May2015 links

On May 22nd 2015, the Irish electorate will be given the opportunity to change society for the better. It's a simple question, yes or no, that they will be answering in this referendum, but the outcome of their votes have the potential to change the lives of countless thousands of people in our country.

Why do people follow certain brands on Twitter? Why would somebody follow your brand on Twitter? Here is a very interesting infographic on why people follow brands from Twitter.

Margaret E Ward, the 'Women on Air' founder will address the next it@Cork 'Women in Tech' event taking place in the Clarion Hotel, Cork on 20 May 2015. The it@Cork 'Women in Tech' event is a quarterly lecture series which aims to support and promote female role models and leaders in business and technology.

Mark Shaw, UKs No1 Twitter & Periscope Business on Why Social Media is good for Business plus feature on UltraAcademy App Launch and interview with Warren Cass in what he loves about being an entrepreneur in the 'I Love Entrepreneurship' Series of interviews Filed in: Social Media Insights

Just six months ago, I was sat in front of my computer, feeling like I was banging my head off the wall. I hadn't written just one book to a publishable standard, I'd written two - different genres and for different age groups - and although I had faith in them both, it felt like I was never going to succeed in getting them on the shelves.

WITH just one day until polling stations up and down the country open, WWN has reached out to prominent experts to help answer some of your most pressing questions about the marriage equality referendum. Will gay people eat my children?

ACROSS the island of Ireland, long regarded as western Europe's last bastion of traditional religious power, a huge change is underway in the way issues of personal...