Digital Circle Podcast 09 - Constant Comedy

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This is the second in the series about winners of the the Northern Ireland Department of Trade and Investment’s Broadband Content Initiative – one year on.
In this podcast I profile the Constant Comedy Website and talk to Philip Morrow and Kieran Doherty and the competition creator, Paul Robinson.

Digital Cirlce Podcast 08

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Crisis? What Crisis?

The Digital Circle Podcast returns to the studios of One Zero Zero in boomtown Belfast. It’s getting tough out there.



Here are some headlines just from this week:

• C4 pulls plug on digital radio plan


• Viacom and CBS cut profit forecast


• US online advertising blow


• Surprise! Web ads aren't immune from the credit crisis


• Tanking economy may lead to spear-phishing and social engineering scams

And a confidential Power Point from Sequioa has been distributed on the web with the heart warming title “R.I.P. Good times”



So with that in mind we've brought together this week’s panel.



Also we be finding out with musical combo Escape Act are being Crafty Devils and where you can download tracks.



Michelle Gallen is just back from the Irish Web Awards. Her business is Liquid E-Learning.

Ruairi McNally is Media Director with Bluecube Interactive. And Rich Dale is a member of Escape Act and works with Crafty Devil.

Download tracks from Escape Act here:

Kings Have Fallen: http://mp3hugger.com/2008/09/escape-act-kings-are-fallen.html

Cabin Fever: http://boxsetgo.blogspot.com/2008/10/escape-act-so-good-they-force-change-of.html

Green: http://www.amuze.me/featured/escape-act-green/



Download Central: http://escapeact.bandcamp.mu/

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Digital Circle Podcast 07 - Slugger O'Toole Awards

The Slugger O’Toole Awards event was held in Belfast’s W5 centre on 7 October 2008.

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This is the first glittering and glamorous Slugger Awards and almost all of the politicos, digicenti, blogerati of any note and general hangers-on are gathered for what would have been a Red Carpet Reception. But Red, like Blue, like Green, Orange and even Yellow have political connotations, so the carpet was ignored and we all just had a night on the tiles.

Slugger O’Toole has been following Northern Ireland politics for about six years. It is the oldest political blog in and about Northern Ireland. If it is not the most read, it is certainly among the top titles. And it is read widely. Slugger O’Toole is a place where the Blogosphere and Main Stream Media meet. The web site is read by Journalists, Political Professionals and bloggers alike.

Founder Mick Fealty is no journalist in the traditional sense, but is probably more of a journalist that many news reporters. If it is a journalists role not just to report events, but to seek context and wide comment on events Mick fits that role. There were awards for External Representives (MPs, MEPs and others), Journalism, Local Council of the Year, Local Councillor of the Year, Local Newspaper of the Year, MLA of the Year, Participation and Involvement, Political Blogger, Stormont Committee Chair of the Year, Up-and-coming Politician of the Year and Jobsworth of the Year.

Get more information at the Slugger Awards site.

Other sites mentioned on the podcast include the winner of the Political Blog NALIL, Alan In Belfast and WIMPS (Where Is My Public Servant).

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Digital Circle Podcast 06 - Sonic Acadamy

In November 2007 the Sonic Acadamy was announced as one of the winners of the Northern Ireland Department of Trade and Investment’s Broadband Content Initiative. During this series of the DC Podcast I’m planning to look at how some of the winners have progressed since the final six were unveiled.
In this edition, the Sonic Acadamy’s Kevin Traynor and Graham Ginty. But first to the man who had the idea and drove the project, Paul Robinson Project Manager Department Enterprise Trade and Investment.
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