From the monthly archives:

September 2006

Building successful social networks

by Alan 18/09/2006 in Bristol

Social networking sites are all the craze right now, Friendster and MySpace being 2 popular examples that allow people to link with friends, tell the world who they are and share what they know and like. Connecting Bristol proposes to build digital communities where citizens can become more active, enjoy greater participation and be better [...]

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Momentum Meeting 13.09.06

by Clare 13/09/2006 in Bristol

For anyone who couldn’t attend, slides from the Momentum Group meeting can be downloaded here.
Dick Penny (Watershed) kicked off the meeting by underlining the importance of the Momentum Group to the Connecting Bristol bid – a key factor being to keep intelligence flowing.

The story so far:
78 bids were submitted [...]

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Satellite Broadband on Trains

by Clare 13/09/2006 in Connectivity

The train has been sitting outside the station for the last 30 mins and shows no signs of moving. Buy another cup of coffee? Read the paper? Pretty soon you will be able to make a sykpe call, book or holiday or aimlessly surf without racking up a hefty mobile phone bill: Ofcom today made [...]

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Using ICT to support people with Dyslexia

by Stephen Hilton 11/09/2006 in Bristol

AbilityNet is a charity whose aim is to make the benefits of computers available to people with disabling or limiting conditions. They are holding the following training event in Bristol -
Using ICT to support people with Dyslexia

Fee £125 (+vat) per delegate, 23 November 2006, Hewlett Packard, Bristol
Course Content
The course consists of seminar interlinked with hands-on [...]

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Internet Rangers

by Clare 11/09/2006 in People

BT’s Internet Rangers website was mentioned at the last Digital Challenge meeting.
The aim is to get young people to take on the role of teachers, helping adults get to grips with the Internet. The initiative has some useful parallels with Connecting Bristol’s aim to increase digital know-how through reverse mentoring.
The site features handy hints re [...]

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Electric December 2006

by Clare 11/09/2006 in Bristol

Electric December is Bristol’s annual online advent calendar and 2006 marks the eighth year of this unique event. Digital presents are put together by a range of contributors including many local organisations, businesses and educational settings.
Electric December  is inviting contributions from the Connecting Bristol Momentum group for the last few remaining calendar windows. This may [...]

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The Meaning of the 21st Century

by Clare 07/09/2006 in Bristol

James Martin will be talking about his new book ‘The Meaning of the 21st Century’ at lunchtime on 26 September 2006, in the Wills Memorial Building in the University of Bristol.
The Wired Society, which James published in 1977, contained remarkably accurate and timely descriptions of the use of computers [...]

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