Wired Sussex News
London Road redevelopment proposals - a missed opportunity?
Thu, 17 Jul 2008
As you may know, Wired Sussex has an office in New England House which would disappear under the developer St James’ current proposals for the area. We have member companies in the building and member companies who would like to be in this building. So, to represent those interests, we have had meetings with St James (the developers) and with the property and planning departments ... Read More
Phil Jones
Happy Birthday OpenCoffee
Wed, 16 Jul 2008
The business and Tech networking group OpenCoffee Sussex celebrates it's first birthday tomorrow (July 16th). During this time it's provided a great way for industry to meet academia and for Brighton based businesses to meet companies working at the Sussex Innovation Centre. I often attend myself and always end up meeting useful contacts. If you've not been to one of their meetings before ... Read More
Luke Hay
Sussex Designers Competition winner
Wed, 16 Jul 2008
Wired Sussex Members Preview recently ran a competition for young designers (16 to 21 year olds) to design a poster for the Chartered Institute of Marketing (CIM). The competition winner was Andy Baumann of City College who design was described by Martyn Reading, Creative Director of Preview as "an aesthetically striking composition". It's great that Preview ran this competition ... Read More
Luke Hay
Linden Lab event
Fri, 11 Jul 2008
Linden Lab is hot on the trail of the very best minds. they're hosting a special event after Develop Online in Brighton on the evening of July 29th, and it's all about meeting you.
They're providing the food and drink; you bring yourself, and a friend. Talk virtual worlds with key Linden personnel and find out about the real opportunities in Boston, San Francisco, Mountain View, Davis, Seattle ... Read More
Phil Jones
Brighton Barcamp sponsors needed
Wed, 9 Jul 2008
BarCampBrighton3, the non-profit, free-to-attend, community-based web conference takes place in September at the University of Sussex. This will be attended by 180 Digital Media types and offers a great sponsorship opportunity.
BarCamps are run all over the world and everyone that attends is supposed to speak or run an activity. The last BarCampBrighton, in March 2008, attracted 150 technologists ... Read More
Luke Hay
Work Experience with Wired Sussex
Wed, 9 Jul 2008
Wired Sussex are looking for a budding journalist to research and write up content for our new Women in Media website. It is a two/ three week work experience that will include; research, interviewing and creating podcasts.
If you are interested, please send CV, cover letter and examples of your work to: nish@wiredsussex.com
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Nish Dhaliwal
Most outstanding use of Digital Media
Mon, 30 Jun 2008
This year's Brighton and Hove Business Awards are now open for nominations with 14 awards up for grabs. The category that should interest some of our members is The Most Awesome Use of Digital Media. Have you raised the bar and enhanced Brighton's reputation for delivering digital goodness on a global scale? If so, and if you fancy picking up a shiny award later on this year then you ... Read More
Luke Hay
Last chance to win dConstruct tickets
Mon, 30 Jun 2008
dConstruct is the affordable one day conference for people designing and building the latest generation of social web applications.
Simply grab one of the customisable buttons, add your own image and upload it to your website. Take a screen grab of your button and post it to the Flickr group.
The favorite button, chosen by the organisers of dConstruct ,added to the group by the end of 30th ... Read More
Luke Hay
Brighton animators website launches
Fri, 27 Jun 2008
Brighton Animators Networking Group (BANG) have launched a website aimed at all types of animators; casual hobbyists, students, freelancers and hardened professionals. Animators can keep up to date with the latest news and events as well as posting their own animations. Join the BANG group today.The group still meet up regularly so keep an eye on the site for updates on the next networking ... Read More
Luke Hay
Looking to work in digital media in Brighton?
Tue, 24 Jun 2008
Brighton Internship programme is an unbeatable opportunity to get invaluable paid work experience with one of 23 digital media companies, including web, games, tv and virtual worlds businesses, based in Brighton.
Details on this year's internships are now live: read the jobs specs and apply. Deadline for applications is Tuesday 22nd July 2008.
