Archive for April, 2010
Connecting Italian flavours with a dollop of DCU & Media 2020 …
by Connector on April 30th, 2010
This week I connected with a bunch of great people and somethat I have not mentioned yet are here for you to check out. The first photos is the Flavour of Italy team in Pinocchios Ranelagh who treated me to a fantastic Italian meal while we chatted about their great Italian food and travel businesses … grazie! ciao! grazie!
Then I was interviewed by Sheena O’Dowd & Damien O’Ceallaigh as part of their Masters project in New Media in DCU. And finally at the bottom, I was at the Media 2020 conference at Croke Park where my housemate Ronan Higgins had his head beamed onto the big screen while answering questions about mobile apps. Coincidentally, speaking about mobiles, apologies for the grainy photos which are a bit iPixelated.
Lots of new connections and lots of new ideas cos you can’t beat having your finger of the pulse! ;-0
Connecting with Enterprise Ireland
by Connector on April 29th, 2010
Yesterday Conor took part in an Enterprise Ireland podcast about Micro-Blogging, i.e. Twitter etc. This was for Irish SMEs and we will link to the podcast shortly.  Pictured are Conor with Ralph Averbach from ENN‘s and Andrew Townley from Archistry in the studio off Mount Street. Thanks to David Scanlon from EI for the invitation and the very nice lunch!
Connector Top Tips
- Use a downloadable application like Tweetdeck or Hootsuite if you want to use Twitter to its full potential
- Use Twitter as a great social media listening tool even if you don’t want to join the conversation
- Why not follow these guys on Twitter? @connector_ie / @dscanlon / @ralphenn / @atownley
Connector @ The Entrepreneur Show
by Nicola OReilly on April 27th, 2010
Connector showcased its new training courses and connecting philosophy at this year’s Entrepreneur Event, Friday 23rd to Saturday 24th April.
Connector’s team helped man the stand for the weekend, making loads of new connections and spreading knowledge of the 10 C’s.
A huge part of the show this year were the bright and lively discussions that took place in the “Think Tank†and “Invest Testâ€Â auditoriums which Conor helped chair as well as take part in.
One of the highlights of the show was hearing some of the Irish and UK dragons take part in these discussions. The connector team also had the pleasure of meeting Sean Gallagher who had his photo taken with them at the Connector stand.
Connector’s bright and inviting stand design, along with its engaging video content was down to the planning and hard work of new recruit David Dungan who has taken to his role with enthusiasm and gusto, as well as Sarai Fernández hard work managing the connector team and Connector’s Entrepeneur Networking Event at Lillies on Friday night.
Overall it was a busy but rewarding weekend at the stand for the Connector team and it will be a busy week again following the amount of interest shown at the show.
Review of iia Audio Video Culture Event
by Nicola OReilly on April 27th, 2010
On the 22nd April 2010 the IIAs Social Media Working Group held an event entitled Audio Video Culture: Behind the scenes of audio & video content online. Conor the current Chair of Social Media Working Group at the IIA was the chariman for this event.
Speakers from RTE, RaboDirect, Channelship, Mason Hayes and Curran, CEUD NDA, Google Ireland and YouTube all spoke at the event and helped to make it a great success. Pictured is Sebastian Missoffe from YouTube in action from Conor at the top table!
There was very positive feedback with most feeling they learned a great deal about audio and video content online.
Connector Nº21- The Entrepreneur Show After-Party
by Sarai Fernandez on April 23rd, 2010
Connector Meetup No. 21 will be held at Lillie’s Bordello on Friday April 23rd from 7pm-11pm. We are partnering up with The Entrepreneur show to offer the delegates a social networking night out in one of the best clubs in Dublin.
Check out & register for the event on Facebook!
Connector @ The Entrepreneur Show
by Connector on April 23rd, 2010
This is the cool background that our friend Alvin from Fresh Design has designed for the stand Connector at The Entrepreneur Show this weekend April 23rd and 24th at the RDS in Dublin.
If you’re going to The Entrepreneur show, come down to visit the Connector stand, which will have a networking area and where the staff will give you all the information you need about the new training courses and other Connector activities.
