business & innovation

Digital Pulse - April 2008

Digital Pulse indices
Digital Pulse: 
125.5
Current Index: 
142.1
6 month Index: 
131.6
Employment Index: 
142.1
Move Jobs Index: 
116.1
Salary Index: 
95.6
Current Confidence Index: 
126.6
Future Confidence Index: 
123.9

The method for calculating the Digital Pulse has been adjusted to give a more accurate reflection of the industry's confidence, based on feedback from March's results. Using this new algorithm for both March and April's results, confidence dropped 2.5%, with most of the other indices showing small drops in confidence.

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23 May 2008 by Deirdre Molloy

Digital industries’ workforce withstand economic jitters

Ever wondered how people really feel about their careers and futures in the digital industries? Amid the buffeting winds of economic turbulence, are we blasé or nervous, excited or fearful? Now you can find out - and add your own sentiments to the big picture equation.

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20 May 2008 by Deirdre Molloy

Digital workforce upbeat as new media shrugs off economic insecurities

The UK’s digital media industries remain upbeat, with sustained confidence in employment opportunities and optimism about current market conditions, according to a new survey released today, 19th May 2008, by digital media community network Chinwag. (http://www.chinwag.com/digitalpulse/2008/03)

PRESS RELEASE

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19 May 2008 by Deirdre Molloy

Who's coming to Micro Media Maze?

Good and bad news, depending on where you stand - our last debate until the autumn, Chinwag Live: Micro Media Maze this coming Tuesday evening 20th May, is nearly sold out.

If you want to be in on the debate, we'd strongly advise you book now.

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16 May 2008 by Deirdre Molloy

Chinwag Live: Measuring Social Media pics and podcast

The Chinwag Live 'on tour' session at Internet World provided another chance to dip into the debate that's emerging around measuring social media.

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16 May 2008 by Sam Michel

Digital Pulse Analysis March 2008

Topic: 
marketing
recruitment
Publisher: 
Chinwag

Background

Digital Pulse is a confidence index for the digital industry. It is designed to find out how industry professionals are feeling, how they perceive the current business climate, salary conditions and their views on what it’ll be like in 6 months time.

Each month, Chinwag will poll its community, made up of practitioners working across the digital industries, to create a barometer of attitudes and confidence.

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14 May 2008 by chinwag

Piecing together the micro media puzzle

Mobisodes, music widgets, news via RSS. It seems companies are clambouring over each other to turn once new online services into the latest micro equivalent. What can we expect from all these rapid developments and what’s the next thing to turn “micro”?

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6 May 2008 by Suzanne Morrow

Digital Pulse - March 2008

Digital Pulse indices
Digital Pulse: 
122.1
Current Index: 
145.7
6 month Index: 
133.6
Employment Index: 
152.3
Move Jobs Index: 
77
Salary Index: 
102
Current Confidence Index: 
133.3
Future Confidence Index: 
105.3
field_topic: 
marketing
The results of the overall index indicate a positive outlook towards the current market position, with good confidence about the current market state and the wide availability of jobs within the market. Looking over the next six months however, this confidence slips 12.1 points (8.3%).

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4 May 2008 by Sam Michel

Thinking Digital - the Cannes for ideas and insights

On May 21st Thinking Digital is coming to Newcastle and we here at Chinwag will be jumping on the train and heading “up nawf” to see what this anti-conference is made of and, of course, fitting in some opportune mingling, (and a few beers).

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1 May 2008 by Suzanne Morrow

FOWA Expo

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Date: 8 October 2008
Location: Excel Centre, UK

Pics & podcast from Chinwag Live in Manchester

Exhausted, but exhilirated the Chinwag gang wended their weary way back from Chinwag Live: User Centered Advertising in Manchester last week.

The event was organised with the help of Manchester Digital - thanks, Shaun & Co - who helped fill up the CUBE gallery with over 60 of Manchester's digerati.

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23 April 2008 by Sam Michel

Manchester calling as Chinwag hits the digital north

The internet was meant to be the thing that liberated us from place. Anyone could design a website or run a company from their bedroom or a remote eerie. All you needed was a computer and an ISDN connection, right?

But some habits die hard. Basing your web business in London seems to be one of those things. Despite this, there's a thriving scene around Britain, and we're keen to give as many people and places as possible access to our services.

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9 April 2008 by Deirdre Molloy

Picnic '08

Amsterdam’s leading annual international event, highlighting creativity and innovation, particularly in media, entertainment and technology.

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Date: 24 September 2008
Location: Westergasfabriek, NL

b.TWEEN 08

A diverse gathering of influentials and pioneers: all hungry to explore what can happen when the worlds of Advertising, Creative Technology, Film, Games, Mobile, TV and Web collide.

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Date: 18 June 2008
Location: Manchester Art Gallery, UK