We are delighted to once again be a finalist in the App Category for this years Bord Gais Social Media Awards.
We would like to take this opportunity to thank all the judges for taking the time to check out all the sites, apps and campagins which were nominated for this years awards.
The Appys were held in the Mansion House in Dublin recently, at Eco Appz we were delighted to have our app Eco Bulbz shortlisted in the Education Category.
Our cetrificate arrived in the post last week and we are delighted to share it with you.
To celebrate the month of September we have reduced the cost of our full version App at the App Store from €2.99 to €1.59.
We have lots to be happy about this September namely that we have been shortlisted for the Dot ie Net Visionary Awards and secondly that the sponsor of the category which we are in the “Rookie” category have covered the cost of all those shortlisted in the category to attend the awards ceremony.
So a big shout out and thank you to Accreate Recruitment. We are looking forward to meeting the other shortlisted enterants on the night.
If you haven’t already downloaded the full version of the App Eco-Bulbz then do take advantage of this offer which only runs for the month of September.
Voting closes at 6pm on Friday 2nd September.
We are delighted to have featured on the Techno Buzz page of this weeks Kildare Post, Kildare on the Web.
The article is about us being shortlisted for the Dot ie Net Visionary Awards and was compiled by Beatrice Whelan of Website Extraordinaire
To vote for us before the closing date of 2nd September follow this link http://www.iia.ie/net-visionary/vote/
We are delighted to announce that we are shortlisted for the Dot ie Net Visonary Awards in the Rookie Category. Voting is now open and will be open until 2nd September, we are looking for your vote to support us in winning this award.
The awards are based on votes by the public so get voting now.
After some time on test we are pleased to let you in on our latest news.
Eco-Bulbz is now available in Android Market. If you do download then please leave us a reveiw.
Working the Green Economy, which is part of the Convergence, 16th Sustainable Living Festival is taking place next weekend and we will be attending. The event is aimed at those interested in working in the green and social innovation sector. Companies who are looking to get involved in the Green Economy are also welcome to attend.
The two day event is part of a weeklong festival with events around the country for the week centred on opportunities within the Green Economy.
For further information check out the following link http://www.green-works.ie/working-the-green-economy
The award ceremony for the Bord Gáis Energy Social Media Awards 2011 was held on Thursday 25th May at the Mansion House in Dublin. We were a finalist in the App Category and the competition was tough.
Congratulations to all those who were finalists and winners on the night. The full list of winners and photos of the evening are on the following link http://socialmediaawards.com/2011/05/2011-bord-gais-energy-social-media-awards-winners/
We were disappointed that we were unable to attend this event as it would have been a great chance to both meet and network with those involved with social media and in particular with the marketing of an app.
The reason for our absence was that our son had his graduation on the evening, he received a sports award on the night in recognition of his International Achievement in his sport of martial arts.
The winners list from the Social Media Awards is as follows
Facebook Page for a Business
Spin 1038 – http://www.facebook.com/spin1038
Facebook Page for a Non-Profit Organisation
Dublin Zoo - http://www.facebook.com/dublinzoo
Facebook Page for a Business (Owner Managed)
Meteor Mobile – http://www.facebook.com/meteor
Integrated Facebook Campaign (Page, App and Ads)
Maltesers Ireland – http://www.facebook.com/maltesersireland
Best Business Twitter Account – Marketing and Sales
Blacknight – @Blacknight
Best Twitter Account – Support, CRM
Eircom – @eircom
Blog of a Business – Sponsored by Frontline LED
Curious Wines - http://www.curiouswines.ie/blog/
Video/Video Campaign (non broadcast) – Sponsored by Publicis QMP
Laughing Kookaburra – Goldnomics
Online PR Campaign – Sponsored by ESOF 2012, Dublin City of Science
Wedding Dates
Use of Social Media by State Body/Org – Sponsored by pTools
Defence Forces
Best Mobile App
Oxegen 2010
Customer Care using Social Media (Integrated) – Sponsored by DoneDeal
Vodafone Ireland
Best Use of Social Media For A Sponsorship Campaign
Bank of Ireland Leinster Blue Magic
Innovative Use of Social Media – Sponsored by Arekibo
RTE’s The Rumour Room
Social Media Effectiveness – conversions, metrics etc – Sponsored by Kantar Media
Morning Ireland, RTE
Integrated Social Media Campaign – Sponsored by GrabOne.ie
Meteor
Agency for use of Social Media – Sponsored by Newsletter.ie
Irish International
Grand Prix – Sponsored by Bord Gais Energy
Meteor Mobile
We have four promo codes for the Full version available to the first four to leave a comment.
