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We don’t mind saying it: we’re pretty bummed about Brexit. You might say it’s none of our business, because we’re Irish, and that’s true in a way – except it actually IS about our business. We do business in Britain, and in Northern Ireland (and over 130 countries as well!) We fully intend to continue […]
At midnight last night Brussels time, 11pm Irish time, the General Data Protection Regulation came into force. However for the last few days our inboxes have been literally swamped with emails from hundreds of websites, services and random people begging us all to “opt in” to their emails and other communications. Here at Blacknight we’ve […]
From Belfast comes the news that WordCamp has sold out*! As a sponsors, we’re delighted, and we’re looking forward to taking part in the event over the weekend. (*There is a handful of places still available at the free Contributor Event on Friday afternoon). As Abha Thakor explained in our podcast earlier this week, WordCamp […]
GDPR comes into force this Friday, so it’s time for us to give another small update on what we’ve been doing. TLDR version? All our policies can be found here. We’ve always tried to be transparent about what we do and why we do it, so, in many respects, GDPR doesn’t really change that, but […]
WordCamp Belfast is on next weekend and Blacknight is a sponsor – so I’ve Skyped with three of the organisers to find out what’s in store. Click on the player below to play the podcast, or download it here: 20:22; 12MB; MP3. Brendan Mulvaney is an IT consultant and tech blogger. He got involved at […]
Come May 25th the General Data Protection Regulation aka GDPR will be in force and many companies will have made significant changes to how they handle personal information in order to comply with the law. I recently shared a “bird’s eye view” of our GDPR preparation and we’ve already touched on how .IE and .UK […]
I’ll be attending events in Canada next week. The first part of the week will be devoted to ICANN related matters at the GDD Summit in Vancouver. While the schedule for the event has a fairly broad range of topics I suspect a lot of the discussions will be around GDPR and how we’re all […]
On May 25th 2018 the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) will come into full force. Unless you’ve been hiding under a rock for the last few months you’ll both know about it and hopefully will be prepared for it. The bottom line with GDPR is that it gives people more control over their privacy and […]
Over the past couple of years hundreds of new domain name extensions have been made available to businesses and individuals around the globe. Choice is a good thing, so we’ve been happy to offer most of those domain names to our clients around the world. However there are a few domain name extensions that have […]
It’s May the Fourth today – so we shout out to Star Wars fans! This year, it coincides with the May Bank Holiday Weekend in Ireland. Monday 7 May is a public holiday in Ireland. Support will be available by email and live chat from 9:00 am to 5:00 pm on Monday. Telephone service will be provided for […]
At Blacknight we’re all about taking care of business, but everybody needs a break. That’s why we sponsor events that are designed to feed the soul, like IndieCork, and the arts festival in our home town! Carlow Arts Festival (formerly Éigse) is celebrating its 39th year this year, and we’re delighted to be a sponsor. […]