NottTuesday July

Technology, Web 14 July 2009 | 0 Comments

Another great NottTuesday event. This time it was very ably hosted by Garry Shutler and took a different Q&A format to normal. A whole raft of questions were suggested including reliance on the cloud, Twitter as a marketing tool, AB testing and refactoring code. The single topic that then dominated the night was web site [...]

Twitseeking BambooJuice

Technology, Web 27 April 2009 | 1 Comment

If you were also unlucky enough to be able to make it down to Cornwall for Bamboo Juice, it will be clear from this that we missed a treat.

Winning business in tough times by Paul Boag
An awesome presentation http://prezi.com/35967/view/ by Jeremy Keith, but you’ll need this commentary to make sense of it!
Keeping Up with the [...]

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Twitter + Google = Twitseek

Twitter, Web 5 April 2009 | 0 Comments

With the continuing speculation (Silicon Alley Insider, BuzzMachine, WebProNews) surrounding the possible purchase of Twitter by Google why not get a sneak preview of the end result by using Twitseek.
It’s like Google, only for Twitter. It’s an attempt to present the results from a Twitter search in a different format. It’s information from Twitter that [...]

Web 2.0 Surgery Launches

Technology, Web 23 March 2009 | 0 Comments

After an impossibly short gestation period, Web 2.0 Surgery is up and running with the first event taking place on Thursday 26th March 2009 at Cape, Nottingham, NG1 2EW.
Web 2.0 Surgery is an informal gathering of experts and clients to discuss SEO, e-commerce, RSS, video, audio, traffic building, mailing lists, analytics, adwords, social networks and [...]

Twitseeking the Brits

Twitter, Web 18 February 2009 | 0 Comments

Terms trending on Twitter and what they found on Twitseek:
Twitseeking BRIT Awards
U2 at the Brit Awards
Liveblogging from BritMusicScene

Twitseeking Girls Aloud
Photos from Philip Schofield @schofe
Popjustice is twitpiccing too @popjustice

Twitseeking Duffy
Pride of Wales
Duffy backs illegal downloading

Twitseeking Coldplay
Coldplay post their own pics
Coldplay to give away album

Other terms from throughout the night:Bono, Kylie, James Corden.
Short URL: http://www.martinwright.tv/u/13

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Hidden Stars of Twestival

Technology, Twitter, Web, iPhone 18 February 2009 | 0 Comments

It’s finally time to reveal who the hidden stars of the Nottingham Twestival were:
2. The iPhone
With limited access to useful websites at work, the iPhone was crucial in being online all the time. Without it many fewer tweets would have been twittered.
1. Tweetie
Having migrated from Twitterific to Tweetie about a month ago, it’s handling of [...]

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When Twestival Came to Nottingham

Causes, Twitter, Web 17 February 2009 | 4 Comments

Like most people, I only heard of Twestival shortly before it was due to happen. Just over two weeks before. I wanted to make sure I was there as I was fed up with missing out as all ‘local’ events took place in Sheffield or Leeds. I was definitely going to go until I realised [...]

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Tech Synergy in Nottingham

Technology, Twitter, Web 3 February 2009 | 0 Comments

You wait ages for a tech meetup in Nottingham then two of them come along in a single week!
NottTuesday on Tues 10th Feb 2009 and Nottingham Twestival on Thurs 12th Feb 2009.
NottTuesday is being put together by Adam Bird of Esendex. Twestival is part of a worlwide fundraising effort being run organised by volunteers using [...]

Twitip: Using Twestival To Increase Your Audience

Causes, Twitter, Web 1 February 2009 | 1 Comment

A a way to promote Twestival in general and Nottingham Twestival in particular, my post Using Twestival To Increase Your Audience While Helping Raise Money for Charity, has been included at Twitip.com.
The post covers the benefits of being involved with Twestival to raise your profile, raise some money and all round raise your spirits.
I’m very [...]

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Twitter Goes Mainstream

Causes, Twitter, Web 29 January 2009 | 0 Comments

This week has seen much attention around some of the celebrities that have started posting on Twitter. @schofe, @wossy and @rustyrockets have been posting very frequently, and more importantly, interestingly. Stephen Fry is a well established celebrity on Twitter and even discussed it with Jonathon Ross on his comeback show which reached a much larger [...]