Monthly Archives: October 2009

The Arts Council West Midlands DCD fund – some notes

Today I had a meeting with Anna Douglas and Steve Manthorp at the Arts Council’s Birmingham offices to discussed the Digital Content Development (DCD) fund. This was announced in December 2008 and since then I’ve been increasingly asked by arts … Continue reading

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Website Makeover with Talk About Local

At the Talk About Local Unconference earlier in the month there was a competition to win a “website makeover” which I was asked to hep out on as part of my work with Talk About Local, a 4ip-funded project to … Continue reading

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Social Media Surgery at Hello Digital

Yesterday was Hello Digital, Birmingham’s digital event run by the city council and various related bodies. The emphasis was on how local businesses could benefit from adopting digital tools and approaches and part of this was a social media surgery … Continue reading

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Comments are not just for comments

Thinking the comments section of your website is just for comments about your website content is like thinking your corridors are just for getting from one room to another. They’re also spaces for ad-hoc coversations. When the Warwick Arts Centre … Continue reading

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Neill Cameron – accidental social media WIN

I’ve known Neill Cameron for quite a while now. He’s a cartoonist whose self published comics I used to read (and probably sell) in the 90s and I’ve kept tabs on him since thanks to his blog and, now, his … Continue reading

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