May 29, 2009
It’s only half a review of West by West Midlands 2 (hosted in the excellent Spotted Dog in Digbeth/Highgate) as I ducked out at about 9pm. But going by what I saw in the first half it gladdens my heart that Birmingham is fast developing a knack for these self-organising, quick and dirty events that [...]
May 27, 2009
Some links for you: Birmingham: A Cinematic Backwater – the debate – My ranting on twitter and on my blog turns into an event: “We’ve put together a panel of three of the big film faces from the city (Professor Roger Shannon, Ian Francis and Dan Lawson) to lead a debate on what needs to [...]
May 24, 2009
Last year when I ran the London Marathon (before this blog existed) I wasn’t going to bother with raising funds for charity but then that nice fella Nick Booth said that if I did, he’d spread the word using social media and see how well we could do. At the same time a work colleague [...]
May 22, 2009
Some links for you: Introduction to Social Media for Metapod Connect – Presentation from Pete Ashton about social media. Really useful and clear. City Brights: Howard Rheingold : Twitter Literacy (I refuse to make up a Twittery name for it) – "Twittermania is definitely sliding down the backlash slope of the hype cycle. It's not [...]
May 16, 2009
(Trailer for Synecdoche, New York. I want to see this NOW) First some nostalgia: I’ve been a Birmingham cinema-goer for a long time. Get me drunk enough and I’ll bore you to within an inch of your life by listing the films I’ve seen in cinemas now long gone. From The Towering Inferno in the [...]
May 13, 2009
Some links for you: Unemployment in the West Midlands climbs again to almost a quarter of a million « Observations – "Most worryingly, the rate of the increase in unemployment in the region is double that of England. In the last quarter, unemployment in England rose by 0.8%, whereas in the West Midlands it rose [...]
May 10, 2009
Some links for you: Screen WM – Innovation, New Markets & Skills Strategy – Gives you the lowdown on exactly how many projects Screen WM intend to invest in for 2009/2010: – Invest in minimum 2-3 flagship 4iP project with national/international reach. – Invest in 10-20 small to medium sized projects with innovative business models [...]
May 3, 2009
Some links for you: Registration for Moseley Barcamp now open « Moseley Barcamp – Moseley Barcamp takes place on Sunday 28th June. The about page suggests it's about 'Social Media or the internetz'. As subjects go, that seems pretty wide. Might be a bit clearer once the panels are announced. CNBC European Business | Creating [...]