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!

Not so long ago we added You Tube videos to the site. This means you can add any relevant You Tube video to any listing on the site. Videos are a great way to give further insight to people when they are deciding to use a business or service.

Gallagher’s Boxty House know how to make a good video, with this one below you not only learn what a Boxty is but also how to make it and what it looks like. In fact you can get Boxty 3 different ways, pancake, boiled or baked.

Win dinner for 2

They also know how to make their customers happy and want to give away a free meal for two. All you have to do to win is become a fan of their page on the site. All fans by Aug 3rd will be in the draw to win.

Check out the Boxty below or have a look around the restaurant.

Check out all the videos on Gallagher’s Boxty House video page

Belfi77

Congratulations to BelFi77 -- the winner of last week’s 1,500 bonus points from our judge Donal Skehan of The Good Mood Food Blog.

Donal says there were loads of good reviews in there but this review of Dakota made him laugh out loud, and you know what we all like a good laugh sometimes. There are plenty of funny ones in there but this one took his fancy.

This will give her team ‘Just us‘ the jump they need to have a good run at the competition.

There is still plenty of time for you to join the competition as it’s not over for another month, so head over to the competition site and start your team now. It you could be winning an all inclusive weekend in Lisbon!

Niamh O'Reilly

Ok guys only 2 more chances to impress a judge and bag yourself an extra 1,500 points. This week we have one for the ladies(of course not only for ladies). Niamh O’Reilly of Beauty Couture is this weeks lady to get under your reviewing spell.

Beautycouture.ie is Ireland’s newest and brightest online magazine, the place to get your daily dose of celebrity gossip, beauty and fashion news, plus totally yummy recipes, the hottest social pics, the best interviews and more fabulous competitions than you can shake a bejewelled stick at.

Take a look at Niamh’s profile on truvo.ie to see what kind of reviews she is looking for. Her reviews are jam packed with great advice and information, I especially enjoyed reading about her fish pedicure in Margarita’s Beauty Salon.

As you can see she has added a few photos and is a fan of quite a few places, can you impress her with your own take on them?

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And we have our second winner…

Dave Moore popped over to Il Valentino on Grand Canal Dock to tell us who he’s chosen as this weeks winner. For more details on the competition read my detailed post or head straight over to lisbonherewecome.com(there are only 4 teams active and 3 teams must win, surely you can beat them).

Il Valentino is a beautiful spot, the food in there looked absolutely amazing. Check out what Dave wrote in his review over on truvo.ie

Okay everybody, feast your eyes on this weeks judge.

The yummy Donal Skehan from the Good Mood Food blog tells you what he’s looking for this week.

Where does a man that can cook anything like to eat I hear you ask, well check out Donal’s profile over on truvo.ie to see what restaurants he likes

How do you get involved -- check out our competition site to start your group and get on your way to Lisbon, yes we are bringing 12 people to Lisbon and it could be you.

Haven’t heard about the competition? -- read this post.

A quick post to explain the competition in more detail and hopefully avoid any confusion with it.

We are giving away 3 trips to lisbon for you and 3 of your friends -- so that’s 12 people that can win. The prize is there for the taking -- 3 night weekend in June, free flights, accommodation, transfers and tours!!! There are only 4 teams in the running so far and 3 teams must win.

What you need to do: create a team of 4 people and be one of the top 3 teams after gathering the most points on www.truvo.ie

The competition is totally managed over on our minisite at www.lisbonherewecome.com here’s how to get started:

1. Create a group -- you will need to sign in with your existing truvo.ie username -- if you don’t already have one fill in the details on the left side of the form to create a new truvo.ie username and password -- go to your email to complete the sign up steps -- then return to create a group with your new log in details.

enter your username and password or create a new profile on the left

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Dave Moore from 98fm

Now that Ciara Whelan has announced the first winner it’s time to get your sights on the next prize. Dave Moore from Dublins 98fm is the one you want to impress this week. Dave can be found on air every morning from 6-9 but after that he’ll be checking in to see what you’re reviewing on truvo.ie.

It’s not all about the reviews either, all the photos you upload, comments you make and guidebooks created go towards a very fine looking profile page.

Check out the amazing competition where you can win a trip for 4 to Lisbon at www.lisbonherewecome.com

Ciara’s advice from her week of reading was the shorter reviews always left her looking for more -- so don’t be shy with the info -- share it all.

Each week we have 1,500 bonus points to give away to one very worth reviewer in our Lisbon competition. Last weeks judge was Ciara Whelan from The Holiday Show on TV3. I caught up with Ciara this morning in The Exchequer to find out who she thought deserved the bonus points this week. Check it out.

Congratulations to the winner and his team

Student Media Awards

UPDATE: Shortlist now announced Good luck to all finalists -- see you in The Mansion House in April

This year marks the tenth anniversary of Ireland’s premier student awards -- The National Student Media Awards. They will take place at The Mansion House in Dublin on Wednesday, April 21st. Truvo.ie is proud to be sponsoring two of the awards this year -- Website of the Year and a brand new award for Blog of the Year -- See all categories over on oxygen.ie

These prestigious awards recognise the brightest up and coming media talent in the country, and are judged and presented by high profile media professionals.

The deadline for submission of application forms and materials is tomororw March 10th at 5pm, so students get your entries in asap. All the info you need about applications is on the Smedias website.

Best of luck to everyone and looking forward to checking out the finalists.