I just wanted to say a quick word of thanks to the good people at Xbox for asking me to the launch of Halo 4 on Monday night. Since I went back to college, I haven’t really had the time to play many games. I’m the kind that gets stuck into a game and forgets [...]
November 7, 2012
nessy
Technology
Every year, final year students/about to be graduates in DCU hold an exhibition of their work. This year, is also my final year, so my classmates are showing off all their work with an event ‘DCU Multimedia Expo’ in The Venue in DCU which kicks off on Monday 28th May at 1930. There are some [...]
May 25, 2012
Nessy
Multimedia
Yesterday the new iPad was launched, uber fast, uber sexy and all that jazz. I’ve just had my iPad 2 for about two months now, here’s what I think of it. The iPad is something I would never have bought for myself. I have to thank Miller Genuine Draft for giving that to me. In [...]
March 8, 2012
Nessy
Technology
This is one of the best ways I’ve seen anybody explain how news gathering and social media are amalgamating. Really clever, it really not only shows what The Guardian does but how different news outlets are using news. In reality, every journalist is a multimedia journalist now, with their new reports, features visuals and audio [...]
March 1, 2012
Nessy
Multimedia
So there was a bit of a blackout yesterday and a lot of people didn’t and still don’t understand what was happening. Internet neutrality is so important to everyone who uses the internet. There’s a thing called Freedom of Speech, we all need to make sure that our internet remains to be an open form [...]
January 19, 2012
Nessy
Life and such, Multimedia
The Irish Single Charts came out yesterday and it was brilliant to see that the Twitterxmassingle went in at Number 8 with Winter Song. This week’s Highest new entry! Yay! All 140 odd of us are top ten artists plus we’re getting to raise money for the Neo Natal Unit in Holles Street! If you [...]
December 10, 2011
Nessy
Music, Social Media
As you may know, I’m in my final year in college and I am about to embark on the delightful journey that is writing a thesis. To make sure I wouldn’t get bored or end up hating the subject matter, I’ve decided to do it on good ole radio. I would be much obliged if [...]
December 4, 2011
Nessy
Social Media, Technology
I’ve just seen this on TV and think it’s the best advert I’ve seen in a while. It features a fantastic mix of animation, 3D and live action and a dizzyingly awesome amount of pop culture references. But hey, once K.I.T.T. makes an appearance does anyone care after that? [...]
October 11, 2011
Nessy
Multimedia
To celebrate what would have been Freddie Mercury’s 65th birthday the doodlers at Google have come up with their best doodle yet. It will be twenty years since Freddie died in November (where did the time go?) and while medical advances mean people with HIV and Aids can live longer and healthier lives, it still [...]
September 5, 2011
Nessy
Multimedia, Music
Last week I was asked if I would be into testing out a new Miller website, itsmillertimeuk.com Basically what Miller have done is come up with a hub that intergrates with Facebook, Twitter and Foursquare, allowing the user to pre-check into venues on their site and then invite their friends for a pint. Basically it’s an [...]
July 10, 2011
Nessy
Social Media