Video: Manchester Digital
Watch the new video showcasing Manchester Digital, the trade association for ICT and new media.
Free blogging workshops in November
Posted by Alan Holding on October 7, 2008 in advice, blogging, crumpsall, event, gorton, libraries, manchester, mdda, workshop.
Manchester Literature Festival is pleased to present a series of FREE blogging workshops, in partnership with Manchester Digital Development Agency and Manchester Libraries.
Own-it North offers free intellectual property advice for creative businesses
Posted by Alan Holding on October 6, 2008 in advice, business, intellectual property, legal, north. 1 comment
Within your business or your practice, you’ve probably created a wealth of in-house ideas, designs, music, writing, images - in short, ‘ intellectual property’ - which can make you extra money, as long as you give it the proper legal protection. Own-it will show you how.
Rainy City Stories
Posted by Alan Holding on October 2, 2008 in community, literature, manchester, maps, stories, twitter, writing.
Manchester is a city made of stories – some have long been forgotten, some have never been told and some have yet to be written. The 2008 Manchester Literature Festival announces the launch of the Rainy City Stories project, a new website which invites readers to engage with their city in a new way, opening up a hidden landscape of fact and fiction.
Job vacancies at Futuresonic
Posted by Alan Holding on October 1, 2008 in art, futuresonic, jobs, music, opportunities, technology.
FutureEverything CIC and Futuresonic are currently recruiting for experienced professionals to join their team. Vacancies include Marketing and Media Manager, Marketing Internship and Admin Assistant.
Event: Northern StartUp 2.0 meets Government 2.0
Posted by David Edwards on September 24, 2008 in eOffice, Government 2.0, manchester, Northern StartUp, Tom Watson.
Join Northern Startup 2.0 on 24th Sept 2008 at eOffice Manchester from 6pm for conversations with Tom Watson (Cabinet Office Minister), Roy Shelton (Next2Friends) and the best of Northern Digital Companies.
ChildLine reach out with SMS and the Web
Posted by David Edwards on September 22, 2008 in ChildLine, Communities, New Tech, NSPCC.
Children suffering abuse will soon be able to contact the NSPCC’s ChildLine via text messages and the internet. A link through the MSN homepage will also use the “Hide my tracks” feature to aid confidentiality.
Video: The Bluecoat [a case study]
Posted by Paul Spensley on September 19, 2008 in video.
The Bluecoat in Liverpool has recently undergone not just a large building programme and refurbishment but changes in its organisation and focus. At an early stage in its redevelopment, the Bluecoat’s chief executive Alastair Upton realised that digital development was a vital part of this change.
Video: Developing Digitally
Posted by Paul Spensley on September 19, 2008 in video.
Since early 2007, 15 arts organisations in the North West and the East of England have been part of AmbITion – an arts council funded project that sees them “developing digitally.” The project covers many different organisations, and a wide range of artforms.
