With the plethora of music sites on the web today, a new one dances apart form the other. Or jigs away, rather. Launched by Irish music business veteran Gerry Dornan, Irishmusicmail.com (inactive) offers a vast selection of Irish music, traditional to contemporary, jigs to reels to pop. Designed for east navigation, the site also offers a bargain basement for their CDs, which … [Read more...] about In-Tune Internet
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Ellis Island in Cyber Space
In April of 2001 Ellis Island opened its doors to more people than ever before with the launching of their web site, www.ellisislandrecords.com. The site contains essentially all the immigration records the famous gateway to America has stored. Compiling such an enormous amount of information seemed as vast and daunting as the ocean the immigrants crossed, but with sortie … [Read more...] about Ellis Island in Cyber Space
The Rules of the Game
"The building trade is the worst trade in the World -- you can quote me on that," jokes Fran Rooney as he speaks of the new house he is trying to construct in County Dublin. And when the CEO and President of Baltimore Technologies is discussing world trade, it would be wise to listen. "I'm hoping to be moved in sometime over the next couple of years," he continues. "They … [Read more...] about The Rules of the Game
Hibernia: The Cyberanarchists
When the heavy metal band Metallica hauled Internet service provider Napster into court, because fans were getting new Metallica tunes through the site for free, a new battle line was drawn in cyberspace. As the creator of Freenet, a program designed to send free information to all corners of the globe, Irish native Ian Clarke is on the front lines of this high-tech – and he's … [Read more...] about Hibernia: The Cyberanarchists