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  <title>Irish Internet Association Blogs</title>
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    <title><![CDATA[Zombies, Students and Professional Games Developers welcome in DIT on Feb 25thPaul Browne]]></title>
    <link>http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/BestConnected/~3/rGs71E9dIeo/</link>
    <description><![CDATA[This is a guest post from Andrea of BatCat Games, who is also involved in putting together the Dublin GameCraft event. For more news follow Aislinn on Twitter @RoundCrisis. More on what EI is doing in Ireland with the Games and Software Companies is here. On Febraury 25th 2012, a collection of hobbyist, student, independent &amp;#8230; Read more &amp;#8594;]]></description>
    <dc:date>2012-02-08T05:56:20+00:00</dc:date>
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    <title><![CDATA[First mortgage-to-rent scheme concluded]]></title>
    <link>http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/MyHomeieBlog/~3/G0keeo5Jj5k/</link>
    <description><![CDATA[The Government has concluded the first transaction under a new mortgage-to-rent scheme, which will see a housing association take over a home owned by a family facing repossession by a bank. The family will now rent the home from the approved housing body Cluid. It is understood the bank involved is GE Money. As part [...]

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    <dc:date>2012-02-07T16:56:16+00:00</dc:date>
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    <title><![CDATA[McCloud describes a lot of the building here as a "pile of crap"]]></title>
    <link>http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/MyHomeieBlog/~3/abvHGzPrpYw/</link>
    <description><![CDATA[The presenter of Channel 4 programme Grand Designs has described much of the housing that has been built here in the last decade as &quot;extremely poor&quot;. Conservationist Kevin McCloud was speaking on a trip here yesterday as a guest of Coillte, during which he described the downturn in the construction industry in Ireland as a [...]

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    <dc:date>2012-02-07T15:34:35+00:00</dc:date>
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    <title><![CDATA[Number of savers on the rise]]></title>
    <link>http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/MyHomeieBlog/~3/rJC2QRYtc_4/</link>
    <description><![CDATA[The number of people saving regularly has risen, according to the Nationwide UK (Ireland)/ ESRI Savings Index. The index rose by 23 points in January to 114, the highest level since October last year and six points higher than January 2011. The number of people saving regularly rose to 48%, an eight point increase on [...]

