked as Head of Search Marketing at Peru Hop, an Irish-owned travel company. Within eleven months, they had more than doubled Peru Hop’s organic & referral website traffic, so they knew they had a flair and talent for SEO.
After spending some time apart working in London and Dublin respectively with Senior SEO/PPC Consultants, and upon graduating from DCU, the pair joined forces once more to set up SEO & Grow.
The 2 Dublin lads believe their experience to date has helped them to identify a real gap in the market: “Having worked both client-side and agency-side over the last couple of years, we noticed a huge disconnect between a business’s needs and an agency’s offering. A lot of SEO agencies do their best to withhold as much information as possible from their clients. Through an agency’s lens, the less a client knows, the more that client can be charged. SEO & Grow serves to bridge the gap between a business’s needs, and an agency’s offering.” The 2 Dubs have been busy since launch and are working with customers across various industries and several continents including a Luxury Travel Agents in South America, a Private Tutoring Agency in London & a Real Estate Company in California.
And, when they’re not working, Peter & Aidan are more than likely travelling… They spent last December working remotely from India – relaxing on the beaches of Goa, dodging snake charmers in Jaipur and sailing on the Ganges in Varanasi. Over the next 5 years, the pair have a very different approach than usual as to how they hope to grow: “We plan to continue scaling vertically, not horizontally – meaning we don’t want to build the biggest agency in Dublin with the most employees and clients, we want to build the best agency in Dublin with the most satisfied clients & the best margins.”
