After a very busy, very tiring, but very productive week out to the famous SXSW we have returned. All companies in check, no broken bones or more importantly broken laptops and with some great stories to tell - lets start off at day one…
Thursday
As we touched down in refreshingly sunny Austin you could tell it was going to be a good week, with the sun shinning and the geeky vibes buzzing there was a lot to look forward to.
Jumping timezones had left everyone slightly confused as to what day and time it was so we eased the companies participating on the UKTI Mission in slowly with a networking reception at the Moonshine Grill. The Texan food on offer including buffalo meatballs and “corn dog” shrimp definitely got our taste bubs ready for the next few days, washed down with a few magaritas.
It gave the companies a chance to get to know one another a little better as well as meeting the UKTI and Chinwag teams. With the easy start to the busy week ahead most of us headed to bed, minus a few that started the SXSW parties early!
Sheffield Doc/Fest is the UK's leading documentary and digital media festival at which the international documentary family gets together under one roof for five days of intense deal-making, docwatching and debate.
This is a one day event which will be breand led, VIP places are offered to senior brand professionals- cross industry.
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The Technique 2011 training camp, 18th & 19th March, Manchester. Join names including Dan Rubin, Seb Lee-Delisle, James Downes, Jerome & Antony Ribot, Mike Byrne and Matthew Ryan for intensive hands-on workshops in Javascript, CSS3, JQuery, Django, UX Design, Interaction Design for Small Screens, Mobile Games, iPhone OS, Android and more.
Apps, Mobile Apps, TV Apps, Mobile Applications, Workshops, Exhibition, Enterprise Apps, Mobile Event, Conference, Dubai, Developers, iPhone, Android, Blackberry, bada, palm, Mobile marketing, iPad, Middle east
Apps, Mobile Payment, Mobile Applications, Workshops, Exhibition, Enterprise Apps, Mobile Event, Conference, Developers, iPhone, Android, Blackberry, bada, palm, Mobile marketing, iPad, Telecoms, VAS, Singapore, Asia, IPTV, TV Apps
The Albion society meets to discuss the burning issues of the day. This time the key issue is the Future of Mobile. Speakers include Clive Dickens of Absolute Radio one of the UK's first companies to utilise i-Ads.
City University's HCID department will showcase research and technologies in the areas of usability, accessibility, UX, creativity and more!
We have professionals from industry providing their insight into challenges and lessons learnt whilst working with user-centred design
App workshop focusing on the business side of producing, marketing and monetising apps for iPhone and Android from the team behind the hugely successful Fonejacker app.. The courses are open to freelancers who have broadcast credits or two years’ professional experience working in TV and Digital Media production.
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.
Gamification uses the same mechanics that hook gamers but applies them to your daily interactions. It is seen by marketers as an effective way to create loyalty, increase the value of the customer and generate new business.
AdMonsters OPS: Markets - London
A unique, one-day conference for digital advertising leaders focused on operational excellence in an audience driven marketplace.
AdMonsters OPS: Markets, New York
A unique, one-day conference for digital advertising leaders focused on operational excellence in an audience driven marketplace.
Who would like to be in a market whose device base is larger than the currently installed base of PCs and is set to grow by 4.5 times in the next 3 years?
I attended the Mobile Cloud Computing Forum last week thanks to Chinwag (apologies for the delay in posting this - Ed), and these predictions, based on a Gartner paper made me sit up and listen.
There are currently close to 5 billion mobile phones in the world, this is going to rise to 6 billion in 2013. In 2013 there will be 1.82 billion smartphones on the planet, up from 400 million today, and surpassing the 1.78 billion PCs predicted for then.
Advertising globally is worth some $368 billion with $1 billion being spent on mobile. This is set to rise to $30 billion in 2013. Machine to machine communication has a potential for up to 60 billion devices. This market is yet to take off but does have some interesting applications within vending, gaming and smart monitoring, so one to watch for the future.