March 2013

The Psychology of Sharing: 3 Things You Need to Know

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There are many psychological drivers that govern the way we share, says
Natalie Nahai, aka The Web Psychologist. These subconscious principles can be useful in creating compelling content. Here, ahead of her appearance at Chinwag Psych, she examines three of the most effective:

Social Validation

Social validation refers to our desire to develop ‘meaningful social relationships, and retain a favourable self-concept’ [1].

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7 Business Advantages of Responsive Web Design


Byte9 responsive design example; Inkling

Responsive design creates a flexible and responsive web page optimised for the device that is accessing it.

This has been hailed as the ‘Year of Responsive Design’, and with increasing preference of readers to read news online across multiple devices (i.e. tablets and smartphones), it is becoming increasingly important.

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Save The Date: Chinwag's Careers Day at Digital Shoreditch Fri 24th May

Job Hunting

We are excited to announce the 3rd Chinwag Careers Day on Friday 24th May, in association with Digital Shoreditch 2013.

After the success of previous events, you can expect a bigger and better schedule focused on finding and filling jobs in the Digital sector.

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Chinwag Psych: First Speakers Announced

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Chinwag Psych (@ChinwagPsych) is coming to London on Thursday May 9th

It is a conference and online publication covering psychology, neuroscience and machine learning for business and marketing.

A limited number of Early Bird tickets are now available. Get your tickets here

We are excited to be able to announce our first two speakers. Here come the girls...

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More Doing Biz Summit Speakers Announced: TechStars, ustwo, The Next Web

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Our SXSW masterclass, Doing Business in the USA, is happening on March 8, in Austin, Texas.

We still have some speakers to spoil y'all, including Hermione Way and Jason Seats.

Tickets are still here.

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SMW REWIND: Are You Being Served? Influence, Engagement, & Customer Service [video]

Catwalk

Fashion conscious consumers know what they want, when they want it, be it high street or haute couture. Social Media has facilitated fashionista's with a hub for conversations now its up to the brand to listen. The question is who to listen to? Who has real influence?

Is it the obvious: editors, fashion bloggers and trendsetters or are there different tribes? Can new influence tools like PeerIndexKlout or KRED unlock these groups or is it a case of knowing ‘who to know’?

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13 Handy Sites for SXSW 2013 (International Style)

Neon Austin

Eulogised, mythologised and other -oligised, South by South West Interactive (SXSW) is hard to ignore, even if you're not a fan. Tens of thousands of delegates flock to Austin, Texas for five days of conference, networking and not to be forgotten the parties.

For the several thousand international delegates, the UK being the largest group, it can be a little daunting. The official schedule alone will take several hours to navigate. So, we've pulled together thirteen - it's lucky, right? - handy resources to help those intrepid travellers to Texas navigate SXSW.

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Applications Open: UKTI India Trip to Big Tent Activate Delhi - 21 March

Indian Posters

UKTI and Guardian Activate have joined forces to provide a fantastic opportunity to visit India for a special invite-only day conference on Mar 21 - Big Tent Activate Summit New Delhi at the Taj Palace Hotel in New Delhi.

Space is very limited for this high profile event which features Google's Chairman, Eric Schmidt, reknowned commentator Jeff Jarvis, new TCIO boss Joanna Shields, Google's MD India Rajan Anandan, advisor to India PM Sam Pitroda, Guardian Editor, Alan Rusbridger amongst a host of others.

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Apply to join the trip and secure a place at the event, a travel grant of £550 towards flights/hotel and additional activity planned by UKTI's team in Delhi.

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Enterprising Fashion Redux - Slow Fashion vs. Fast Fashion [video]

Fashion Show

Enterprising Fashion was a one day event bringing together experienced entrepreneurs, recent startups and individuals eager to join the fashion industry.

How do you ensure the consumer buys not only your product but you brand. The talk "Slow vs. Fast Fashion" addresses this question. 

UK creative entrepreneurs are going back to what matters; social values, sustainability and ethical development.

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