One week to go for Manchester Twestival – get your tickets now – Social Media...
Manchester Twestival, launched at the Social Media Cafe, is happening in just one week’s time! As part of a global Twitter Festival, or ‘Twestival‘, we’re coming together at an event on 24 March to...
View ArticleNQ4 calling – memories of a wannabe radio host
Ever since I was a kid, I’ve wanted to be on the radio. One of the first gadgets I remember owning was a Fisher-Price tape player and recorder, with which I spent hours recording fake radio shows and...
View ArticleFive ideas for using the new Foursquare brand pages for your business or...
Today, Foursquare launched the ability for anyone to create their own ‘brand’ page on Foursquare. This means that brands or organisations can now quickly set up a presence on the rapidly growing...
View ArticleUpcoming Manchester rides
There’s always some cycling action going on in Manchester. Here’s a couple of upcoming organised rides that might be of interest: First up, the Chorlton Wanderers are keeping up their year-round...
View ArticleGood coffee, good ride: Northern Coffee Tour 2011
Coffee and cycling go hand-in-hand. In our opinion, you can’t beat a cup of joe in the morning for that kick you need before getting on your bike to ride to work or to play. And the north is home to...
View ArticleInternational Park(ing) Day hits Manchester’s Northern Quarter
We need more green space. It’s one of the things about this great city that is perhaps slightly lacking. Every time a building is knocked down or another spare plot becomes available, it seems to be...
View ArticleMake Twitter work for you – Digital Skills Workshop at the Cornerhouse
I recently did some training at the Cornerhouse on Twitter, as part of the Digital Skills Workshops they run. If you don’t know about these, they’re a great series of events where industry...
View ArticleMacclesfield – on the leading edge of digital
Until recently, my only knowledge of Macclesfield was of an unfortunately named supplies shop. And, of course, I’d heard the rumours about a Bond-villain style mansion owned by a certain global...
View ArticleBike festivals coming up – 30 Days of Biking: Day 24
The Manchester Evening News today announced that there had been an 83% increase in people cycling in Manchester over the last 10 years, according to the census. Now, the MEN is not the most...
View ArticleThe spirit of BarCamp is alive and well in Manchester – #BCMCR5
Excuse how overdue this blog post is… but how awesome was BarCamp Manchester?! It seems the spirit of BarCamp is alive and well in our city and that’s reassuring. With so much focus on tech startups,...
View ArticleWhat I learned at Thinking Digital Manchester 2015
I spent a few days earlier this month at my first ‘pure’ training conference for a while. Thinking Digital “brings together people curious about how technology is shaping our future”. That means it’s a...
View ArticleFive ideas for using the new Foursquare brand pages for your business or...
Today, Foursquare launched the ability for anyone to create their own ‘brand’ page on Foursquare. This means that brands or organisations can now quickly set up a presence on the rapidly growing...
View ArticleMake Twitter work for you – Digital Skills Workshop at the Cornerhouse
I recently did some training at the Cornerhouse on Twitter, as part of the Digital Skills Workshops they run. If you don’t know about these, they’re a great series of events where industry...
View ArticleThe spirit of BarCamp is alive and well in Manchester – #BCMCR5
Excuse how overdue this blog post is… but how awesome was BarCamp Manchester?! It seems the spirit of BarCamp is alive and well in our city and that’s reassuring. With so much focus on tech startups,...
View ArticleWhat I learned at Thinking Digital Manchester 2015
I spent a few days earlier this month at my first ‘pure’ training conference for a while. Thinking Digital “brings together people curious about how technology is shaping our future”. That means it’s a...
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