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MOBO Support Event - last word on here, promise!

...just wanted to mention the fantastic music and dance we had at this event.



Punjabi No. 1; an impressive troupe of young dancers started things off with a riot of colour and infectious smiles. Punjabi No. 1 obviously love what they do, and are worth checking out if you can. I'd recommend them to anyone feeling jaded and needing a pick me up.…



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Added by George Falconer on September 30, 2009 at 14:53 — 4 Comments

Scottish Open Source meeting

We're meeting at the offices of ValleyTech in St Mary's Street in Edinburgh on Thursday 1st @ 18:00.

If you're interested in furthering the cause of Open Source in Scotland or contributing to the Open Source Awards in any way and can make the meeting, then please drop me an email - greg.soper /at/ salesagility.com and I'll add you to the list.

Added by greg soper on September 30, 2009 at 10:36 — No Comments

MOBO Support Event

This took place yesterday (29th Sep) in The Hub, Pacific Quay. What a great day - an eclectic mix of panel debate (Stuart Cosgrove chaired this, and gave an inspiring and fascinating opening speech on the little known but influencial role Scotland has played in music of black origin - you'd be amazed!) live music and gear demo's. And personally - I got to meet Kanya King, the amazing woman behind the MOBO awards. She very kindly left the SECC and the MOBO setup and gave us lots of her… Continue

Added by George Falconer on September 30, 2009 at 8:47 — 1 Comment

Meet the Commissioners hits Belfast: follow online

This week sees Channel 4's new media Commissioners hit the road, starting in Belfast today. Louise Brown from Cross-Platform, Matt Locke from Education and Tom Loosemore from 4iP will outline their areas of interest for 2010 and beyond, and take questions from local producers, indies, agencies and coders.



Depending on how… Continue

Added by Ewan McIntosh on September 30, 2009 at 8:30 — No Comments

Are you having a bad hair day?

Last week, facebook admitted to having a "bad hair day", after millions of users were locked out of their accounts. facebook didn't identify the source of the problem, and gave no skimmy as to what was going on.



Today, facebook is having another mullet chops, which this time, could be down to thick… Continue

Added by Paul Gallagher on September 29, 2009 at 14:30 — 1 Comment

What is Return on Investment on the social interwebs?

Following on from my post explaining the difference between 'funding' and 'investing' is a nice coda from Olivier Blanchard, outlining the what, why and how of Return on Investment. It's essential viewing (and fun at that) if you think that merely engaging loads of Twitterers is… Continue

Added by Ewan McIntosh on September 29, 2009 at 9:30 — No Comments

Colin McRae DiRT 2 Review - Xbox 360

(First Published at Ace Gamez) The developers of racing titles have a conundrum on their hands when trying to create an experience that is both authentic to appease gear heads, while remaining accessible enough for those simply looking for a fun experience they can dip in and out of at leisure. Some fall dangerously close to being bogged down by the same morass that genre counterparts Forza… Continue

Added by Dave Cook on September 28, 2009 at 22:00 — No Comments

Has Google done it? Check the Goollery

It's a disappointing truth that many of the ideas we get at 4iP have been done before. A two minute noodle around your favourite search engine would reveal your potential competitors and either prevent you spending an afternoon on a pitch that'll go nowhere, or thrust you into a niche that's a sure winner (well, maybe).



I'm convinced, too, that Google's algorithms regularly seek out development producers and coders as they look for similar products to… Continue

Added by Ewan McIntosh on September 28, 2009 at 20:30 — 4 Comments

Scottish Open Source Awards

If you're involved in Open Source, interested in Open Source or use Open Source, then check out the Scottish Open Source Awards being held in Edinburgh in November.



Better still .. grab yourself a tickets ... they're free, pizza, wine, beer, funky venue, great networking, good speakers, great technologists ... if you're going to go to one networking event this year, make it this one.