New Connector Training Video
by Dave Dungan on April 21st, 2010
We’re delighted to announce that we’ve added a new Connector Training Video to the training page of our website. The video introduces Connector Training in digital & social media.
Produced by Progressive Productions, the short video features some nice effects and innovative use of graphics, text and footage, not to mention an appearance by Conor Lynch himself who narrates with class and style!
Connections @ JOE.ie
by Connector on April 21st, 2010
Connector was invited down to the great launch of JOE.ie today in the Morgan Hotel penthouse suite. I got to make a bunch of new connections from JOE.ie, the parent company, Impact Media, FHS and the Brand Army girls. Some of the stars of the web site out in force were Jerry Flannery (See Video), Gerald Keane, Ciaran Whelan, Ray Foley and the Hardy Bucks!
Connector is delighted to be one of the featured startups on the site’s business section, check it out there >>
Connector College – Career Connections Event
by Diarmuid ORiordan on April 21st, 2010
Connector college brought together speakers from Google, Microsoft, Careers Coach and Connector. The event for students took place at the Science Gallery and was themed around ‘I have my qualification, now what?’. It had some great insights for students in attendance on how to brand yourself, networking and job application techniques.
To organise the event, Connector collaborated with DCU masters student Roisin Lyons. Roisin did a really great job in organising the venue, bringing together our speakers and publicizing the event. Well done and thanks Roisin!
Bryna McCool works as a Senior Recruiter at Microsoft Ireland. She began proceedings and spoke about the process of graduate Recruitment. She continued on with some great interview tips before handing over to Careers Coach, Greg Fry.
Greg set up Careers Coach in March 2009 with the aim of assisting people with their Career Transition. He focused on using social media to build your personal brand, and urged attendees to bring these connections offline also.
Lindsay Brown continued the evening. Lindsay is a Recruiting Specialist. She recently moved to an in-house recruitment role with Google, having previously worked on the agency side. She gave great advice to students on dealing with recruitment agencies, techniques used by recruiters, networking and personal branding. Check out Lindsay ‘s great blog.
Conor Lynch rounded up proceedings and had a few hard acts to follow! Conor capped off the evening with some good advice for students and information about how Connector gives students a chance to get great work experience and make connections . We collaberate with students, graduates & interns to run events, marketing campaigns and much more.
The ‘Career Connections’ event helped Roisin Lyons gain valuable project management experience, improve her personal brand and make some great connections. If any students would like further information about joining the Connector Team, don’t hesitate to contact conor [at] connector dot ie
Connector Weekly – 19th April
by Nicola OReilly on April 19th, 2010
Connector is set for another busy week of connecting! Here is a roundup of the main events for this week:
On 20th Connector will hold its Digital & Social Media Workshop. This strategy workshop will help participants understand how social media is changing our culture, and importantly, the way consumers share information and make buying decisions.
After that, Connector will also be hosting Career Connections a event only for students at the Science Gallery at 6:30 pm. With this event Connector is helping to connect graduates with potential employers. Many graduates this year will find it hard to get a job but those at the Students Event won’t be amongst them. Recruitment experts from Microsoft and Google will give advice about graduate programs, career choices and personal branding. Greg Fry from Careers Coach will be speaking at the event too.
Public Affairs Ireland presents a half-day event in Dublin on the 21st. It will be of interest to people who would like to have a better understanding of how new media, the web and email can enable better access of information and provision of services to the public.
Conor, as the current chair of the IIA, will introduce the Audio Video Culture: Behind the Scenes of audio and video content online on Thursday April 22nd. This will offer an in-depth look at how to maximise the impact of video and audio content for your business.
On 23rd & 24th Connector will hold a stand at The Entrepeneur Show. The Entrepreneur Show is designed to inspire visitors to do new and better business. It will host an array of speakers from all sectors of business, to inspire you in your business development. Connector will be present in several panels and will also have a stand in the show, helping  through the recession to learn new skills, connect to those in the know and help broaden their career prospects next weekend. Come down to check out the Connector Stand!
And don’t miss The Entrepreneur Show After-Party that Connector will host in Lillies Bordello, on Friday 23rd from 7pm. Connector will be offering a unique and fun way to network throughout the night!
More updates next week.
