The Dublin branch of Samaritans has launched a new website to help manage the higher levels of calls and offers of help that have been received since the economic downturn. Last year, the charity doubled the number of information evenings for prospective volunteers to six, with attendances up on the previous year. Some 65 new volunteers […]
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Simon adds online plug-in
To complement the press campaign created pro bono by Irish International BBDO, Dublin Simon Community has launched a new interactive website plug-in promoting its efforts to help the homeless in the capital. Powered by Donor2Deed, the website plug-in, comprises an interactive map allowing viewers to see projects, the teams working in the services and giving […]
Twitter offered $500,000 for a day
In what may be the biggest offer ever for a single banner ad, Twitter is said to have been offered $500,000 for one day of advertising on the site. uSocial.net, which provides a service selling followers on Twitter, claims to have made the offer. As yet, Twitter does not feature advertising on its site. A […]
Britney is gifted revenue by Facebook
Britney Spears is hoping to exploit her popularity on Facebook by selling ‘virtual gifts’ for $2 a pop, Brand Republic reports. The singer, who has just short of two million Facebook fans and who is currently on a world tour, has a range of branded gifts which can be sent between users of the social […]
Google now worth $100 billion
Google’s brand value is now put at $100 billion and its worth jumped by 16 per cent in the last 12 months making it the world’s most recognised and valued brand for the third year in a row, Millward Brown’s BrandZ report shows. Microsoft was second on $76.2bn, up eight per cent on 2008, followed […]
To pee or not to pee at the movies
RunPee.com is a website which tells cinemagoers the best time in a movie to go to the toilet. The site provides details on when the action or romance wanes and prepares you to take that much-needed break. It tells you how long you’ve got and even fills you in on what you missed. The concept […]
