business & innovation

Technology World 2010

For 2010 we’ve brought together two previously successful events; Technology World and UK Nano & Emerging Technologies Forum to create one major 2-day event that showcases the best of British science and technology to an international audience.

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Date: 7 December 2010
Location: Excel London, UK

The Difference Engine 2011: Startups, Cash, Mentors. Deadline Monday

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The Difference Engine, a mentoring programme for digital businesses based in the North East of England, has opened its doors for applications. In fact, if you're interested, you'll need to hurry as applications close on Monday.

Do startups actually get to have weekends off? That's for another post! Companies that get through will receive an intensive thirteen week programme with high-profile mentors from both side of the Atlantic proffering their wisdom. Each team gets £5,000 plus £3,200 per founder to keep the wolves from the door during this period.

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29 September 2010 by Sam Michel

All of a Flutter as Twitter Passes MySpace

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Twitter has been hitting the marketing trail over the last couple of weeks as the work to entrance the media buying world was kicked off with stints as ad:tech London and the IAB MIXX in New York and the news that promoted tweets are well on the way.

And it looks like there's plenty to crow about as newcomer(ish) Twitter.com has overtaken MySpace.com. According to comScore (and reported by the WSJ), Twitter had nearly 96 million users last month (August), up 76% from last year, whilst MySpace.com dropped 17% to a mere 95 million uniques.

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29 September 2010 by Sam Michel

TWTRCON 2010

Real-time tools are transforming business, government and non-profits. At TWTRCON SF 10 you’ll see case studies and learn best practices from leading organizations that are using the real-time web to deliver bottom-line results.

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Date: 18 November 2010
Location: Hotel Nikko San Francisco, US

ForumOxford: Mobile Apps and Technologies Conference 2010

This one-day conference will explore emerging technologies with an emphasis on Mobile / Web 2.0 innovations and applications. Unlike many of the large impersonal conferences, this conference encourages discussion between the audience and speakers.

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Date: 15 October 2010
Location: Rewley House, UK

Discover the future that Twitter holds for PR & Marketing

Join your fellow communications professionals at a dedicated Twitter conference for the PR industry. The will address the opportunities and challenges presented by the fast rise of this powerful new medium.

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Date: 30 September 2010
Location: BSG House, UK

Three Reasons to Apply for Digital Mission to New York 2010

Digital Mission to New York

Over the last five Digital Mission trips, it's been a privilege to work with some of the UK's leading digital companies. Getting the chance to spend a week away with people who are taking the scary, but exciting, journey of expanding their business into the US is a great way to really understand what makes entrepreneurs tick.

So, it was rather humbling last week, when we announced the third Digital Mission to New York (deadline's Fri, by the way), to see these tweets from Digital Mission alumni @kierondonoghue, @mr_mcd and @stuartbruce...

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27 September 2010 by Sam Michel

GameHorizon 2010 Speaker Videos Published with Peter Molyneux, Michael Acton Smith, Charles Cecil

GameHorizon Conference 2010 by Codeworks Connect

GameHorizon, one of the UK's leading conferences tackling the business of games has just published the videos from this year's conference. 

Speakers included Peter Molyneux on Monetising Innovation, Michael Acton Smith from Mind Candy explaining how Moshi Monsters reached 20 million users and Charles Cecil from Revolution looking at "The Games Industry v William Hogarth".

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26 September 2010 by Sam Michel

Digital East 2010

At Digital East 2010, hear from dozens of industry thought leaders and innovators on topics such as Social Media, Cloud Computing, Web Analytics, Online Marketing, Ecommerce, Email, and Search among others.

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Date: 18 October 2010
Location: Hilton Mclean, US

Future City Debates - London and the future: Will we still be a major player in the world in 2050?

The Future City debates, part of the Mayor's Story of London festival, bring together leading forecasters, historians and practitioners, to look at the challenges that London faces and debate possible solutions.

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Date: 8 October 2010
Location: Conference Centre, British Library, UK

Future City Debates - Is London missing out on the potential of new technologies?

The Future City debates, part of the Mayor's Story of London festival, bring together leading forecasters, historians and practitioners, to look at the challenges that London faces and debate possible solutions.

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Date: 7 October 2010
Location: Conference Centre, British Library, UK

Future City debates - London and the Olympics: Predicting the legacy of the 21st century

The Future City debates, part of the Mayor's Story of London festival, bring together leading forecasters, historians and practitioners, to look at the challenges that London faces and debate possible solutions.

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Date: 6 October 2010
Location: Conference Centre, British Library, UK

Future City debates - Is London growing too big too fast?

The Future City debates, part of the Mayor's Story of London festival, bring together leading forecasters, historians and practitioners, to look at the challenges that London faces and debate possible solutions.

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Date: 5 October 2010
Location: Conference Centre, British Library, UK

Future City Debates - Bankers and Bonuses: What has the City ever done for London?

The Future City debates, part of the Mayor's Story of London festival, bring together leading forecasters, historians and practitioners, to look at the challenges that London faces and debate possible solutions.

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Date: 4 October 2010
Location: Conference Centre, British Library, UK

Music 4.5 - The Power of Audiences

The annual Music 4.5 conference is returning to London in November 2010. The focus will be on The Power of Audiences looking at both reaching audiences and building audiences from a music tech and artist perspective.

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Date: 10 November 2010
Location: Cafe de Paris, UK