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I just read this on eBookers news section, Aer Arann are launching a frequent flyer’s club, called ” Silver Club” on invitation only basis, for customers the airline considers loyal.

The article says that apart from several existing advantages, the Silver Club members of Aer Arann will have;

• Access to a business lounge in Cork and Dublin airports.
• A special recognition at check-in.
• The best seats on the aircraft.
• An extra check-in baggage allowance of 25kgs.
• A designated telephone number.
• And an exclusive booking section on AerArann.com

Will Aer Arann be giving Ryan Air a run for their money in the not too distant future ?

I think they will, especially if they listen to complaints about Ryan Air and use that information to improve Aer Arann.

Source: eBookers.com news

With the news that MySpace has opened up to third-party developers, the opportunities for Irish Entrepreneur Programmers have taken another promising step. While programming is not something I know much about, due to the fact that I last “programmed” on a commodore 64 , I’m well informed about social networks

If new and existing social networks stay with this trend, I think that there is a huge opportunity for Irish Entrepreneur Programmers, to not only get in on the expanding openings to work with some big names, but also to be catapulted from obscurity onto the main third-party developers stage.

The first meet up for MySpace is due to happen on February 5th in San Francisco and seems to be invitation only but it’s only a matter of time before the doors open .

Source: gigaom.com

The Irish Times has awarded (edit:) Featured Paul Walsh, (the Irish Opportunist), in “The Best Blog Of The Week” for his Personal Blog.

Update: I just read on Paul’s blog that ” It was featured in Blogspot of the week, which I’m just as happy with.” Even so, the rest of my post stands.

I’ve been a regular reader of Paul’s personal and business blogs for many months and I’m delighted to see him get recognition for something he does very well.

If you have an interest in Social Media, Web 2.0 or Ireland in 2008, this is a blob blog to check in on daily.

I’m always being told that I’m “a mind of useful information”, or, “where the hell did you find out about that?”. The truth, my secret is that I’ve been on the Internet since 1994 and I’ve accumulated a lot of interesting bookmarks, sites and e-mail lists.

So after months of work, getting my new business off the ground, I finally got around to starting my own blog …. somewhere to store what I find, that I think others would be interested in.

As the heading says, this is my personal Blog about Ireland, Business, the Internet, and anything interesting I find, maybe the odd rant. I’m also a lifetime learner, so I read books constantly, so some of them will pop in here also.

I hope you will find my blog useful and if you do, I’d appreciate if you would let others know.