October 2011

UK Start-up Jobs Fair, 'Silicon Milkroundabout' Returns 30th Oct

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Silicon Milkroundabout, the only jobs fair specifically for UK start-ups, returns on Sunday 30th October at The Old Truman Brewery, London.

Sure to lure in graduates and tech talent from the City, the fair will bring together over 100 start-ups, offering over 500 technical positions, so if you're a developer or engineer with a passion for building real products and crafting great code, it's the perfect place to meet exciting start-ups, hear their pitches and see what opportunities are up for grabs.

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18 October 2011 by Lauren Cotton

Econsultancy Innovation Awards 2012 - Deadline for Entries this Friday

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Econsultany's Innovation Awards 2012 are just around the corner and the deadline for entries is this Friday, 21st October.

These global awards, now in their fourth year, aim to reward companies on the cutting edge of digital marketing and e-commerce, across categories ranging from mobile marketing and social media to multichannel marketing and optimization.

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17 October 2011 by Lauren Cotton

Presentation Frenzy. Take a Peek Inside Chinwag Insight Facebook Marketing #insightfb

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Last week saw the first ever Chinwag Insight: Facebook Marketing conference take place in central London. With over 80 attendees, 30+ speakers and 10 great panels it was an event not to be missed.

If you missed any of the presentations, you can check them out on Chinwag's SlideShare account. 

The conference took place last Thursday, 6th October at the Swiss Church in Covent Garden, a less obvious place for a conference location, but we wanted to add a little inspiration and diversify from the average.

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16 October 2011 by Francesca Heath

People Powered: An Interview With Nick Bennett, Managing Partner, STEEL

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Nick Bennett is a man with a number of digital achievements under his belt. Managing partner of STEEL London; NMA top 100 digital agency, a client list boasting a string of high profile brands and blogger for SocialMediaToday; Nick has extensive experience in creative social media strategy.

“It's not as difficult as it seems,” Nick says about this strategy, “...it's about being human.”  He elaborates on this point; “social media is about people; it's not the channels, it's not the next fad.. it's about people and how people behave.”

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16 October 2011 by John Horsley

[Video] Chinwag Live: When Customer Service Goes Social Event Last Week

Last week saw the return of Chinwag Live, and with the help of our event sponsors, Conversocial we brought you Chinwag Live: When Customer Service Goes Social.

The event looked into the profound impact social media is having on how corporates interact with their existing and prospective customers. We discussed challenges and solutions as well as the future of customer service on Facebook and other social tools.

If you missed the event, or just want to take a look at the action again, you can check out the video here.

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16 October 2011 by Francesca Heath

Get On With It: An Interview With Will McInnes, Non Executive Director, NixonMcInnes

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For a man that lists “making the world a little bit better” among his interests, Will McInnes isn't doing too badly. He's co-founder and MD of social media agency NixonMcInnes, he's a non-exec at Wired Sussex and he's spoken at TEDx Brighton about radicalising business. Only a “little”?

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12 October 2011 by John Horsley

Simon Says: How to make a viral video & get your content retweeted

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You don’t make viral videos. Sorry, the truth hurts.

As a conciliation prize I’ll tell you that you were half right. You do make videos. But it’s the public that makes a viral, so you shouldn’t be selling it to a client under that label.

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12 October 2011 by Simon Caine

Apple’s New iOS 5 Operating System: What's New?

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Apple’s latest mobile operating system, iOS 5, is due to be released tomorrow and it boasts to have “added over 200 new features — taking a mobile operating system that was already years ahead of anything else and moving it even further ahead.”

With so many new features I’ve put together a quick and easy to read list of the main changes and what it means for iUsers worldwide…

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11 October 2011 by Richard Woods

Digital Mission: Singapore & Hong Kong Meetup: Discussions & Next Steps

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For the least three years, over 150 companies have taken part in Digital Missions to the tech centres of the US. The week before last, we met with a group of companies interested in heading East, to South East Asia and China.

Gathering at the offices of our hosts, Pinsent Masons, we talked through the outline plans that have been brewing at Chinwag Towers and had an in-depth discussion about the priorities for a potential Digital Mission™ to Singapore and Hong Kong including the primary objectives, timings and possible companies to meet on the trip.

Here's a quick summary of the discussion and an outline of the plans for what happens next and how to get involved:

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9 October 2011 by Sam Michel

Facebook: US vs UK, The Brits Are Obsessed [infographic]

USA vs UK Facebook Statistics

Facebook: from the bedroom of an Ivy League colleague to a Silicon Valley powerhouse. It's an all-American startup dream, but one that the Brits have taken to heart and then some.

This new infographic from BLiNQ Media, who have recently opened an office in London, shows Facebook penetration in the UK (49%) leads the US (48%). OK, so obsessed might be going a bit far, but safe to say, we're fans despite any privacy concerns.

Whilst luxury brand tops the chart in the UK, it's Starbucks in the US, the other 4 top brands are all confectioners: Skittles, Cadbury Creme Egg, Cadbury Wispa and Maltesers.

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5 October 2011 by Sam Michel