Tag: blogging

Birmingham Bloggers (big) meet 4.

Since the last time we got together at the end of March a number of folk have arranged smaller meetings. This is intended to be the monthly main session. Al at Rooty Frooty in the Custard Factory is happy to stay open again for us, this time 6pm to about 9pm on Tuesday April 29th.

Not much on the agenda, although some of you might want to talk about the first UK based Barcamp for WordPress users: WordcampUK, which will be held in Birmingham on the weekend of 19th and 20th July 2008. Tony Scott got the ball rolling with this post and since then there has been a collective plumping for Birmingham as a city central enough to make sense for all sorts of folk.
Of course most of you might just want to have a chinwag and enjoy a spring evening in good company. Last month a number of people came along who were simply interested in blogging and social media in general. It’s relaxed enough to be open for all. We have a Facebook group.

Equalities and Human Rights Commission launches Youtube Channel.

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This Youtube channel is my idea of good. A series of cleanly made but short (typically 3 mins) videos on personal experience of discrimination and reflections on human rights. The film above is from Michael Etkind, who survived a Nazi concentration camp. Other films feature Tanni Grey Thompson, Sanjeev Bhaskar and Radio 1 DJ Nihal Anthanayaile.

These should provide readily accessible sources of debate for people to use on their blogs, in classrooms or where ever. Media as a social object.

Tweet tip.

Another Monday so More Monday Mentions.

Welcome back to my surprisingly irregular smattering of random links called Monday Mentions.

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Ofcom on social network users in the UK (hat tip):

  • Alpha Socialisers – mostly male and under the age of 25. They use the sites in short bursts to flirt and meet new people
  • Attention Seekers – mostly female of all ages, who crave attention and comments from others, often by posting photos
  • Followers – males and females of all ages who join sites to keep in touch with friends and family
  • Faithfuls – older males and females generally aged over 20, who typically use social networking sites to get into contact with old friends
  • Functionals – mostly older males who prefer to use social networking sites in order to pursue specific interests

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Matthew Taylor of the RSA chewing through multiple personalities.

John Craig of the Innovation Exchange wants a competition between ideas, not institutions. Gawd that would help in this city! (hat tip). Perhaps it would encourage Birmingham free Wi-Fi

WTF is Brum? created by Pete Ashton on tumblr.

Digital is Dangerous coming to Brum, spotted on Fade and in Jibbering Records.

Blogging policy for non-profits (or anyone)
Om Malik thinks Pageflakes is slipping down the toobs.

The sensitive cycling jacket.

Robin Hammans poll on what do you check first is worth 10 seconds.

Community Empowerment Networks losing funding nationally. Birmingham’s CEN closed last year as the Neighbourhood Renewal Fund came to an end – according to The Stirrer with no useful measure of its (the NRF) impact in Birmingham.

What have I missed?