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London Job Hunters are Embracing Social Media [infographic]

Infographic

Employers and recruiters using social media, especially LinkedIn, will not be news to many people. But now professionals are turning to social media to proactively search for vacancies.

Anyone with a LinkedIn profile has probably received, and perhaps even say have been annoyed by speculative emails from recuiters with roles to fill. What may be news is that social media is now establishing itself as a media for professionals to use proactively in their search for a job.

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30 October 2011 by Sam Turner

GlobalWebIndex Research Shows Social Media tops B2B Influences

GWI Graph

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. 

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28 October 2011 by Chinwag Team

Net:Work 2011

Tweets, Tablets and No Travel: How Work Is Being Transformed Did you get the memo? Your workforce is implementing a multi-billion dollar infrastructure change — by themselves.

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Date: 8 December 2011
Location: Mission Bay Conference Center, US

Power of One

Power of One is a day for developers and entrepreneurs to get together and celebrate how much the individual can achieve in today's tech industry.

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Date: 11 November 2011
Location: Battersea Power Station, UK

SXSW 2012

An incubator of cutting-edge technologies, the event features 5 days of compelling presentations from the brightest minds in emerging technology, scores of exciting networking events hosted by industry leaders & an unbeatable line up of special programs showcasing the best new websites, video games & startup ideas the community has to offer.

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Date: 9 October 2011
Location: Austin Convention Center, US

Take Part in TechWorld, 16 - 17th November at London ExCeL

ExCeL London

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.

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26 October 2011 by Chinwag Team

The Europas 2011

The Europas will be identifying the hottest tech startups in Europe right now, taking hundreds of entries, sifting through them with a large advisory board and then submitting the picks to a public vote which the entire industry can participate in. The results will then be merged to find the winners.

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Date: 17 November 2011
Location: Carbon Bar, UK

Local Growth Through Broadband

Conference on the synergies between improved broadband connectivity and local and rural growth. Speakers include Caroline Spelman MP, Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs and Ed Vaizey MP, Minister for Culture, Communications and Creative Industries.

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Date: 23 November 2011
Location: The Imagination Gallery,WC1E, UK

Fourth Generation Mobile Broadband - Creating sustainable value across the chain

The conference programme will bring you the opportunity to hear from leading equipment providers, operators and thought leaders on their international experiences and insights on the challenges and opportunities in implementing 4 G mobile broadband networks.

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Date: 15 November 2011
Location: The Imagination Gallery WC1E, UK

What do Facebook’s biggest changes mean for your business?

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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.

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24 October 2011 by Chinwag Team

Mobile World Congress 2012 Competition finals events

For the fourth year in a row the ICT KTN, working in association with UK Trade & Investment (UKTI), Cambridge Wireless and Mobile Monday London is pleased to invite you to the Mobile World Congress 2012 Competition finals events.

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Date: 31 October 2011
Location: CBI conference centre at Centrepoint, UK

Breakfast Briefing

We'll cover four contemporary technologies which can make a real difference to brands and publishers: Geolocation, QR codes, Gestural interfaces, and APIs.

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Date: 16 November 2011
Location: Free Word, UK

UKTI Announce Trade Mission to South by South West Interactive (SXSW) 2012 - Applications Open!

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). 

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20 October 2011 by Francesca Heath

British Interactive Media Association Reveals Shortlist for BIMA2011 Awards

BIMA Awards

Last week, the British Interactive Media Association (BIMA) revealed the final shortlist for its prestigious annual award ceremony to be held on November 10th as Internet Week Europe wraps up.  

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19 October 2011 by Lauren Cotton

Bristol Meetup with BCS and Paul Gerrard

The use of stories to communicate dates back 30,000 years to the time when cave paintings recorded daily experience of people living as hunter-gatherers.

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Date: 5 December 2011
Location: City of Bristol College BS1 5UA, Bristol, UK