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		<title>Media Future Conference &#8211; 50 super early bird tickets on sale</title>
		<link>http://www.mediacontact.ie/blog/2012/02/01/16th-january-media-future-conference-50-super-early-bird-tickets-on-sale/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 01 Feb 2012 09:51:30 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mediacontact.ie</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Media Future is Ireland&#8217;s largest conference on the future of the media.
Over the last three years the Media Future conference (formerly known as Mash) has brought together some of the Worlds leading media speakers to identify the key trends that will shape the future of media.
Today we are releasing the first 50 Super Early Bird tickets [...]]]></description>
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		<title>What you need to know about ACTA</title>
		<link>http://www.mediacontact.ie/blog/2012/01/24/what-you-need-to-know-about-acta/</link>
		<comments>http://www.mediacontact.ie/blog/2012/01/24/what-you-need-to-know-about-acta/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 24 Jan 2012 11:10:01 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mediacontact.ie</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Internet]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Politics]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[World events]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[ACTA]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[EFF]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Forbes]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[PIPA]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[SOPA]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[January 18th saw numerous high-profile websites like Wikipedia and  Reddit go offline for the day in protest over SOPA and PIPA  in the  US. The web protests gained so much momentum in the days leading up the  bill&#8217;s vote that it was defeated (for now at least). However,  there is now [...]]]></description>
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		<title>In praise of #colmmurray &#8211; a true leader #mnd</title>
		<link>http://www.mediacontact.ie/blog/2012/01/23/in-praise-of-colmmurray-a-true-leader-mnd/</link>
		<comments>http://www.mediacontact.ie/blog/2012/01/23/in-praise-of-colmmurray-a-true-leader-mnd/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 23 Jan 2012 23:48:07 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mediacontact.ie</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[RTE]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Sport]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[#colmmurray]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[#MND]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Motor Neuron Disease]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.mediacontact.ie/blog/?p=9125</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[
 
I spent the last hour watching &#8216;MND &#8211; The Inside Track&#8217;, a remarkable documentary about RTE broadcaster Colm Murray&#8217;s fight against Motor Neuron Disease. It was pubic service broadcasting at its best and makes me glad that I pay a television licence.
During the programme I cried a few times at the shear emotion of [...]]]></description>
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		<title>We now spend more time using apps than browsing the Net</title>
		<link>http://www.mediacontact.ie/blog/2012/01/23/we-now-spend-more-time-using-apps-than-browsing-the-net/</link>
		<comments>http://www.mediacontact.ie/blog/2012/01/23/we-now-spend-more-time-using-apps-than-browsing-the-net/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 23 Jan 2012 12:06:59 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mediacontact.ie</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Apps]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Stats]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[trends]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Flurry]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[HubSpot]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.mediacontact.ie/blog/?p=9115</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[New research from analytics firm Flurry has revealed that we now spend an average of 94 minutes per day using mobile applications, while web browsing on both desktop and mobile devices is on the decrease.
The company tracked anonymous sessions across 140,000 applications and found that in the last six months web consumption has dipped from [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Update your Facebook status from the grave</title>
		<link>http://www.mediacontact.ie/blog/2012/01/23/update-your-facebook-status-from-the-grave/</link>
		<comments>http://www.mediacontact.ie/blog/2012/01/23/update-your-facebook-status-from-the-grave/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 23 Jan 2012 10:37:13 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mediacontact.ie</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Apps]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Facebook]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[If I Die]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Willook]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.mediacontact.ie/blog/?p=9105</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Just when you thought there was an app for literally everything… 
A new Facebook app called ‘If I Die’ gives you the chance to write a final status update that will be published posthumously (should you happen to still have a Facebook account by then).
All you have to do is choose three ‘trustees’ who will [...]]]></description>
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		<title>5 great Irish food businesses on Twitter</title>
		<link>http://www.mediacontact.ie/blog/2012/01/20/5-great-irish-food-businesses-on-twitter/</link>
		<comments>http://www.mediacontact.ie/blog/2012/01/20/5-great-irish-food-businesses-on-twitter/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 20 Jan 2012 10:26:47 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mediacontact.ie</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Marketing]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Twitter]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Castlemine Farm]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Cliff House Hotel]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[James Whelan Butchers]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Mayfield]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Tannery Restaurant]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[1. @Pat_Whelan
Top Man at James Whelan Butchers and innovative retailer and business man. Pat took over the family business in Clonmel in the 1990s and created a revolution in the Butchery trade.
In recent years he has developed a very innovative online butchers shop which promises to deliver your order anywhere in Ireland and the UK [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Why the new broadcasting charge is a tax on innovation</title>
		<link>http://www.mediacontact.ie/blog/2012/01/19/why-the-new-broadcasting-charge-is-a-tax-on-innovation/</link>
		<comments>http://www.mediacontact.ie/blog/2012/01/19/why-the-new-broadcasting-charge-is-a-tax-on-innovation/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 19 Jan 2012 21:42:47 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mediacontact.ie</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Broadcasting]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Rabbitte]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[RTE]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[TV]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[TV Licence]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.mediacontact.ie/blog/?p=9064</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[The Government&#8217;s proposed new broadcasting charge is one of the most astonishing policy pronouncements of the austerity era.
It is in effect a tax on broadband and innovation, and a desperate attempt to save €25 million lost each year from people evading the TV licence.
Don&#8217;t be fooled into thinking this is a debate about how to [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Guardian redesign spells trouble?</title>
		<link>http://www.mediacontact.ie/blog/2012/01/19/guardian-redesign-spells-trouble/</link>
		<comments>http://www.mediacontact.ie/blog/2012/01/19/guardian-redesign-spells-trouble/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 19 Jan 2012 16:35:39 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mediacontact.ie</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Journalism]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Newspapers]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[G2]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[The Guardian]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.mediacontact.ie/blog/?p=9053</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[From this week The Guardian newspaper is underaking a gradual redesign and editorial reorganisation that harks back to the days of more traditional news publishing.
From Tuesday to Friday the sports section will return to its original place at the back of the main paper instead of having its own standalone supplement. The daily features section [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Apple launch iBooks 2</title>
		<link>http://www.mediacontact.ie/blog/2012/01/19/apple-launch-ibooks-2/</link>
		<comments>http://www.mediacontact.ie/blog/2012/01/19/apple-launch-ibooks-2/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 19 Jan 2012 15:49:34 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mediacontact.ie</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Apple]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Apps]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Books]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Great Ideas]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Latest Trends]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Technology]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[iBooks]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[iBooks 2]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Steve Jobs]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Walter Isaacson]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Right this moment Apple are in New York City (the Big Apple, no less) making an important announcement. It’s about their latest innovation, of course – iBooks 2, an interactive ebook toolkit for iPads that’s set to put an end to the era of  back breaking schoolbags.
It’s no secret that education was an issue very [...]]]></description>
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		<title>16th January: Media Future Conference &#8211; 50 super early bird tickets just released</title>
		<link>http://www.mediacontact.ie/blog/2012/01/16/media-future-conference-50-super-early-bird-tickets-just-released/</link>
		<comments>http://www.mediacontact.ie/blog/2012/01/16/media-future-conference-50-super-early-bird-tickets-just-released/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 16 Jan 2012 11:47:49 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mediacontact.ie</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.mediacontact.ie/blog/?p=9021</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Media Future is Ireland&#8217;s largest conference on the future of the media.
Over the last three years the Media Future conference (formerly known as Mash) has brought together some of the Worlds leading media speakers to identify the key trends that will shape the future of media.
Today we are releasing the first 50 Super Early Bird [...]]]></description>
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