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Archive for January, 2008

Goodbye Spannerworks, hello iCrossing UK

By Rosie Sherry • Jan 28th, 2008 • Category: Business

One year on after being bought by US digital agency iCrossing, Spannerworks is now taking on the iCrossing brand in the UK. Arjo Ghosh, founder of Spannerworks and now CEO iCrossing UK had a few words to say about the rebrand. In true digital marketing style iCrossing has marked the occasion with the […]



Django People

By Rosie Sherry • Jan 23rd, 2008 • Category: Community

Brighton residents, Simon Willison and Natalie Downe have launched Django People - a community for people who work with the the Django Web Framework.
The site launched around 24 hours ago and has already had an impressive 747 people signed up. The idea is to encourage Django developers to create a profile and […]



Jobs - where to post and find them

By Rosie Sherry • Jan 23rd, 2008 • Category: Guides

A collection of newspapers, websites and networking events that could be used for post or finding freelance and permanent jobs.
Please leave a comment if there are any additions or corrections.

Name

Type

The Argus
Newspaper and online

The Guardian
Online

Wired Sussex
Online

Gumtree
Online

Brighton Farm
Networking

Girl Geeks
Online & Networking

Brighton Digital Media Jobs Fair
Networking

£5 app
Networking

Open Coffee Sussex
Online & Networking

Vine Brighton
Online & Networking

Brighton New Media list (BNM)
Online […]



Brighton Digital Media Job Fair

By Rosie Sherry • Jan 19th, 2008 • Category: Business, Events

Wired Sussex in association with The Argus are holding a Job Fair for anyone interested in working or hiring within the ‘digital media scene’. Up to a dozen companies will be exhibiting throughout the day (and evening) where the programme will give both permanent and freelancers an easy way to meet the people behind […]



Scoop & Crumb for Geek Ice Cream

By Ian Ozsvald • Jan 19th, 2008 • Category: Business, Community

Scoop and Crumb is a new cafe in East Street run by John (a friend of mine and Shardcore’s). Their differentiator is home made real ice-cream - new batches are made every few days by John himself.
I popped in this morning and John was good enough to give me some tasters…darn fine they were […]



Enterprise Thursdays at Sussex University

By Rosie Sherry • Jan 18th, 2008 • Category: Events

Sussex Univeristy hosts Enterprise Thursdays - a free weekly event for staff, students, alumni and the local business community. The event starts with a talk followed by networking. The focus is on business, charity or social enterprise often with a focus on technology.
Upcoming events include:

One Laptop Per Child - 24th January - […]



Discover coworking (and lots more) at The Werks

By Rosie Sherry • Jan 18th, 2008 • Category: Business

The Werks recently opened their doors to people interested in working or using space in a creative & supportive environment. The community has been crying out for this for a while and it’s really encouraging to see something like this to start.

Why does The Werks work?
I attended their Open Beer launch event and a […]



BarCamp Brighton 2

By Rosie Sherry • Jan 17th, 2008 • Category: Community, Conferences, Events

BarCamp is a grass roots ‘unconference’ for people to share and learn in an open environment. It is an intense event with discussions, demos, and interaction from participants.
In September 2007 Brighton experienced BarCamp for the first time. It is now coming back on March 15th & 16th 2008 at the University of Sussex.
BarCamp Brighton […]



OpenCoffee Sussex - 15-strong-turnout

By Ian Ozsvald • Jan 17th, 2008 • Category: Business, Community, Events

OpenCoffee Sussex ran this morning at the Innovation Centre from 9-11am. We had 15 attendees including Luke from WiredSussex, Peter from SInC, several students and the founders of a number of local tech companies.
I presented ShowMeDo for the 5-minute talk and asked for feedback on what sort of tutorial videos people might like to […]



Node101 - sharing skills on video blogging

By Rosie Sherry • Jan 17th, 2008 • Category: Community, Education, Events

Node101 is a worldwide open source project designed to spread videoblogging. The idea is to change media from a one way conversation towards a dialogue. Node101 aims to teach anyone through supportive resources and skillsharing.
Organisers of Node101 in the UK recently organised a Navlopomo screening at The Werks which really showed a great […]