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Web site design for beginners
November 17, 2009 from 10am to 1pm – Glasgow Science Centre
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Scottish Open Source Awards 2009
November 20, 2009 from 6:30pm to 10pm – Informatics Building, University of Edinburgh
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Storytelling, Business and Innovation
November 24, 2009 from 9:15am to 4:30pm – Clifton House
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Art of With 2: Artists and Curators
November 25, 2009 from 1pm to 6pm – Cornerhouse
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38minutes has 1,631 members, 143 groups & 846 Blogs!
This is Central Station member Patrick Macdonald's sizzler for the new digital arts platform's film trailer competition. Traditional and digital meet. His finished trailer will be shown in Glasgow cinemas in two weeks. 38minutes wants members to keep the network informed of any opportunities out there you can do this either through the Wanted group, by blogging below, or by sharing events with friends. There's a summary of Channel 4 digital commisioning priorities here
Check out the blog archives, discussions taking place in groups and you can follow on twitter! Blogs & Discussions worth checking:
Getting beyond the copyright and IPR debate •Scottish Storm ID visualising Scotland's deprivation • Networking: Selling Yourself in 30 Seconds • Don't forget to market your apps towards the iPhone Moms • Find out what Channel 4's Digital Commissioners are looking for • More... Video of the week: Scottish animation series with Hector
Blog Posts: Words of Wisdom on the World Wide Web
Making music is a labour of love, making money is a by-product.
In a perfect world we would give all our music away for free and survive on touring revenue, merchandising and licensing income. Alas this is not always possible. In order to eat we have to sell a few CD’s. The good news is that much of our catalog has been released under this creative commons license http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/3.0 We have made many Ant… Continue
Posted by Pete Smith on November 16, 2009 at 6:15am
As Bebo Fades Art Cinema Lives On
I am a great lover of dramatic paradox, cruel juxtaposition and decorative : colons..
So in the week that Bebo has announced it has frozen all commissioning and decimated its… Continue
Posted by Stuart Cosgrove on November 15, 2009 at 11:50am — 3 Comments
Who is going to get the last Open Source Awards ticket?
Posted by greg soper on November 15, 2009 at 11:21am
Micro-blogging’s claims to greatness don’t ring true
Advocates of Twitter have made some grandiose claims about microblogging. One recurring argument is that it’s a tool for holding power to account. It’s a noble objective but falls far short of those lofty ambitions.
Newspapers and television are achingly clear about their deficiencies. They fle… Continue
Posted by Stuart Cosgrove on November 15, 2009 at 11:07am
Onwards and upwards...
Looking for new avenues to explore, I entered the competition to design and produce the Glasgow Film Festival's trailer which, all going well, will be presented to cinema goers across Scotland and northern England in the weeks leading up to the GFF. After succesfully being shortlisted(woohoo!), I embarked on a c… Continue
Posted by Patrick Macdonald on November 12, 2009 at 7:00pm
Is social networking really the right tool for 21st century education?
from LSE's Flickr commons stream
Great gurus of the internet age, such as Henry Jenkins, have challenged educational institutions to… Continue
Posted by Anne Bonnar on November 10, 2009 at 3:36pm
Scottish Enterprise at the BAFTA Scotland Awards
Lena Wilson highlights Scotland's digital media success stories at the prestigious awards ceremony in Glasgow.
Big names from film and TV graced the red carpet at the 2009 Scottish BAFTA's, with guests including Robert Carlyle, Gregor Fisher, Kevin MacDonald, Stella Gonet, Muriel Gray, Isla Traqua… Continue
Posted by George Falconer on November 9, 2009 at 5:33pm
Open Source Awards - 25 FREE tickets to go and counting.
Event organisation coming along nicely ... wine, beer, soft drinks, food ... all free. And great networking with some of Scotland's most liberated technologists.
Book now ...
Posted by greg soper on November 9, 2009 at 5:09pm
Triumph for 38minuters at the Baftas
It was a night of celebration for Scotland's digital sector last night, as the prestigious Bafta Scotland Awards recognised the abundance of talent and innovation across the genres.
Tern Digital's KNTV Sex, in association with Channel 4, won in the… Continue
Posted by Nicola More on November 9, 2009 at 2:46pm
Citizen Journalism vs Being Human: "People act different behind a camera"
"The second video is much less heartwarming, but far more terrif… Continue
Posted by Ewan McIntosh on November 9, 2009 at 12:42pm
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