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iPhone Apps Chinwag

Sam Michel — Thu, 09 Jul 2009 11:09:03 +0000

Oh yes, we're all a flutter about the new iPhone 3GS. Well, we would be if a shiny new one appeared in the office. Anyone? No, oh well.

Failing that, what about an informal get-together to talk about iPhone apps? In the last week or so, there's been a bunch of posts on the uk-netmarketing email list suggesting a group pow-wow to talk iPhone.

Turns out that lots of folks on the list are considering or are actually taking the plunge in the heady world of app development. And well, they're a talkative bunch and would like to share.

Digital Mission UK Tour Dates Announced

Sam Michel — Wed, 24 Jun 2009 17:22:27 +0000

PRESS RELEASE: London, UK, Wednesday 24th June 2009.

Following last year’s successful series of Digital Missions to New York and South by South West interactive (SXSWi), a series of workshops are planned across the UK to help digital companies understand the opportunities for export and expansion.

The free workshops organised by Chinwag and UK Trade & Investment (UKTI) are designed to help companies prepare for three exciting Digital Missions are planned to the United States for Autumn 2009 and Spring 2010.

The dates of the workshops are:

Bristol - Mon, 29th June 2009
Birmingham - Tue, 30th June 2009
Manchester - Wed, 1st July 2009
Newcastle - Thu, 2nd July 2009
London - Thu, 16th July 2009

8 online conference tools

Sam Michel — Wed, 25 Mar 2009 21:39:29 +0000

A handy list of 8 online conference tools compiled from a discussion on the ever-lively uk-netmarketing email discussion list:

Thanks to Gareth Beck, Peter Cunningham, Paul Lock, Sarah Platt, George Hopkin, Christopher Jenkins-Powell, Mike Parry and Marc Duke for the suggestions.

Five days of Digital Mission at SXSW

Sam Michel — Thu, 12 Mar 2009 14:32:02 +0000

Six months of planning, 100+ applications, 35 companies and heaps of logistics. The merry band of Brits that make up the Digital Mission is heading SXSWard. For live info, follow @digitalmission on Twitter.

So, if you're lucky enough to be in Austin, what's happening? Funny you should ask, here's a quick run-down. Swing by, we'd love to say 'hello' and there's a bunch of interesting people to meet and some ground-breaking products launched...

30+ Handy Resources for SXSW interactive

Sam Michel — Mon, 09 Mar 2009 15:14:09 +0000

The first time I went to South by South West interactive, the sheer volume of events was over-whelming. A predictably hurried decision to go left little time for any proper planning and the show whizzed by.

According to Aaron Brazell, second time out, the event should be an endless round of conference sessions, meetings and ~~partying~~ networking. As part of the Digital Mission, featuring 35 of the UK's hottest digital companies, our group will number nearly 100. For more Brit-related shenanigans, keep an eye out for Rebecca Caroe's cunning plan.

Techfluff.tv to track Digital Mission to SXSWi

Sam Michel — Sun, 08 Mar 2009 22:31:46 +0000

The momentum is building as the final preparations are made by the 35 companies travelling to South by South West interactive as part of the first Digital Mission of 2009. We're excited to announce that Techfluff.tv have joined the Digital Mission as our video partners and will be joining the Digital Mission gang on the journey to Texas.

Texas Calling: the Brits are coming

Sam Michel — Fri, 09 Jan 2009 09:00:00 +0000

35 digital companies head out to SXSWi in Austin this March on the next Digital Mission. Their presence at the event is highlighted in this new ad featured in SXSW World, the official conference mag.

Here's the ad which is also available to download in various sizes from the Digital Mission press page.

UK digital firms combat credit crunch with Texas trade tour

Sam Michel — Thu, 08 Jan 2009 15:15:00 +0000

PRESS RELEASE: London, UK, Thursday 8th January 2009

50+ lists of digital predictions for 2009

Sam Michel — Mon, 05 Jan 2009 17:09:02 +0000

It started out with a quick gander of eMarketer's list of 2009 predictions which has been bouncing round Twitter for the last day or so, then a chuckle with The Onion's list of predictions and then the madness descended.

Digital industry confidence bottoms out

Sam Michel — Mon, 22 Dec 2008 19:22:39 +0000

Each month, the slightly gloomy chore of publishing the Digital Pulse result hits the top of my to do list. Or more accurately, I finally get hassled to the point where I actually manage to get the results on the website.

Since we began compiling this data from a monthly user survey (why not take it now - for each completed survey a donation gets made to WWF) the trend has been a fall in confidence which seemed to accelerate with all the bad financial news.

Despite rosy predictions from the blogosphere and beyond of the digital sector's immunity from the economic traumas, the scale of recession looks like the whole economy is in for quite a kicking.