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Monetising Content & Audiences across Platforms

A half-day interactive workshop to help TV & digital media producers learn more about audiences, data, social media, products & platforms, and how to monetise content. The courses are open to freelancers who have broadcast credits or two years’ professional experience working in TV and Digital Media production.

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Date: 29 May 2012
Location: Indie Training Fund at Lux, UK

Cambridge StartupWeekend

Designers and Creative Folk Wanted!!! Got an idea for a business? Got the skills to help turn an idea into reality? Cambridge Startup Weekend is the event that brings people with ideas and skills together to make things happen.

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Date: 11 March 2011
Location: St John's Innovation Centre, UK

Google One Pass: Changing the face of publishing?

Disused RFID turnstyles, Amsterdam, the Netherlands.JPG by Cory Doctorow

Google's One Pass hurriedly graduated yesterday from University in Berlin hot on the heels of the announcement of Apple's subscription service.

The online content payment platform is available to publishers in the UK, US, Canada, France, Italy, Germany and Spain. The subscription billing application will be making its way onto smart phones, tablets and computers in the UK, mainland Europe and the States now.

How it works?

Readers who purchase content from a One Pass publisher can access their content on tablets, smart phones and websites after signing in with their Gmail email and password.

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PechaKucha London App Edition

PechKucha London App Edition is a creative way for users, developers, and entrepreneurs to meet and discuss the future of the mobile web.

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Date: 28 April 2011
Location: Bar Music Hall, UK

Marketing Movies Online Labs

Marketing Movies Online Labs will bring film companies face to face with digital marketing experts, through a series of practical master-classes, case studies & presentations, providing participants with the skills to develop an online marketing strategy in support of their own projects.

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Date: 11 March 2011
Location: London, UK

Bringing Home the Gongs: Shorty Awards, Tech Startup 100, NMA Effectiveness, Best Awards

Awards Dinner Lighting - Vodafone001 by Rob Sayer

I'm not sure if there's an awards season per-se for the digital world, but they seem to be cropping up thick and fast at the moment.

And who doesn't like a shiny gong to add to their awards cabinet? Below are details of four sets of awards from the digital, marketing, content and start-up worlds. In their own words, here you go:

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Tech Gathering hosted by Viadeo & TechHub

Viadeo and TechHub are hosting this evening which will bring together tech start-ups, tech companies, VCs and Angels for an evening of networking and sharing stories. The format will be informal, with a drinks reception and guest speaker, followed by networking.

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Date: 11 February 2011
Location: TechHub, UK

Digital Shoreditch

The Digital Shoreditch festival celebrates outstanding creativity in the heart of the UK's digital hub.

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Date: 3 May 2011
Location: Various locations in and around Shoreditch including Brick Lane, UK

TechPitch 4.5

TechPitch4.5 is an evening pitch event created by 2Pears, in order to showcase some of the tech startups, which have been taking part in the UKTI pitch-training workshops in the past 6 months. TechPitch4.5 will be held at TechHub on 10th February 2011, with TechCrunch Europe’s editor Mike Butcher as the MC for the evening.

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Date: 10 February 2011
Location: TechHub, UK

Floxx: Future Facebook or a Perverts Paradise?

Floxx Screenshot

Founded by ex University College London student Rich Martel, Floxx, "dating" social network Floxx is hitting the headlines. In its first day online the site managed to attract a whopping 6,000 visitors and, over the following few days, over 1,000 posts.

Pretty impressive but could it be the next Facebook?

Floxx officially went live on Jan 10th this year but quietly sneaked online a few days before that on the 3rd. Like its old incarnation Fit Finder, Floxx is aimed at students; letting them post messages online, on a public platform, about an attractive stranger who has caught their eye.

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Digital Sparks: Technology for Agencies

Digital Sparks has been conceived to provide a focussed event for an invited audience of agency decision-makers to hear about agency technologies and discuss active partnerships that work for both the agency and the technology provider.

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Date: 8 March 2011
Location: Bureau Private Members Club, UK

Social Telly: from Campaigning to Commentary to Community Building sponsored by Conversocial

How can you manage the conversations, what platforms work best? How can you build a community around your programme? Can you integrate social into your programming content? We will look at the best practice across TV and social media and the emerging world of social TV. Join us for a spot of lunch and discussion with our expert panel. RSVP now!

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Date: 8 February 2011
Location: Design Council, UK

Apps Go Social sponsored by Nokia & GlobalWebIndex

The apps market is going from strength to strength, with brands dominating the space, the next generation of apps are increasingly becoming more social integrating; checkin's, likes and recommendation engines to add extra value to the user, any time any where. Includes a light lunch. RSVP!

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Date: 7 February 2011
Location: Scott Room, Guardian News & Media, UK

Apps World North America

Apps World North America 2011 a two day event bringing together many of the region's top app Developers, Network Operators, OS Vendors, Brand & Marketing Managers and Technology Providers; looking to connect, build partnerships and network whilst becoming educated and inspired by the latest developments within this exciting industry.

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Date: 1 November 2011
Location: Jarvis Centre, US

Mixing Digital With Dinner: Digital Advertising 2010 - A New Decade

Mixing Digital With Dinner: Digital Advertising 2010 - A New Decade. Michael will take you through the key trends affecting digital advertising today and in the coming decade.

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Date: 16 February 2011
Location: Chez Victor, UK