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    <dc:date>2012-02-07T13:45:31+00:00</dc:date>
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    <title><![CDATA[Births Registered by State, Year and Statistic]]></title>
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    <dc:date>2012-02-07T12:26:00+00:00</dc:date>
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    <title><![CDATA[Births Registered by County, Year and Statistic]]></title>
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    <dc:date>2012-02-07T12:25:00+00:00</dc:date>
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    <title><![CDATA[Birth Rate Registered per 1,000 Estimated Population by Sex and Year]]></title>
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    <dc:date>2012-02-07T12:22:00+00:00</dc:date>
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    <title><![CDATA[Births by Occurrence by Sex and Year]]></title>
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    <dc:date>2012-02-07T12:21:00+00:00</dc:date>
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    <title><![CDATA[Birth Rate per 1,000 Population by State and Year]]></title>
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    <dc:date>2012-02-07T12:17:00+00:00</dc:date>
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    <title><![CDATA[Finalist for Parallels Partner Award: APS ISV Service of the Year]]></title>
    <link>http://www.mxsweep.com/blog/bid/101916/Finalist-for-Parallels-Partner-Award-APS-ISV-Service-of-the-Year</link>
    <description><![CDATA[Parallels&amp;reg;, the hosting and cloud services enablement leader, today announced the finalists for its Third Annual Partner Awards. Winners will be officially announced and recognized at Parallels Summit 2012, February 14-16, 2012, at the Gaylord Palms Hotel and Convention Center in Orlando, Florida. Anticipation for the event continues to build, as more than 1,500 attendees, from leading hosting companies, communication service providers, independent software vendors (ISVs), value-added resellers (VARs), technology industry analysts and journalists will converge in Orlando for the three-day conference. Parallels Summit 2012 is an unrivaled opportunity to build relationships with the leading players in hosting, while gaining valuable strategies for selling, upselling, reselling, bundling and delivering a wide range of profitable cloud services to Small and Medium Businesses (SMBs), the fastest growing segment in cloud adoption.
The Parallels Partner Awards recognize outstanding yearly achievements by partners who utilize and innovate with Parallels products, solutions, services and ecosystem to increase their revenue, with special attention given to those partners who have excelled in the rapidly-expanding small and medium business (SMB) cloud services market.
Parallels Partner Awards distinguish the most innovative and successful hosters, service providers and ISVs,&quot; said Jack Zubarev, President of Marketing and Alliances at Parallels. &quot;The nominated organizations have not only positioned themselves well for future growth through their operational strategies, but also demonstrate the advantages of partnering with Parallels and our unmatched combination of expertise, software and ecosystem.&amp;rdquo;
MXSweep is proud to be among the finalists for APS/ISV Service of the year!
APS ISV/Service of the Year &amp;ndash; An Independent Software Vendor (ISV) who has utilized the Application Packaging Standard (APS) to deliver a cloud-based application on the Parallels platform, providing a stellar end-user experience and driving accelerated run-rate growth for Parallels Service Provider Partners.
With multiple Parallels partners launching our services globally, 2012 looks like being a bumper year for MXSweep. We&amp;rsquo;ll be attending the Parallels Summit in Orlando with the intention of building strong relationships with other leading players in the market that are committed to Parallels and the Cloud Services marketplace. So look out for the MXSweep stand &amp;ndash; we&amp;rsquo;d love to talk!
About ParallelsParallels is a worldwide leader in hosting and cloud service enablement and desktop virtualization. Founded in 1999, Parallels is a fast-growing company with more than 800 employees in North America, Europe, and Asia]]></description>
    <dc:date>2012-02-07T11:43:00+00:00</dc:date>
    <guid>http://www.mxsweep.com/blog/bid/101916/Finalist-for-Parallels-Partner-Award-APS-ISV-Service-of-the-Year</guid>
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    <title><![CDATA[Goods Vehicles Licensed for the First Time by  Goods Vehicle Make, Unladen Weight kg, Licensing Authority, Month and Statistic]]></title>
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    <dc:date>2012-02-07T11:13:00+00:00</dc:date>
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    <title><![CDATA[Vote for Buccs Minis in EBS Awards]]></title>
    <link>http://www.athlone.ie/athlone-sports-news/vote-for-buccs-minis-in-ebs-awards</link>
    <description><![CDATA[Buccs Minis are in with a chance of winning the overall national award  of a massive &amp;#8364;10,000 in the EBS National Community Fund 2012 Awards. And to do this, they need your votes!]]></description>
    <dc:date>2012-02-07T11:06:48+00:00</dc:date>
    <guid>http://www.athlone.ie/athlone-sports-news/vote-for-buccs-minis-in-ebs-awards</guid>
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    <title><![CDATA[Vehicles Licensed for the First Time January 2012]]></title>
    <link>http://www.cso.ie/releasespublications/documents/transport/VEHLICM2012M01/VL2012M01_Release.html</link>
    <description><![CDATA[Increase of 6.5% in new private cars licensed in January]]></description>
    <dc:date>2012-02-07T11:00:00+00:00</dc:date>
    <guid>http://www.cso.ie/releasespublications/documents/transport/VEHLICM2012M01/VL2012M01_Release.html</guid>
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    <title><![CDATA[Direct Carrier Connections: What They Mean for Mobile Payments]]></title>
    <link>http://payment.boxpay.com/blog/bid/117217/Direct-Carrier-Connections-What-They-Mean-for-Mobile-Payments</link>
    <description><![CDATA[If you are an e-business working with a mobile billing company to accept payments for digital goods, or even interested in doing this, you may have come across the phrase &amp;ldquo;Direct Carrier Connections&amp;rdquo;. You may be wondering what they are or about the differences between them and regular SMS billing. Continue reading and wonder no longer.
A typical SMS payment transaction works like this:
-&amp;nbsp; User browses website
-&amp;nbsp; User wants to make a digital good purchase
-&amp;nbsp; User enters their mobile phone number into a payment box
-&amp;nbsp; User receives a text message with a PIN code and enters that back into the payment box
- Transaction complete
This is called MT billing, in which a mobile-terminated message is sent by a telecom carrier through a platform (like boxPAY) to an end user in response to a service request. Users may also be prompted to send a text message to a short code (Ex: Text &amp;ldquo;boxPAY&amp;rdquo; to 12345) instead of entering their mobile number into a payment box. This is an MO message, meaning a mobile-originated message sent by an end user to an allocated number.
In both scenarios, and in the case of premium messages, the charge is in the text message itself.
How Direct Carrier Connections differ from the scenario outlined above, is that your mobile payments provider (like boxPAY) is connected directly into a telecom carrier (for example, O2) billing platform. Nothing looks or feels different for the user, and they still receive a message with a PIN code to complete a transaction. The important thing, though, is that the charge goes directly onto a mobile phone bill or is deducted from a prepaid balance. Doesn&amp;rsquo;t seem like there is any difference, right?
Maybe not to a customer, but for a merchant, there is a big difference. When a mobile payments provider has a direct connection, it means:
- Higher payouts for merchants in excess of 70%
- Flexible price points up to 30 Euro (or dollar, or other currency) For Example: 1.29, 1.99, 2.50, etc.
So, in other words, more money and a better user-experience! boxPAY are leading the charge with direct carrier connections and are soon to offer this service in Ireland with O2 and Vodaphone, and the USA and Germany with all carriers. Stay tuned for more info or email contact@boxpay.com with any questions. You can always begin accepting mobile payments immediately at boxPAY.com. There is no cost to sign up.]]></description>
    <dc:date>2012-02-07T10:37:00+00:00</dc:date>
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    <title><![CDATA[Table Quiz in The Bounty Bar Athlone in aid of Friends of Londiani]]></title>
    <link>http://www.athlone.ie/whats-on/table-quiz-in-the-bounty-bar-athlone-in-aid-of-friends-of-londiani</link>
    <description><![CDATA[Date: Thursday 9th February 2012 Venue: The Bounty Bar, Dubarry Park, Athlone]]></description>
    <dc:date>2012-02-07T09:49:44+00:00</dc:date>
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    <title><![CDATA[Minister insists there is "no excuse" not to register for septic tank inspection]]></title>
    <link>http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/MyHomeieBlog/~3/pKSjwOvAJH4/</link>
    <description><![CDATA[There is &quot;no excuse&quot; for people not to register for their septic tank inspection, according to Minister for the Environment Phil Hogan. Mr Hogan made his declaration after last night revealing that the registration fee for septic tank inspections would be reduced to EUR5 for the first three months, to incentivise people to sign up [...]

