business & innovation

Digital Business - 'why the time is now' with David Soskin (former CEO of cheapflights.com and Director at mysupermarket.co.uk)

David Soskin, former CEO of cheapflights.com and Director at mysupermarket.com, will show start ups and entrepreneurs why the time is NOW for digital business.

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Date: 9 November 2011
Location: Central, UK

What do Facebook’s biggest changes mean for your business?

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Just over a week ago, we (Neoco) were invited to speak at the Chinwag Insight: Facebook Marketing conference on 6th October 2011. We shared our predictions with delegates from around the country, explaining what Facebook’s latest and most radical changes to date (first announced at the f8 conference on 23rdSeptember) mean for marketers and business.

Other panelists that supported our talk included senior members from We Are Social, Wieden+Kennedy and 1000heads. Have look at some of the insight we shared at the conference looking at the opportunities and potential threats that face your brand when Facebook’s developments are rolled out to all users this month.

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24 October 2011 by Chinwag Team

Mobile World Congress 2012 Competition finals events

For the fourth year in a row the ICT KTN, working in association with UK Trade & Investment (UKTI), Cambridge Wireless and Mobile Monday London is pleased to invite you to the Mobile World Congress 2012 Competition finals events.

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Date: 31 October 2011
Location: CBI conference centre at Centrepoint, UK

Breakfast Briefing

We'll cover four contemporary technologies which can make a real difference to brands and publishers: Geolocation, QR codes, Gestural interfaces, and APIs.

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Date: 16 November 2011
Location: Free Word, UK

UKTI Announce Trade Mission to South by South West Interactive (SXSW) 2012 - Applications Open!

It's that time of the year again...when all the geeks around the globe start to get twitchy, flights start getting booked up and Austin, Texas starts to brace itself for the thousands of digital folk that will be embarking on the massive annual gathering that is South By South West Interactive 2012 (SXSW). 

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20 October 2011 by Francesca Heath

TechStars for a Day - UK

Get to know TechStars and what it can do for you. TechStars provides seed funding from over 75 top venture capital firms and angel investors who are vested in the success of your startup, as well as intensementorship from hundreds of the best entrepreneurs in the world.

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Date: 6 November 2011
Location: White Bear Yard, UK

How do we create communities that are more sustainable? Do people care? Do we need them?

How do we create communities that are more sustainable? Do people care? Do we need them? Venue: , , London,

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Date: 17 November 2011
Location: The Shooting Gallery, Haymarket Hotel, UK

British Interactive Media Association Reveals Shortlist for BIMA2011 Awards

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Last week, the British Interactive Media Association (BIMA) revealed the final shortlist for its prestigious annual award ceremony to be held on November 10th as Internet Week Europe wraps up.  

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19 October 2011 by Lauren Cotton

The Guardian's Mobile Business Summit 2011

The Mobile Business Summit explores the opportunities mobile technologies bring to marketers, publishers, advertisers, telecoms professionals and the wider media as the distinction between technology, content and innovation becomes blurred.

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Date: 6 December 2011
Location: The Grange, St Pauls, UK

UKTI Trade Mission to SXSW 2012

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CMU Training: Music Business Models - Making Money, Finding Investment

Music Business Models - Making Money, Finding Investment looks at the various ways to make money out of music, including intellectual property, live performance and fan engagement, and how music companies and artist deals may look in the future.

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Date: 30 November 2011
Location: CMU, UK

CMU Training: Music Rights, Inside & Out

Music Rights Inside & Out provides an introductory guide to UK copyright law, with a particular focus on music rights. It looks at how music rights work - including compulsory and blanket licensing and collecting societies - and at how rights can be monestised. There is also an overview of the fight against online piracy.

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Date: 9 November 2011
Location: CMU, UK

UK Start-up Jobs Fair, 'Silicon Milkroundabout' Returns 30th Oct

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Silicon Milkroundabout, the only jobs fair specifically for UK start-ups, returns on Sunday 30th October at The Old Truman Brewery, London.

Sure to lure in graduates and tech talent from the City, the fair will bring together over 100 start-ups, offering over 500 technical positions, so if you're a developer or engineer with a passion for building real products and crafting great code, it's the perfect place to meet exciting start-ups, hear their pitches and see what opportunities are up for grabs.

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18 October 2011 by Lauren Cotton

Future of Broadcast: Engaging a social audience

In partnership with the Association for International Broadcasting, media140 is bringing together global leaders in the field of broadcasting, social media and digital technology. media140 will help you explore solutions to manage the fast paced social broadcasting environment, to think differently and steal a march on your competitors.

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Date: 9 November 2011
Location: CCT Venues, UK

Econsultancy Innovation Awards 2012 - Deadline for Entries this Friday

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Econsultany's Innovation Awards 2012 are just around the corner and the deadline for entries is this Friday, 21st October.

These global awards, now in their fourth year, aim to reward companies on the cutting edge of digital marketing and e-commerce, across categories ranging from mobile marketing and social media to multichannel marketing and optimization.

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17 October 2011 by Lauren Cotton