From the monthly archives:

February 2008

D.R.O.I.D event

by Kevin 13/02/2008 in Bristol

D.R.O.I.D will take place in Bristol, England on the 23rd February 2008 in the Trinity Arts Centre, and simultaneously on the island of Prados Azules in the virtual world of Second Life. The line-up at the Trinity will feature live acts, DJs and VJs, and using a number of video cameras, this will be [...]

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Today is “Safer Internet Day”

by Matt 12/02/2008 in Bristol

In connection with the 5th Safer Internet Day on 12 February 2008, Eurostat, the Statistical Office of the European Communities, presents a selection of statistics concerning internet activities, security concern and virus attacks.
Concerns in the UK about internet safety seem relatively low. 53% of people in the UK use the internet for shopping compared to [...]

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EfficienCity

by Stephen Hilton 09/02/2008 in Green ICT

It is often quoted that ICT is responsible for the same level of carbon emmissions as the airline industry. Connecting Bristol is working nationally with Digital Challenge partners and locally with Knowle West Media Centre and others to try to turn this around, a big challenge!
It is interesting to see that Greenpeace has launched [...]

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Bristol is number one for Creativity on Google.

by Matt 05/02/2008 in Bristol

Matt from Montage Montage Communications, challenges the assumption that Bristol is best known for its slavery past and shows that we are best known on Google for our creativity.
Analysis on the Google Trends site (which analyses the number of times a search term is used on Google) shows that Bristol is the number one city [...]

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Forthcoming Hub Events

by Kevin 01/02/2008 in Bristol

The Hub in Bristol is part of a network of physical and virtual work spaces connecting social innovators around the world. They have recently launched a new programme of free lunchtime events at 35 King Street in Bristol.
Wednesday 20th February – 1pm – Learning Lunch
Global Ethics & Human Rights – Christien Van Dan Anker

Monday 10th [...]

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