All we ask in return is that you leave a reveiw at the App Store.
In order to use the app you will need to have either an iPhone, an iPod Touch or an iPad 1 or 2.
The long list of finalists for the Bord Gais Energy Social Media Awards has been announced, check out the long list at this link http://socialmediaawards.com/2011/05/finalists-2011-bord-gais-energy-social-media-awards/
The call out has been made for judges, so if you have the time do sign up. We are delighted to be included in the Best Mobile App Category.
There is a wonderful event taking place in Kilkenny on Friday 27th May, it is the first event of it’s kind to promote Renewable Energy job creation and business ideas.
Speakers are listed on the website http://greenenergybizcamp.ie/ where you can also register to attend the event which in on at the Hotel Kilkenny. There is a Facebook page set up for the event so do check it out for up to date information on the speakers as they are added.
I’ll be attending this event and look forward to hearing what’s happening in the Green Energy sector regarding job creation and opportunities in this area.
As a member of Network Ireland Kildare Branch we were featured in the May edition of Irish Tatler.
We were delighted to be featured in this weeks Tallaght edition of The Echo.
Dr. Ken Moloney of the Institute of Technology in Tallaght and Niamh Pedreschi were both interviewed and photographed as a result of our participation in the SEAI Sustainable Energy Innovation Award.
For a full view of the article see the press page, http://www.ecoappz.com/index.php/press/
We were one of eight finalists featured at the inaugural SEAI Sustainable Energy Innovation Award at this year’s Energy Show which was held on 30th and 31st March at the RDS Dublin.
There was a variety of types of products and services on offer and the competition was tough.
Comments from the Judging Panel were positive, with Brendan Halligan SEAI Chairman stating “I really like this product, I think you’ve got a product which will do well on the international market”
The easiest way to reduce energy is to reduce the wattage of your existing light bulbs and fittings. The applications work on the iPhone, iPod Touch and the iPad1 and iPad2.
Our app Eco Bulbz is particularly suited to electrical contractors who can use it as part of their toolbox. The feature which allows the survey to be emailed back to the office along with the client is of great benefit.
Both versions can be found at App Store, by searching for Eco Bulbz.
Finalists
| Activation Energy Ltd | Development of systems to assist in smart grid operations |
| Belfield Technologies(Winner) | Design, manufacture and marketing of energy efficient lighting control solutions |
| Eco Appz | Design of energy saving software applications |
| Endeco Technologies (Wirelite Sensors) | Developing wireless energy management systems and demand control system for businesses |
| Kingspan Renewables | Development of modular solar thermal vacuum tube collectors |
| Powersavvy Ltd. | Custom developed electricity monitoring device |
| TRISLATE | Research and development of building integrated solar combined heat and power |
| Wave Energy Conversion Corporation of Ireland | Development of ocean wave energy conversion system |
Earth Hour takes place today 26th March 2011 at 8.30pm local time.
Earth Hour is a great event where we can all do our part in switching off our electrical applicances for one hour. This event has taken place for the past number of years and it’s amazing to see the images of towns and cities as the consumption of energy is reduced.
For further information see the offical website for this event, http://www.earthhour.org/About.aspx
