

Chinwag
Hi all,
We had such an insightful debate at Chinwag Live: Mobile Search & Location Based Services on 7th Oct 2008 - big thanks to all who came along!
http://www.chinwag.com/live/search-lbs
PODCAST
The full-blown podcast is now available, (in 3 parts) via Feedburner, and also on iTunes.
RSS & iTunes link: http://tinyurl.com/57wuqh
PHOTOS!
See the pictorial evidence here
http://tinyurl.com/6ju32p
BLOG COVERAGE
James Coops - Mjelly
http://tinyurl.com/5ry9zp
Deirdre Molloy - Chinwag
http://tinyurl.com/5shhwz
Sam Wander – Cogapp
http://tinyurl.com/6s2lee
Mido – The Blog For Cool Geeks
http://tinyurl.com/5ubnc4
Rummble blog
http://tinyurl.com/6g7fre
Hope to see you at our next evening event...
Chinwag Live: MoSo Rising - 11th Nov
Mobile social networks & services... What does the future hold for this most social of devices? Debate with speakers from Piczo, NinetyTen, Moblog, WhatIfInnovation, Next2Friends and GoMoNews.
http://www.chinwag.com/live/mosorising
Best,
Deirdre
October 30, 2008 at 11:16am · Report


Chinwag
Hi folks,
Our panel event this Tuesday past 'Chinwag Live: Search vs Recommendation' (http://tinyurl.com/6l2apq) provoked a great discussion about the competing and complementary merits of both search and reviews / social media in the discovery and purchase process.
Thanks to everyone who came along - it was a typically lively and thoughtful crowd!
Here's some of the reviews blogged by attendees that we've spotted so far...
Philip Wilkinson - Crowdstorm blog
http://tinyurl.com/6klwuh
Alan Patrick - Broadsight
http://tinyurl.com/5h35gg
Hermoine Way
http://tinyurl.com/6doll9
Danny Whatmough - Wildfire PR
http://tinyurl.com/6no95r
Wendy McAuliffe - Liberate Media
http://tinyurl.com/6zlgkd
September 6, 2008 at 9:43am · Report


Chinwag
Hey folks,
Sometimes we go out on tour for ya'll, and we'll be hitting ad:tech London on Sep 24th with the following session:
Chinwag Live: Micro Media Maze
3.30-4.30pm, Olympia National Hall (Social Media Targeting Theatre)
http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=36 893148920
This panel discussion will ask: if micro-content is here to stay, how are media owners and marketers adapting to this newly dynamised media culture?
PANEL:
Umair Haque - Director, Havas Media Lab / Bubblegeneration
Miles Lewis - SVP, European Advertising Sales, Last.FM
Nick Halstead – CEO and Founder, fav.or.it
CHAIR: Steve Bowbrick
(final speaker TBC)
TICKETS:
FREE - register on the ad:tech London website
BOOKINGS & MORE INFO:
http://www.chinwag.com/live/ot-adtech200 8
August 19, 2008 at 6:09am · Report


Chinwag
Hi folks,
Our next event now has a page on Facebook (http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=30 215478614), so add yourself if you'd like to attend (but remember tickets must me bought on the Chinwag website:
http://live.chinwag.com/searchrecommend
Chinwag Live: Search vs Recommendation
Tues 3rd September 2008, 6pm-8.30pm
PANEL:
Walid Al Saqqaf - Co-founder & COO, TrustedPlaces
Lisa Ditlefsen - Head of Search, Base One / SEO Blog UK
David Maher-Roberts - CEO, The Filter
Luke Errington - COO, Reevoo
Jon Myers, Head of Search / Associate Director, MediaVest
CHAIR: Steve Johnston - Google Consultant
Hope to see you there!
August 12, 2008 at 8:27am · Report


Chinwag
Hola,
Some of you may be interested in applying for one of the Digital Missions we're running to the USA in partnership with the UKTI (UK Trade & Investment) for UK-headquartered digital SMEs...
http://www.digital-mission.org
There are two separate trips:
* Web 2.0 Expo - New York City, 14-19 September 2008
* SXSW Interactive - Austin, Texas, 13-17 March 2009
A wide range of companies are eligible including ad/marketing/design agencies, mobile and ecommerce companies, start-ups, and more. See the criteria here: http://www.chinwag.com/digitalmission/ap ply
If anyone's interested in applying, the deadline for New York entries is this Wednesday 23rd July 2008!
Apply for NYC trade mission here:
http://www.chinwag.com/digitalmission/ap ply
Or sign-up for news or to register your interest for the SXSW trip here: http://www.chinwag.com/digitalmission/#n ewsletter
Thanks,
Deirdre
Editor & Programme Manager - Chinwag
w: http://www.chinwag.com
e: mission@chinwag.com
July 17, 2008 at 10:46am · Report


Chinwag
Chinwag is on the hunt for a new team member of the technical variety.
We are looking for a Frontend Developer to unleash their skills on our numerous HTML newsletters as well as various web projects we have glinting on the horizon. This is a cracking opportunity for the right person and offers excellent career prospects. We’d love to hear from you no matter what your experience level, as this position is very flexible - we are simply looking for the right person.
http://jobs.chinwag.com/jobs/19565/
If you, or someone else you know might be interested, please get in touch!
May 12, 2008 at 8:57am · Report


From the MP3 to the tweet, micro content is exploding. What are the implications for brands, business and media?
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ NB. BOOKINGS MUST BE MADE THROUGH THE CHINWAG WEBSITE http://live.chinwag.com/micromediamaze ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ From MP3s...
Host:Chinwag
Time:6:00PM Tuesday, May 20th
Location:The Slug & Lettuce (downstairs)

May 1, 2008 at 7:09am


Is advertising that's valuable for consumers a contradiction in terms? Does it exist? Should it be created, and how will it work?
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ PLEASE NOTE - BOOKINGS MUST BE MADE THROUGH THE CHINWAG WEBSITE: http://live.chinwag.com/uca-manchester -----------------------------------...
Host:Chinwag
Time:5:30PM Tuesday, April 15th
Location:CUBE

March 27, 2008 at 5:02am


Chinwag
Our joint survey with UK Trade & Invest closes on Monday (18th Feb) - it'd be great to get your input on how they're planning to promote the UK's Digital industry overseas.
There's more information about UKTI and the marketing strategy they're putting together on our website:
http://www.chinwag.com/ukti/survey
February 15, 2008 at 2:15am · Report


Chinwag
Hi folks,
Some updates for Skills Emergency on 29th Jan...
Laura Jordan Bambach - Head of Art at Glue (http://www.gluelondon.com/) and Co-founder of SheSays (http://www.shesays.org.uk/missing-out.as px) joins the panel.
Craig Hanna - Training Director at E-consultancy (http://www.e-consultancy.com/) completes the line-up of special guest contributors who are actively pursuing projects to tackle the skills shortage in digital media.
Don't forget - Early bird rate of £25+VAT expires Fri 25th!
£40+VAT after that. Includes some complimentary drinks and snacks.
Book here:
http://live.chinwag.com/skillsemergency
January 18, 2008 at 5:19am · Report


Chinwag
We've got a survey running at the moment, exploring how badly skills shortages are effecting the growth of the digital industry. If you're an employer or recruiter, we'd love to get your input:
http://jobs.chinwag.com/blog/2007/11/29/ survey-are-skills-shortages-crippling-th e-digital-sector/
December 4, 2007 at 10:37am · Report

















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