How not to run an online business or Schoolbooks.ie FAIL

23 September 2012 | aineolacht/ ignorance, clann/ family, fiontraíocht/ entrepreneurship, gaeilge/ irish language, media/ na meáin, na nua meáin/ new media, radio/ raidió, saol chomhaimseartha/ modern life, tuismitheoireacht/ parenting, twitter, viral, Web 2.0/ Gréasán 2.0 | enormous

Tweet At the end of August I ordered just over €100 worth of schoolbooks from Schoolbooks.ie (I know, I know, I should have ordered them last JANUARY right?!) The nippers started back in school on 30th August and no sign of the books. I couldn’t tell from the Schoolbooks.ie website whether they were to arrive [...]

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Suits you sir!

29 June 2010 | clann/ family, éadaí/ clothes, going out/ gabháil amach, griangrafadóireacht/ photography, holidays/laethanta saoire, páistí/ children, saol chomhaimseartha/ modern life, siopadóireacht/shopping, surfing, tuismitheoireacht/ parenting, twitter | enormous

Tweet Ah the Irish Summer! Well so far this year we cannot complain too much. Most primary schools will finish up this week so expect a turn for the miserable in no short time. This year, however, I am uber-prepared. I have a list of things to do, I’ve sorted the toys and with quiet [...]

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Is she really going out in them? (The Twitterers made me)

25 April 2008 | bróga/shoes, micreabhlagadóireacht/microblogging, siopadóireacht/shopping, twitter | enormous

Tweet Whipped up into a frenzy by a ridiculous Twitter chat in relation to Joe Jackson’s shoes and convinced I could find anything online I have just purchased these delectable items. It will make up for the Peter Pan booties that I didn’t buy in Amsterdam last October. Himself will not be impressed. Mind you [...]

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Classic ROCK

02 April 2008 | blogging/ blagadóireacht, ceol/music, fun, páistí/ children, twitter, YouTube | enormous

Tweet Found this YouTube video on the blog of a new twitter follow(er)(ee) (see comment in previous post.)Classic!

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