business & innovation

BeingDigital 2011 (11th - 12th October) brings four big themes for business over a two day summit giving your organisation the flexibility to participate and attend one or all four themes. Meet early stage businesses, innovators and entrepreneurs building, creating and pushing the boundaries of digital business and the new generation of digital and social technology products.

We're delighted that organisers, media140, have offered 2 lucky Chinwaggers the chance to win a free conference ticket.

This week sees the Startup Britain campaign takes to the streets of the UK on their Summer Bus Tour. Starting with Bristol on Monday, the bus will visit 14 cities up and down the country over the next fortnight.

The campaign team for StartUp Britain will travel on the bus, complete with experts, mentors, entrepreneurs and small business authors, to locations including Brighton, Cardiff, Cambridge, Birmingham, Sheffield and York.

The Business of Social Business (Tues 27th Sept) will take a closer look at the fundamental changes business and organisations need to make to ensure they stay abreast of the connected consumer.

We're delighted that organisers, media140, have offered two lucky Chinwagger(s) the chance to win a free conference ticket.

The Unethical Social Web (15th September) will delve into the darker side of the social web with a series of talks from the world of journalism, law and advertising, taking place at the RSA, London.

We're delighted that organisers, media140, have offered 2 lucky Chinwaggers the chance to win a free conference ticket.

I'm pretty sure it happens earlier each year, but maybe it's age. Policemen are all looking younger, too. The annual 'vote for me' fest that is the SXSW Panelpicker has opened its doors.

This year sees over 80 panels submitted from this side of the Atlantic from organisations big and small including the BBC, Iris Worldwide, FutureGov, TechHub, BBC, PeerIndex, mydeco, Somethin' Else, Madgex, Clearleft, The Economist and heaps more.

Sizzling sausages and other char-grilled delights are on the menu at our Late Summer BBQ on Thursday 8th September, combined with the opportunity for Chinwaggers, the Digital Mission alumni and Bootlaw regulars to gather, mingle, chat and sip a cold beverage. Let's face it, we don't need much of an excuse and it will be the end of Summer.

The past weekend showed that many consumers these days have the expectation that if brands are on Facebook they’re offering customer service 24/7.