Category Archives: Blogging

New “Green” blog

Posted on 10/3/2008 by Tom Raftery

Over the last few days I have been building a new blog focussing on Green issues, it is at Lowerfootprint.com. From now on, this is where I will be posting all my Green-related content – thanks for bearing with me … Continue reading →

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Looking for a great Green domain name…

Posted on 6/3/2008 by Tom Raftery

On the back of a suggestion from James Governor I am going to set up a blog dedicated to Green issues. I have a strong interest in this area and have presented internationally on the topic but I don’t post … Continue reading →

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Why blog?

Posted on 4/3/2008 by Tom Raftery

I uploaded the presentation I gave at the IWTC conference last week to SlideShare.net. The talk is entitled “Why Blog?” – and is aimed at helping educate companies on the potential advantages of blogging to their business. I have embedded … Continue reading →

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Enjoy the blog awards

Posted on 1/3/2008 by Tom Raftery

The 2008 Irish Blog Awards are on this evening thanks to a monumental amount of work by the awards founder and organiser Damien Mulley. Unfortunately, for the first time, I can’t make it along to the awards this year. It … Continue reading →

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Don’t enter this competition – I want to win!

Posted on 16/2/2008 by Tom Raftery

Just saw over on Frank’s site that Glengariffe Lodge, a Luxury Self Catering destination in West Cork, are running a competition with a prize of a weekend away worth €1175! Full details are on the competition page but basically, as … Continue reading →

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My interview published on Channel 9

Posted on 15/1/2008 by Tom Raftery

When I was in Barcelona for TechEd last year Charles Torre did a video interview with me. We had a wide ranging chat about data centre energy efficiency strategies, blogs/blogging and the Death Star! Charles emailed me last night to … Continue reading →

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