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Blacknight Podcast June 3rd 2022: Dublin Airport Chaos, A Greener Ireland, Troubles in ISP Land, and More!
This week on the Blacknight Podcast, we discuss the chaos at Dublin Airport and how it's affecting travel in Ireland (and in Europe as well). We talk about the EU's pledge to end Russian Gas Imports and how that will affect Ireland's plans to be a greener country (spoiler, Ireland doesn't use Russian Gas). We [...] Blacknight Podcast June 3rd 2022:…
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Blacknight Podcast: .HIPHOP Changes, .EU Web Awards Open, Travel Michele in Paris, Musk, and a Movie Discussion
This week on the Blacknight Podcast, we discuss a variety of issues that have cropped up since the last podcast. First up, .HIPHOP has changed hands the prices have gone down. The .EU Web Awards have opened for nominations. Travel Michele visited Paris last week. The EU is seeking to break the internet with its [...] Blacknight Podcast: .HIPHOP Cha…
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Blacknight Podcast: May 5th 2022 – Blacknight Updates, .SEXY 9,900% Price Increase, Indian Customers, Travel Michele Returns, Elon Musk and Twitter, and More!
This week on the Blacknight Podcast, we discuss a variety of issues. First up is news about Blacknight, including new promotions and no longer accepting customers from India. We also talk about the recent wholesale price rise on .SEXY domains by 9,900%. Travel Michele has returned, and we talk about his restarted adventures and what's [...] Blackni…
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In this week's edition of the Blacknight Podcast, recorded last week, we talk about the difference between Irish and American Easter Holiday time off, the ending of Windows Shared Hosting at Blacknight, the coming Twitter edit button and the implications of that, as well as Saint Elon Musk's attempt to buy Twitter outright. It's a [...] Blacknight …
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Blacknight Podcast: April 7th 2022 – Wild Camping Ireland Sponsorship, Revolut Becomes a Bank in Ireland, UK Online Safety Bill and EU DMA
The Blacknight Podcast is back this week with several great discussions. First up we talk about Blacknight's new sponsorship of the Wild Camping Ireland YouTube Channel. Revolut has officially become a 'bank' in Ireland - what does that mean for Irish consumers? We then move on to discuss the UK Online Safety Bill and the [...] Blacknight Podcast: …
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Blacknight Podcast: March 25th 2021 – Myths about Data Centres Debunked, Inflation Concerns, Blacknight Domain Deals, and more!
The Blacknight Podcast is back this week with several great discussions. First up we talk about the effects of inflation on the hosting and domain industry, then we talk about some great new promotions at Blacknight for .CAT and Radix Domains. Then we segue into talking about some upcoming events in Ireland - including the [...] Blacknight Podcast:…
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Blacknight Podcast: March 11th 2020 – Blacknight News, Ukraine and Russia, Technology.ie, and more!
The Blacknight Podcast has returned! It’s been almost a year since we last released an episode and it’s time to start again. Our CEO Michele Neylon will be acting as the main host, with backup from me (Jonathan Thomas) as co-host and producer. In our first new episode of the relaunched Blacknight Podcast, we talk [...] Blacknight Podcast: March 11t…
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The first CASSINI European hackathon for space-based entrepreneurs will take place from the 18 - 20 June. The Irish portion of the event is hosted by The National Space Centre (NSC) in Elfordstown Co Cork, and sponsored by Blacknight with €4,500 in prizes for the winners, free hosting and free .EARTH domain names. Rory Fitzpatrick, [...] Blacknight…
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Creativity can be taught - and it should be. That's the message of The Big Idea, a transition year programme for Irish schools, offering mentoring and guidance by creative professionals. The Big Idea is the brainchild of designer Kim Mackenzie-Doyle, today's guest on The Blacknight Podcast. Click on the player below to play the podcast, [...] Podca…
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Update: The dealine for entries for the .IE Digital Town Awards has been extended to 30 April. .IE, the Irish domain registry, has announced The .IE Digital Town Awards 2021 with a prize fund of €100,000. Oonagh McCutcheon, Corporate Communications Manager with .IE, joins us on the podcast today to talk about the awards. Click [...] Podcast: .IE Di…
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