Press stories about social media could make you believe that platforms such as Facebook and Twitter are just for spotty teens and young adults on the pull. It’s all parties gone wild when 5,000 turn up and cyber bullying.
Around 2000 industry decision-makers, including potential investors and buyers from nearly 50 countries, will gather in one location for TechWorld, one of the UK’s largest technology shows at London ExCel Centre, 16 - 17 November 2011.
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.
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).
News just in that'll whet the appetite of anyone working in the UX world: the folks at ICT KTN (Knowledge Transfer Network for those that don't speak government) have 10 scholarships available for this year's MEX: Pathways to the mobile UX horizon.
The event takes place 30 Nov - 1st Dec at Wallacespace in London and with tickets costing £1,499, the scholarships are going to get snapped up quickly. To apply fill in this application form. The deadline is next Tue, 25th Oct.
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.
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.
