SaySo.ie Ambassador

Are you great for finding those hidden gems of places to go and shop?

Do you love telling your friends about good and bad businesses to visit?

Do you like to talk, write and Tweet/Facebook about places you have been to?

Are you an energetic, outgoing, passionate people person?

Are you opinionated? Fancy yourself as the next Paolo Tullio?

If so…

SaySo.ie has the role for you! Say what you like. Share what you say.

We believe that everyone should know about a really good thing. So we created SaySo.ie- a website that helps you discover places and services that people in your area love. You can exchange your experiences (by reviewing, commenting, sharing) with others, and meet people who love the same things you do.

We are looking for highly talented, fun loving people who like to work hard and play harder to become part of our SaySo.ie brand ambassador team. We are seeking ambassadors of all ages, from all walks of life throughout the country.

The role is very simple; we are looking for people to write guides on SaySo.ie. Guides are a collection of at least 2 places from different categories that you like to visit, shop in or dine in etc.

Simply tell us about these places and write a short description of them and share over your social network. It’s that easy.

Of course it goes without saying that Guides should be impartial and no profanities allowed, we seek genuine authentic and helpful guides. SaySo.ie is a site where you can discover some of your city or town’s best-kept secrets and exchange your local knowledge with like-minded people. It’s about having fun, sharing great experiences and learning from your friends. This is a site where your opinions matter so to be fair to everyone who uses the site it’s important that we all respect a few basic guidelines, we will share these with you.

So here’s what you have to do…

Each month you will need to write 10 guides, include a picture of the place and share over your social network and get €50 straight into your hand!

If you and your friends are interested please send us an email to catherine@sayso.ie and share this great opportunity with your friends and family as well on your social media platforms.

The number of places are limited so please be sure to send us your details and not miss out on this exciting opportunity.

Thank you from SaySo.ie

Those nice folks over at goldenpages.ie have done it again. Not only do they offer great new media advertising products but they also run super cutting edge campaigns themselves!

Their latest campaign an AR game offers an exciting baloon popping game for all the family.

To play you will need to download the goldenpages.ie app for iPhone or Android (some lower end devices will not support this but Android Market will redirect you to the AR reader Junaio app instead so you won’t loose out! – clever) and a copy of the goldenpages.ie print directory – the 2011/2012 edition.

You simply open the app, press the AR button and hold your phone over the front cover of the book.

The middle image (houses, landscape, trees) unlocks the baloon game, the Imagine WiMax banner some V. funky AR in the form of a floating interractive island and the upper corner reveals a customer video!

There is a world of difference from this Directory and the old Golden Pages- it’s very exciting. I also found some AR ads throughout the book too, they carried an AR motif on them.

There are instructions on the back of the goldenpages.ie directory (inside) and the goldenpages.ie blog has lots of information too (tonnes actually).

Thumbs up goldenpages.ie – we’re impressed! – Plus we won some cool discount vouchers for SuperMac’s, Dublin Zoo, The National Wax Museum and Aviva Stadium Tour so we’re happy – always good in January!

Classics
You can’t go far wrong with a wood full of fragrant spring flowers or a gift box bulging with real pralines. These “classics” are always a great excuse for you not to look any further for that special gift – especially if you have (honestly!) forgotten Mother’s Day for the first time. And there are plenty of variations on the classics to choose from, too.

Gift shops
Gift shops have grown tremendously in popularity over the past few years. You’ll find them filled with a whole range of charming, fun little presents that are just right for Mother’s Day. But they aren’t really the place for serious gifts with deep, meaningful value. Light-hearted, humorous gifts are the order of the day here.

So, where do you go to buy your gifts for Mother’s Day? Do tell us. Find the place at SaySo and tell us whether it was worth the effort.

After the succesful launch of our iPhone App in September we’re proud to present the SaySo Android Application. Everyone will be able to read, write and share reviews on SaySo wherever you are.

What’s in it for me?
Find a restaurant, bar, shop, or other businesses on the spot. Read what others are saying about the place. Upload pictures and write reviews.

Do you have an Android device? Download the app and tell us what you think!

Here are some pictures of the app:

You can always visit our Sayso mobile page, of course!

We recently added a neat new feature to the site. For all those of you who have your own blog or website this could be of interest to you – a review widget for all your activities on SaySo.ie.

It’s really simple too – make sure you are logged into SaySo then go to the review widget page where you will find the code to copy and paste into your blog/website.

You just need to answer 3 simple questions to shape your widget – preview it then and there.  You can copy and paste it directly or get us to email the code to you!

It’s nearly Dine in Dublin time again – the best reason to treat yourself to an amazing meal out with friends!

There are over 50 restaurants on the list for the up coming Dine in Dublin week – Oct 18 – 24th. I have put together a list of all participating restaurants so you can easily compare which ones are worth checking out.

My top recommendations from what I’ve read on the site are:

Eatery 120 in Ranelagh – 4/5 stars from 10 reviews – I’ve been here myself and the food was amazing. Read more

The Aviva

Oct 8th - Ireland v Russia
European Championship Football Qualifier

Oktoberfest

Sept 30th – Oct 10th – Head down to the IFSC for some beers and and German style fun. You can book your table in advance – not a bad idea considering how busy this gets. I went along last year and the queue was huge – bring a coat!

Irish Web Awards

This year the Irish Web Awards are on in The Mansion House on the 16th of October. Tickets are €30 and can only be bought online on the webawards.ie.

Dublin Theatre Fest

Sept 30th – Oct 17th – Europe’s oldest specialist theatre festival. For all goings on check out their website http://www.dublintheatrefestival.com/

Cork Jazz Fest

Oct 22nd – 25th – Events will be on all over Cork city in such venues as The Everyman Palace, Triskel @ The River Lee Hotel, The Pavillion & many more. One of the headliners are Apes and Babes in The Savoy on the Saturday night. For  a list of all gigs check out their listing page.

Already on facebook?? Yes, great!! (If not then where have you been for the last 4 years – check it out now!)

How to get connected?
First sign into your facebook account.

Now pop on back to truvo, hit the ‘sign up with Facebook‘ button on the top of the page and hey presto – you’re done and ready to start writing reviews and sharing content on facebook!

Already have a truvo account – no problem! Connect your two accounts on your networks page by clicking the facebook button half way down the centre of the page – it couldn’t be easier.

Now that you’re all interconnected feel free to share any places or reviews on your homepage feed by clicking the ‘Share on Facebook‘ button under the company details or under your own reviews. Makes sharing the places you love even easier.

COMPETITION OVER – winner is Brebilboa – Congrats

I have DINNER FOR 2 to giveaway for The Farm (Dawson St, Dublin 2) worth €100!

Pigsback were doing a great deal on vouchers so I nabbed up 2 for you guys. I realised that we didn’t have any reviews yet for The Farm(bad form people) so what a great opportunity to send some of you along to try it out.
What really got me interested is the savage menu they have – it really does sound seriously good – check it out(you will want to go) - the farm menu.

So all you have to do to nab this for yourself is to be the person to write the most reviews in the next week!

I’ll even make it more interesting and allow people to work in pairs as it is for 2 people! Read more