Go here for more info: .… Continue

Added by greg soper on September 28, 2009 at 14:00 — No Comments

Funding vs Investment: the 4iP low-down

When Channel 4 launched 4iP, its Innovation for the Public Fund, the last word brought along connotations that we were largely 'spending' money à la grant, when in fact most of our work is investing in sustainable digital media. It's a nuance explained well in a guest post on the 4iP blog by Jason Hall, Screen West Midlands' Digital Media Fund manager:

Even… Continue

Added by Ewan McIntosh on September 28, 2009 at 13:32 — 1 Comment

All is doom and gloom? Oh no it isn't...Oh yes it is...

Negative subliminal messages work

People can perceive subliminal messages, particularly if the message is negative, according to a UK study. In three experiments at University College London, participants were briefly shown masked words and asked to classify them as emotional or neutral.

Read more… Continue

Added by Paul Gallagher on September 28, 2009 at 12:00 — No Comments

Reasons why businesses are slow to adopt social media policies



There are still reasons why businesses are reticent to get involved in using social media, it was written in Social Media Today but essentially they are:

1. Employees will waste time with it - some companies have banned access, erm most of your employees have smart phones (you can Twitter by text and access Facebook...)

2. Haters will damage the brand -… Continue

Added by Colin Gilchrist on September 27, 2009 at 8:30 — No Comments

WET Review - Xbox 360

(First Published at Ace Gamez) It’s hard to play WET and refrain from drawing comparisons to John Woo’s Stranglehold when the basic premise is essentially carbon-copied from Midway’s flawed but firmly enjoyable wire-fu blaster. The similarities between the two titles end here, as this latest entry to the stunt shooter pack fails to deliver the explosive, stunt-filled bullet orgy we were promised… Continue

Added by Dave Cook on September 25, 2009 at 22:00 — No Comments

Government 2.0 or Government 2 point eh?



Government 2010 will examine how the next generation government is set to change in the light of social, media and technological change, and 4iP is supporting the event as it provides a free web feed for participants on October 22nd.



Prior to the event, its organisers are carrying out a quick online survey to test the water and see what "Government 2.0" actually means, if anything,… Continue

Added by Ewan McIntosh on September 25, 2009 at 16:19 — No Comments

Spreading out

We introduced Notifications to Blipfoto this week - a completely new 'engine' at the core of the platform which tracks every significant user action or community event and, based on a simple set of user choices, distributes the news to those it… Continue

Added by Joe Tree on September 25, 2009 at 11:30 — No Comments

Assistive Technologies

According to everyone's best pal, Wikipedia, "Assistive technology (AT) is a generic term that includes assistive, adaptive, and rehabilitative devices for people with disabilities and includes the process used in selecting, locating, and using them.



AT promotes greater independence by enabling people to perform tasks that they were formerly unable to accomplish, or had great difficulty accomplishing, by providing enhancements to or changed methods of interacting with the technology… Continue

Added by David Farrell-Shaw on September 23, 2009 at 19:24 — No Comments

Is this the future of media convergence?

You've got to watch this - http://www.digitalbuzzblog.com/did-you-know-4-0-video-by-the-economist/ - a fun way to make the case.

Added by Arvind Salwan on September 23, 2009 at 18:51 — No Comments

What does Channel 4 want? Take a peep...

What's top of the Channel 4 commissioners' wish list? What makes their blood boil? And where will they spend their money post Big Brother? If you missed this week's Pact briefing but are interested in finding out what the commissioning team are looking for, see the Channel 4 group for all the latest in handy bite-size… Continue

Added by Nicola Sinclair on September 23, 2009 at 17:07 — No Comments

Open Ear selected as one of the finalists for Branding Talent 09

Open Ear never want to blow our own trumpets too much, so we justify this post by saying 'thank you' to 38Minutes for putting us onto the Branding Talent 09 competition run by NESTA, Aegis Media and Just-B Productions. Our branding idea to create a 'musical brand' and interactive online music station for Shop Direct was… Continue

Added by Brian Harvey on September 23, 2009 at 11:32 — 4 Comments

Limited stock - get yours now!

Earphones tees at SP:UK



The Earphones design that I did for streetwear label SP:UK a few years back has been one of their best sellers at festivals, online and in shops around the UK.



Now, after several reprints and new colourways stocks are running out fast! Read more... or simply get yours… Continue

Added by Carlene Edwards on September 23, 2009 at 11:02 — No Comments

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