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    <dc:date>2012-02-07T09:34:41+00:00</dc:date>
    <guid>http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/MyHomeieBlog/~3/pKSjwOvAJH4/</guid>
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    <title><![CDATA[Launch of Mayor's Charity Fund at The Sheraton Athlone Hotel]]></title>
    <link>http://www.athlone.ie/athlone-news/launch-of-mayor-s-charity-fund-at-the-sheraton-athlone-hotel</link>
    <description><![CDATA[Mayor Alan Shaw is set to launch a new Mayor's Charity Fund on Monday  evening next 13th February at 7PM in the Sheraton Hotel.&amp;#160; Members of the  Public are invited to attend.]]></description>
    <dc:date>2012-02-07T09:23:48+00:00</dc:date>
    <guid>http://www.athlone.ie/athlone-news/launch-of-mayor-s-charity-fund-at-the-sheraton-athlone-hotel</guid>
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    <title><![CDATA[Currently recruiting: Digital Sales Representative]]></title>
    <link>http://www.edco.ie/latest-news/currently-recruiting-digital-sales-representative.3138.html</link>
    <description><![CDATA[The Educational Company of Ireland (Edco), Ireland's leading educational Publisher, wishes to recruit a Digital Sales Representative. Reporting to the Sales &amp; Marketing Manager the position involves selling and promoting the company's digital range to primary and post primary schools nationwide. All Sales activity must be focused on engaging with customers and driving sales of e-books.]]></description>
    <dc:date>2012-02-07T09:15:12+00:00</dc:date>
    <guid>http://www.edco.ie/latest-news/currently-recruiting-digital-sales-representative.3138.html</guid>
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    <title><![CDATA[Global mobile Web use doubles in a year: StatCounter]]></title>
    <link>http://mobithinking.com/blog/mobile-pageviews-worldwide</link>
    <description><![CDATA[In January 2012, 8.49 percent of Website hits/pageviews come from a handheld mobile device, according to StatCounter, using stats aggregated from the 3 million sites that use its free Web analytics tool. This time last year it was 4.3 percent. Growth in mobile Web penetration is strongest in Asia and Africa, where PC penetration is lower than in North America or Europe.
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    <dc:date>2012-02-06T21:47:33+00:00</dc:date>
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    <title><![CDATA[Adare home has price slashed for a fourth time - 84% down from initial asking price]]></title>
    <link>http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/MyHomeieBlog/~3/jtqYpPTQfZ0/</link>
    <description><![CDATA[An impressive eight bedroom house in Limerick, originally built for a property developer during the last days of the Celtic Tiger, has had its prices slashed for a fourth time. 'Winterwood' in Adare Manor was originally on the market for EUR12m four years ago, but it has now been reduced further, down to EUR1.9m, representing [...]

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    <dc:date>2012-02-06T16:21:54+00:00</dc:date>
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