business & innovation

New Minibar Workshops: UKTI Online Business Essential Clinics

New Minibar Workshop series for web companies and entrepreneurs. This workshop series will be free to attend thanks to the generous support of our sponsor UKTI (UK Trade & Investment).

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Date: 20 May 2011
Location: Young Foundation, UK

Enterprise Web 2.0

How is business value realised using enterprise web 2.0 and cloud technologies? How do such tools promote productivity and innovation? Will it be a smooth transition or do we have a bumpy road ahead? Join us at Microsoft's London offices to debate with experts and practitioners from BT, Microsoft, BEA Systems, Broadsight, Huddle and more.

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Date: 13 June 2011
Location: Microsoft UK, UK

The CMO B2B Marketing International Conference

"Grand Designs: Constructing your digital brand architecture" Is ‘marketing strategy’ now being driven solely by the latest digital channels on offer? Is the tail wagging the dog?! With the number of new digital marketing channels growing rapidly, even with taking away traditional marketing, what do you back? What is the optimal mix?

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Date: 24 June 2011
Location: Hilton Arc de Triomphe, UK

Digital Shoreditch TechCity Launchpad Matchmaking Meetup

Meet potential partners for the Tech City Launchpad 1 competition on 19th May 2011 at the Digital Shoreditch HQ.

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Date: 19 May 2011
Location: Digital Shoreditch HQ, UK

SMW London Round-up: Social CRM: Building Customer Love <3, sponsored by Nokia and Nixon McInnes

SMWLDN

Social Media Week London generated so much coverage that it’s taken us a little while to pull together all the information. This review brings together the video, coverage and slides from Social CRM: Building Customer Love, sponsored by Nokia and Nixon McInnes.

Social Media has changed the playing field in CRM, some companies are embracing this change and using it to help develop stronger, more transparent relationships with their customers. 

The event looked at how different companies have used Social Media to develop meaningful relationships and recommendations and how you can take key steps to develop your online reputation.

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17 May 2011 by Lauren Cotton

PICNIC '11

The sixth edition of PICNIC is scheduled from 14 to 16 September 2011 in Amsterdam. The PICNIC ’11 theme is ‘Urban Futures’. We will explore the impact of global urbanization on our cities, societies and our lives and the way creative and smart technologies can play a role.

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Date: 14 September 2011
Location: NDSM Wharf, NL

Mini Seedcamp New York - 14th June

Seedcamp

On June 14, Seedcamp will be hosting the first ever State-side Mini Seedcamp in New York.

Mini Seedcamp New York is a one day event aiming to connect the 20 best web-tech, mobile and software talent with some of the leading entrepreneurs, developers, and experts from the US and all over the world.

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13 May 2011 by Lauren Cotton

Seedcamp New York

On June 14, Seedcamp will be hosting the first ever State side Mini Seedcamp in New York. We're looking to take the 20 most awesome startups with us to meet with and be mentored by some of the greatest mentors from the East Coast and Europe.

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Date: 14 June 2011
Location: New York City, US

MC ThinkCamp - mHealth

MC ThinkCamp - mHealth is on June 3rd at the Wallacespace St Pancras, London It is FREE to attend, and will bring the healthcare & mobile technology communities together to take a collaborative approach to putting ideas for mobile healthcare innovation into action.

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Date: 3 June 2011
Location: WallaceSpace St Pancras London, UK

Digital Surrey: The Science of Gamification

On 26th May at 7pm, Michael Wu PhD of Lithium Technologies will be joining Digital Surrey at the UCA in Farnham to discuss the science of gamification.

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Date: 26 May 2011
Location: University for the Creative Arts, UK

SMW London Round-up: Sport and Social Media, hosted by the BBC, the UK Sports Network and Ogilvy

Sport & Social Media

Social Media Week London generated so much coverage that it’s taken us a little while to pull together all the information. This review brings together the video, reportage and tweets from Sport and Social Media, hosted by:

  • Sophie Brendel, BBC’s Head of Digital Engagement (@sophiebr)
  • Maz Nadjm, Ogilvy’s Head of Social Media (@mazi)
  • and Dan McLaren, Adidas Social Media Lead at Carat (@danielmclaren)

The event looked at how the sports industry and the BBC are bringing social media centre stage, and featured major speakers from across the world of sport and broadcasting.

Four industry showcases were presented (Football, The Ashes, Rugby and BBC & London 2012), showcasing how sports organisations are using social media:

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12 May 2011 by Lauren Cotton

Internet of Things & Other M2M Stories from Mobile Monday London

The Internet of Things?! With the kinds of numbers quoted - 50 billion connected devices by 2020 - this looks like it really is "The Next Big Thing". We'll take a look at the vision of what's coming, discuss the practicalities of how this will be implemented & what this means for consumers & entrepreneurs

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Date: 16 May 2011
Location: CBI at Centrepoint, UK

Tech City East meetup

Talk by Eric Van der Kleij, CEO of the Tech City Investment Organisation. Eric will discuss the challenges, successes, and opportunities, faced -- including how to attract talent, encourage collaboration, and how to further develop our area as the world's most exciting place in terms of technology innovation.

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Date: 26 May 2011
Location: Skills Matter, UK

SMW London Snippet: Interview with Adam Mountford, Producer of Test Match Special

Adam Mountford

Just before the Sports and Social Media Panel organised by the BBC on Weds 9th February, we interviewed Adam Mountford, Producer of Test Match Special (@tmsproducer).

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9 May 2011 by Lauren Cotton

Register Your Interest: Digital Mission to Washington DC, July 2011

We’re gathering interest for a digital government and social innovation-focused trade mission to Washington for UK-based digital companies in July. Interested? Read on...

The last few years have seen a dramatic adoption of social media and digital technologies in government, NGOs and campaigning organisations. There’s a highly active community here in the UK, and an equally vibrant counterpart in the United States, centered around Washington DC.

What started as a conversation with our friends at digital government consultancy FutureGov, community builder BrightLemon and digital media consultant Kathryn Corrick, has come together to form concrete plans for a Digital Mission to Washington DC, scheduled the week 11th July 2011.

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6 May 2011 by Francesca Heath