John O Connell’s Blog

The Internet Growth Alliance, a business led initiative that was recently launched to support the international growth ambitions of Irish Internet businesses, has announced its core strategy based on early day discussion and feedback – expertise, funding and network.

The Alliance is made up of several Irish based associations including the Irish Internet Association, Enterprise Ireland, the Irish Software Association and the Institute of International and European Affairs. They are joined by several leading industry people who have established their businesses internationally such as Cubic Telecom’s Pat Phelan, and Colm Lyon of Realex Payments. The Alliance is aimed towards internet and not traditional software businesses and its aim is to collaborate and find practical ways to help internet businesses scale internationally.

via Internet Growth Alliance Update | Irish Developer Network ICT Portal.

These are glorious days for networking. The social Web is richer and wider than ever before, and it offers a myriad of services and platforms to help us connect with each other, share our likes and dislikes, etc. Some people even say that too many such services exist, that many of them will plunge in dot-com bubble-like style.

When we first came up with the idea for Weebiz, a network of companies and not people, we were surprised that no one had thought of it before. All of those many networks that are available had taken their own path in finding their niche. How come no one had thought about this incredibly vast segment: businesses? Sure, directories are plenty, but those aren’t really networks. Companies on them are isolated and can only be found through normal searches. Global trade centers help many companies sell their products, but they still keep companies compartmentalized.

via Weebiz: A Social Network for Companies Is Born.