Connect with Click Magazine

by connector on November 28th, 2008

A few of my connections are going to go to the launch of Click Magazine on Tuesday evening if anyone would like to join us. Just email me or leave a comment below …

Click magazine is about games, gadgets & movies and expect a big crowd of the new community of clickers there to connect with.  Thanks to Sinead from Presence PR for the invite.

Connector Meetup November – Connector 4

by connector on October 29th, 2008

A few months ago, I invited some friends out for a few beers and called it a ‘connector meetup’ … and we’ve made it to meetup no.4 … I have a few new ideas to help people meet new people @ connector.ie … and check out this line up – a real ‘social event for social networkers’ !

Plus, a brand new brand identity to unveil from Fresh Design.

Date – Nov 13 2008
Time – 7pm for 7.30 start
Registration – RSVP to conor [@] connector.ie
Event is Free of Charge
Location – The Odessa Club, 14 Dame Court, Dublin 2 [MAP]

Presenters -

Philip McCartney, Head of Sales, Bebo Ireland
Jennifer Maguire- Founder Bella Makeover & Irish star of The Apprentice BBC 2008
Niall Harbison, Co-Founder iFoods.tv as seen on Dragons’ Den BBC 2008

More info about the speakers, click here >>

Entertainment – Cabaret Singer Extraordinaire Rose Lawless will perform a few songs
Games – Connect 4 Championships – play & beat make new connections
Web TV – Part of the event will also be broadcast live online & put on youtube
Organiser – Conor Lynch – 086 811 8833

All guests are welcome & I hope to see you there but please email conor[@] connector.ie so we will have your name at the door.

Connect with my czech mate

by connector on October 24th, 2008

I met Lenka (Czech) at the recent October Connector Meetup and she asked to meet for some web marketing help to promote herself as a part time physio & massage therapist.  The issue she faces is by offering ‘massage’ services on the internet she can attract some undesireable clientele with the wrong impressions of what is on offer!

We came up with some ways around this and when she has her web site set up, I will add in the link so you can check it out.  In the meantime if you need a good massage, please email conor [at] connector.ie for Lenka’s details.

I was only too glad to help and in return she agreed to feature in the connector blog. Thanks Lenka and good luck with the volleyball tonight and don’t forget to bring your teammates to the November Connector Meetup !

Connect with Nokia Ngage 'Call of Duty' Championships

by connector on October 24th, 2008

Thanksto Sinead Ryan (Presence PR) & Patrick Dunne (game.ie) for the invite to the Nokia Ngage ‘Call of Duty Championships‘ launch last evening.  Good fun and here I am surrounded by some new female connections Anna, Catherine & Roisin.  |Wasgood to also catch up with regular connector Alex & newly returned from Tokyo … Sinan the man.

Thanks to Rory Creighan for the great photos.

Brian O'Driscoll, connector, CONMAN, Temple Street Hospital & the €1,000 donation

by connector on October 21st, 2008

A couple of years ago I bought brianodriscoll.com which was amazingly still available (plus some other domain names).  Essentially I was registering web names on their behalf (it only cost me $10) and I diverted traffic to my CONMAN MySpace page in the meantime.

I thought it would be a good way for me to get into sports marketing via an introduction to some of the Irish rugby players.

Well it did not work out like that because his agent did not respond to my written communication offering them the doman name.  Then ages later when I met BOD one night in Zaytoon ‘Delux Kebab Shop’ in Dublin, although he know I was some kind of CONMAN, he was not interested in hearing about brianodriscoll.com which was fair enough.

Monthly later I received calls from his sister and a London based solicitor suggesting that the best course of action would be to hand over the domain name. It seemed like that Ireland’s greatest ever rugby player did not need the help of Ireland’s ‘Internet Marketer of the Year 2005′ – they just wanted the domain name back and they’d work it themselves.  *shock*

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Connecting with Munster Rugby Fans

by connector on October 14th, 2008

I have been managing a project for Eighty:Twenty over the last month for Toyota.  It is for the Toyota sponsorship of Munster Rugby and the site is now live and has been going great – check out the site ToyotaRugby.tv developed for the huge community of Munster Rugby fans.

The site has videos of fans filmed recently and also a whopping 25 tickets & Munster jerseys to give away for the big match.

Adidas are also running a competition around the New Zealand game, match, occasion, battle and are using all their sponsored athletes from Ireland in a series of small events. Nice idea but not as HOT as the Toyota campaign !! Of course I’d say that …

Connect at Dublin City Chase ?

by connector on September 7th, 2008

This looks like an interesting community of fit detectives in jogging gear and magnifying glasses … chasing around Dublin looking for clues … I am intrigued.

This ‘Urban Adventure’ called Dublin City Chase is kind of like an ARG (Alternative Reality Game), I suppose … must pop along and learn more – more info >>

Connect with Free All Ireland Tickets

by connector on July 9th, 2008

Toyota have kicked off an innovative campaign called ‘Meet Mike’ which uses a healthy mix of digital video (YouTube) & social media (Facebook & Bebo).

The bait for you to check it out is that you can win a set of 4 tickets for the 2008 All Ireland Football Final in Croke Park.

Mike is a staunch GAA fanatic, sporting a jersey emblazoned with all of the county crests.  What a connector !!

With 18 weeks of thrilling football action to follow this summer, he’s hoping there’s room on the sidelines for the Official Dentist of the GAA Football All-Ireland Senior Championship.

Follow Mike on his escapades as he schmoozes with Mícheál Ó Muircheartaigh, as his wife Hillary makes futile attempts to coax him out of his Toyota and back to the family home and as Mike pushes for the founding of a Gaelic Automobile Association.

This campaign was created by Eighty:Twenty.

Connect with gamers

by connector on June 5th, 2008

Yesterday I met a few of the talented entrepreneurs down at the excellent DIT Hothouse programme and ‘connector’ would like to mention one of the more interesting connections … more to follow soon in no particular order. Introducing Andrew Deegan from www.BreakoutGC.com – Andrew is looking for help from young video makers so if there any out there, please let me know or go directly to Andrew.

Breakout Gaming Concepts mission is to design develop and produce the most innovative and exciting electronic toys to interact and play computer games with such as the company’s patented action figure computer games controller technology.

This product will target the 4-10 year old market internationally with a unique and exciting electronic toy gaming product that is attractive to both the children and their key buyers, the parents.

Thanks also to Iarflaith Kelly from www.iarfhlaith.com who Twittered about this video explaining Social Media.

Powerade connects with 'The Munchies'

by connector on May 28th, 2008

Well this is a surprise …. a small GAA team from Cavan I used to play against when playing for Mountnugent GFC is now fronting the Powerade ‘Never Give Up’ campaign for 2008. Well done to the lads on getting picked and best of luck for the Cavan Junior Championship !! Go The Munchies !!

Another personal connection is that I was with Cybercom last year when we setup that page. It has now had 11,000 views and given the fanatacism of Cavan GAA supporters this should be a busy Bebo page !

A third connection (a hat-trick) is that I went to university with the Powerde brand manager. Well done to Aengus on a good online community campaign and lets see how the Munchies get on in the summer ! Maybe Cavan Cola should sponsor Mountnugent ?