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RURAL COUNTIES have performed well – in some cases outranking major cities – in Google’s first ‘eCounty Awards’.
The search giant has unveiled its first ranking of Irish counties in terms of the number of customers using its AdWords search product, combined with the number of local businesses who have taken up the Getting Irish Business Online initiative.
Though Dublin tops the 26-county list, Wicklow and Carlow come in second and third place – while Galway is in 12th and Cork a mere 15th.
Google’s Simon Bolger said while Dublin’s success was to be expected, “it is interesting that two less industrialised counties – Wicklow and Carlow – are ranked 2 and 3 respectively, beating larger counties such as Cork.
It reflects what we have seen in other countries where we presented these Awards – that when it comes to the Internet, anybody, almost anywhere, can boost a business by going online.
He said Google would host workshops in counties which appeared further down the list, helping to encourage small businesses there to build an online presence.
Communications minister Pat Rabbitte said the internet was contributing up to 8 per cent of the GDP of some countries, and that the government “recognises the potential of the digital economy to stimulate economic growth”.
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Brayruit?
As long as it doesn’t glorify being a scote…they don’t need any more encouragement!!
@Yzo Sirrius: thats all it does, thats all any of those shows do. Really tired of them now. I wish RTE would glorify ethical lifestyles for a change.
@Mary Fitzsimons: This has nothing to do with RTE, Virgin are responsible for this production!
@Mary Fitzsimons: because glorifying ethical lifestyles directly as the shows medium would be quite boring, good crime television programs can be successful at glorifying the archetypes of different characters and how they potentially react with the story and it really is down to the story, but crime especially of that calibre is at an all time low here, unless its based in the 90s or earlier 2000s other wise its going to be an inaccurate shit show, watch the sopranos or the wire my dear and you will say otherwise about television shows or glorifying criminality, instead it uses the theme as a vehicle to drive the story another great example is a Danish film “pusher” the problem lies with the writing staff not the theme.
There really isn’t anything better than ‘ultra violence’. Endlessly fascinating and a joy to watch. Looking forward to the box set.
@alan: indeed, really difficult to write that stuff
@alan: you spelt sex bot wrong
While Love/Hate was brilliant, sadly we just don’t produce good drama in this country. Great and all as Love/Hate was, it never really took off outside of Ireland.
@Aging Lothario: I heard the Yanks are doing a remake of Love/Hate, set among the indigenous people in the rougher parts of Hawaii.
@Aging Lothario: agree, the production or Irish TV always has a cheap and amateur undertone. It’s sometimes cringey to watch.
@Squiddley Diddley: Supposedly, Denis Lehane (writer of Gone Baby Gone amongst other crime novels) was on board to write the series, which would have been a hell of a coup but that was 5 years ago & there’s not much been heard of it since
@Aging Lothario: unlike the Danes … brilliant stuff sells worldwide.
There’s nothing glamorous about the seedy side of Bray although some work hard at trying to put a ‘respectable’ face on it.
Won’t be able to go to Bray anymore as the up and coming will be walking around thinking there gangsters.
I saw the first series, too many adverts I’ll watch no more.
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