93 things tagged with “manchester”
OPEN for business, the key word for 2012
Posted by Dave Carter on January 11, 2012.
The success of Open Data initiatives over the past year has motivated increasing numbers of people and organisations to work together to make 2012 a year when this work really does make an impact. Ranging from the local work that Open Data Greater Manchester has been doing to European networks working on Open Cities and through to global [...]
It’s A New Day, It’s A New Year
Posted by Dave Carter on January 11, 2012.
Following several (fully justified) critical emails and Blog comments about why I haven’t been using my Blog, I’ve finally got round to doing something about it. We’re soon to be refreshing and relaunching the MDDA website but, like many organisations making commitments to do this, it’s taken us a bit longer than anticipated. This is [...]
Back in the USSR……………
Posted by Dave Carter on July 13, 2011.
On July 12th 1961 Cosmonaut Yuri Gagarin visited Manchester and huge crowds braved the rain to welcome him to the city, where he recieved honorary membership of the Foundary Workers Union at their HQ in Brooks Bar. On July 12th 2011 Cllr. Jim Battle, Deputy Leader of Manchester City Council, hosted a 50th anniversary celebration of [...]
If you don’t know me by now….
Posted by Dave Carter on July 4, 2011.
After enduring weeks of people wanting to know why it seemed that I was cajoling people to ‘get to know me’ I can now exclusively (well, not really!!) reveal that I agreed to take part in an online experiment with good motives and all in a very good cause. The people behind the “I know [...]
The first Mobile Monday in Manchester – Monday 6th Junes 6pm
Posted by Paul Hilton on June 3, 2011.
The first ever gathering of mobile Mancunians will take place.
Tweeting falcons
Posted by Alan Holding on June 2, 2011.
How we helped the RSPB in Manchester get peregrine falcons on Twitter.
Free Social Media Surgery for Manchester Businesses in June
Posted by Paul Hilton on May 26, 2011.
The Social Media Surgery is a free monthly event that attempts to help Manchester businesses embrace the social media revolution in order to grow their company.
June 2011 Social Media Marketing Training Courses in Manchester
Posted by Paul Hilton on May 26, 2011.
Isn’t it time you learnt how to strategically grow and market your organisation on free social media platforms like Facebook, Twitter and LinkedIn?
Digital Agenda Europe – support the Manchester Local2020 ‘team’
Posted by Dave Carter on May 9, 2011.
Things are really taking off across Europe (although some would argue it’s only taken us 20 years to get here!) with the launch of the new Digital Agenda Europe – DAE – initiative (find out more at the DAE website http://ec.europa.eu/information_society/digital-agenda/index_en.htm) and the related website “Local2020″, http://www.local2020.eu/, which is working to get far more locally [...]
SEO Training : Search and Social Media Marketing Course in Manchester
Posted by Paul Hilton on April 28, 2011.
Leading lights from the region’s new media industry have joined forces with academics in the North West to produce a groundbreaking new search engine optimisation (SEO) course designed to improve search and social media marketing skills.
