February 2013

Doing Business in the USA Summit at SXSW: Lunch and After-Party Announced

Lunch

When it comes to “Doing Business in the USA” it is not just the superstars we have speaking you should be excited about.

Lunch and drinks will be provided by, the law firm Rooney PC, founded by Allan Rooney, who will be leading the legal and immigration conversation at the event.

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28 February 2013 by Chinwag Team

Introducing Chinwag Psych: Psychology, Neuroscience and Machines that Learn

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ChinwagPsych
Big data is big, obviously. It’s huge, in fact with the amount of information pouring out of social networks, ecommerce systems let alone those that run our ‘real lives’ the challenge of figuring out what’s happening is almost insurmountable.

This time last year we started to explore how the worlds of psychology, neuroscience and machine learning could help techno-numpties like me to apply some of this high-fallutin’ brain science to business. From influence to behaviour to understanding emotions, there’s plenty to take on board.

Chinwag Psych was born, bringing together the leaders in this emerging world where academia and business combine in large part powered by digital and social media.

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28 February 2013 by Sam Michel

Start-Up Diaries: TableCrowd goes to NYC [video]

Digital Mission

Kate Jackson is Founder of TableCrowd, a social dining network. We think she lives on a Lear Jet, circling the globe like the twitchy billionaire in Contact. 

Monday. Joined Chinwag’s Digital Mission direct from San Francisco. Booked in fundraising and partnership meetings around the hectic DM and Social Media Week schedule. Met my fellow travellers over informal drinks in Manhattan.

Tuesday. Master class from attorneys at Venable LLP on how foreign companies can operate/raise money in the US. Attended first SMW event: roundtable discussion from published social media authors where, bang on trend, there were prizes for the most prolific event tweeters!

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27 February 2013 by Kate Jackson

SXSW Speakers: Update

SXSW BLOCKS

Hollywood hothouse MGM used to say it had 'more stars than there are in heaven'. We won't go that far, but the latest speakers at our March 8th SXSW masterclass, Doing Business in the USA, are stellar.

Just to mention a few: Harper Reed, Robert Scoble and Dragos Ilinca, read on to meet them all.

Tickets are available here.

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26 February 2013 by Fleur Fine Hosken

SMW REWIND: Inside The Firewall Revisited [VIDEO]

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Monday's talk, Inside the Firewall Revisited, was a follow-up to our February session which looked at the future of the modern workplace. What happens when the behaviours and technologies of the social web start to permeate the insides of our organisations?

Whether you call it social business or Enterprise 2.0, the changes inside the firewall provide some of the biggest opportunities for organisations, and some of the trickiest challenges.

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25 February 2013 by Rebecca Rosman

BBCW Labs Launch Digital Media Mentorship Event March 5th

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Last year BBC Worldwide launched, BBC Labs a mentoring scheme, for digital media startups. Following the success of the current program which comes to a close next month a second program has been announced for 2013.

To kick-start this fantastic opportunity,there is an induction session to be held on March 5th from 6-8pm at Wayra's London Academy. Giving applicants the chance to meet hear from the Labs team.

If you want to participate, you can reserve a place at the induction session on March 5, or you can just go ahead and submit an application. The deadline for submissions is midnight (GMT) on April 4, 2013.

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22 February 2013 by Chinwag Team

Light Year? Not For Buzz

Mobile Phone

It’s been busy. BuzzCity opened its first UK office and has just released the latest quarterly report on trends in the mobile advertising industry.

It shows that 74% of consumers use mobile for last-minute purchases, tapping into the ease with which products can be researched and compared online. Mobile vouchers and QR codes also play a role in linking the online and offline worlds.

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21 February 2013 by Dr KF Lai

Win Tickets for #Measure13, (26-27 March, London)

Social Media Measurement and Monitoring 2013

A two-day workshop and conference, it features industry experts including Katie Delahaye Paine, web scientist Jacqui Taylor and analyst Marshall Sponder.

They'll be talking about:

  • Using Google Analytics to Measure the Value of Social Media 
  • How to Measure Marketing Success on Instagram
  • Astroturfing and The Rise of Fake Influencers
  • Discussion: Quality – The Forgotten Metric?

and much more. See the full programme here and book here.

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20 February 2013 by Chinwag Team

Enterprising Music Redux - From Dot to Digital [video]

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Enterprising Music brought together entrepreneurs, start-ups and individuals eager to join the music business.

When the music industry met the internet, it was a clash. Challenged with high-speed connectivity, frictionless sharing, P2P and social networks, find out how parts of the industry turned crisis into innovation.

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20 February 2013 by Fleur Fine Hosken

Startup Diaries: TableCrowd goes to San Francisco

San Fran

TableCrowd is a social dining network where like-minded people can meet and eat. Kate Jackson is Founder.

Monday. Set up meetings, demos and pitches in San Francisco. Flying tomorrow with four days to make connections and learn the tech and fund raising scene in the Bay.

Wednesday. We made it to the semi-final of Vator Splash and watched 10 startups battle it out and face questioning from the panel. Words of wisdom from speakers including Phil Libin, CEO of Evernote, and a host of VCs.

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19 February 2013 by Kate Jackson