From the monthly archives:

May 2007

Online bid wins New Media nomination

by Clare 25/05/2007 in People

An entirely public online collaboration to bid for a £1.2 million Government contract has been nominated to win a New Media Award in the Modernising government award category. The dozens of people involved in openinnovation.net elected to construct their bid online and in public, leveraging extra ideas and energy.
Simon Berry led on [...]

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Here Comes CatBot

by Tomas 25/05/2007 in Technology

CatBot is a proposed open source system for easy distribution of large files using peer-to-peer technology (p2p). A peer-to-peer system (aka file trading system) is a method of exchanging data that combines the networked, distributive power of each individual computer, to enable an interconnected mesh of network bandwidth. CatBot is also known as the South [...]

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New report by Community Media South West & Blueboard

by Shawn 25/05/2007 in Bristol

MAKING IT WORK:
An Enquiry into how companies in the Community Media Sector recruit and
retain skilled freelancers
Research by Ella Bissett Johnson
Edited by Shawn Sobers and Steve Gear

Synopsis
This report is a timely and original development in the analysis of social interest creative practice. It takes the debate much further than merely exploring the merits of such projects, [...]

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Momentum Group Meeting Notes 23.05.07

by Clare 23/05/2007 in Bristol

Live notes from the Momentum Meeting
5.15pm
Stephen Hilton introduced the evening “tonight is about stopping looking back and moving forward to what the city will now do”.
5.20pm
Stephen Dodson, Director of the Digital Challenge Programme (not a Digital Challenge Judge!):
The transparency, energy and creativity of the Connecting Bristol bid was hugely impressive – this is my fourth [...]

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Bristol Day – A new BANK HOLDAY

by Clare 22/05/2007 in Bristol

There are no bank holidays between August and Christmas, so let’s support Bristol Day, a city-wide day off on the last Monday in October.
Sign up to give your employees a day off at Pledge Bank. Or if you aren’t in a position to actually give the day off – join the Facebook group instead to [...]

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Expert Debate Panorama Wi-Fi Dangers

by Stephen Hilton 21/05/2007 in Connectivity

Tonight’s BBC Panorama programme will call for research into the potential dangers of Wi-Fi. Researchers claim to have found the maximum signal strength one metre from a wi-fi-enabled laptop in a classroom in Norwich was three times that measured 100 metres away from a mobile phone mast nearby.
However, The Guardian carries a report [...]

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The Momentum Group (is back)

by Stephen Hilton 20/05/2007 in Bristol

EVENT REMINDER
CONNECTING BRISTOL 
BRISTOL MOMENTUM GROUP
23rd May, 5-7pm, Watershed 
The Momentum Group is an open meeting for anyone who is interested in shaping the digital future of Bristol and the city region. At this meeting you will be able to:

Quiz Stephen Dodson, the Digital Challenge Director at Department of Communities & Local Government on the future [...]

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Linux Boot Camp

by Clare 14/05/2007 in Bristol

UWE Linux Boot Camp, 25th-27th July 2007
Ever needed to get more out of your computer and gadgets?  Have you wanted to knowmore about Linux, open source software or get in touch with your inner geek? If so then the UWE Linux Boot Camp is for you.
The event, open to people who are studying for or [...]

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mscapers website launched

by Clare 13/05/2007 in Bristol

On 9 May HP’s mscapers website had its international launch in China, taking location-based experiences to the next level of sophistication, mscapers was originated by a team from HP labs in Bristol.

Mediascapes are mobile, location–based experiences that incorporate digital media with the sights, sounds, and textures of the world around you. A mediascape blends digital [...]

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