The programme places graduate interns with ... Read More
Nish Dhaliwal
Parlez-Vous Français?
Mon, 23 Jun 2008
Club Penguin are putting together a French team for their Brighton office and as a result are seeking French speaking types for various roles.All roles require French speakers with good customer support skills. So if you're a French speaker yourself or know anyone who is then have a look at the jobs on offer. Read More
Luke Hay
Beer and Pizza Membership Feedback
Wed, 18 Jun 2008
On Tuesday 10th June we held the first of four Membership feedback sessions. Billed as ‘Beer and Pizza’ sessions (pizza is always a draw and the beer helped the conversation flow), the intention is to give our members the opportunity to tell us what they like about membership and recommendations for improvement. Ultimately, the feedback we will have gleaned from ... Read More
Nick Dannheimer
Do you want to do business with the BBC?
Mon, 16 Jun 2008
The BBC is one of the largest commissioners of digital content in the UK. Ever wondered how your company can get work from them? Want to know what they are looking for, who you should be talking to and how? Here is your chance to find out.
Wired Sussex has teamed up with the BBC to bring some of their top executives to Brighton to tell our members what their digital strategy is, what they ... Read More
Jo Roberts
South Coast Design Forum - Brighton
Mon, 9 Jun 2008
The SCDF (South Coast Design Forum) is a non-profit organisation run for and by designers and creatives from all disciplines and aims to to provide support, awareness and network channels for the South Coast as an area rich in designers and creatives.The first get-together for the Brighton branch will be Thursday 26th June. Meet up with the groups organisers to discuss how the group can ... Read More
Luke Hay
Free Freelance Advice
Fri, 6 Jun 2008
Brighton based entrepreneur Darren Fell launched freelanceadvisor.co.uk a couple of months back now and the site is fast becoming an excellent resource for both people looking to go freelance for the first time and more experienced freelance types. The site offers a wide range of advice from making money to running marathons and is a must for all freelancers. Its experienced contributors ... Read More
Luke Hay
The Value of Intern$
Mon, 12 May 2008
We all know the value of an intern in the office, to help to fill in the ever growing company database or complete the web research tasks on your endless to- do list. Time is precious and an extra pair of hands is priceless. So with that understanding, are we stuck with the notion that interns come for free to do the crap jobs?Wired Sussex are organising the Brighton Internship Programme, ... Read More
Nish Dhaliwal
That's the way to do it!
Thu, 8 May 2008
I popped along to the May BANG event after work yesterday. The talk was by Punch and Judy experts Glyn and Mary Edwards who told us the history of Punch and Judy as well as showing us their suitcase full of puppets! It was a really interesting event and a good way to see how 'analogue' animation has influenced more modern animation of all types. If you have an interest in animation then ... Read More
Luke Hay
Digital Media Debate in Brighton
Wed, 7 May 2008
We're all heading to the Digital Media Debate tonight at the Pavilion Theatre - an excellent panel - comprising of Emily Bell, Matt Locke and Beth Appleton, and chaired by Bill Thompson - are set to discuss something called the 'digital zeitgeist'... Apparently this is now a sell-out, with over 200 attending. Look forward to seeing some of you there! Read More
Jo Roberts
More Projects Board Feedback...
Thu, 1 May 2008
This time it's feedback from the Project posters. It seems that despite the fact the board has only been live for a couple of months it's already proving to be a success...
"We had about 18 expressions of further interest from our posting on the Projects Board, and eventually received 5 firm quotes. We shortlisted 2 of these and, after demonstrations of their CMS software solutions, ... Read More
Luke Hay
Thoughts from MIp / Milia...
Mon, 28 Apr 2008
Went to MIp / Milia the large media content market in Cannes a few weeks ago. Its where media comanies, digital and otherwise, go to buy and sell content piled high and deep like squashy tomatoes in the open market. Was joined there by a number of local companies including Little Loud, Cogapp and iCrossing
I have been attending this market for over 10 years now and for most of them its imminent ... Read More
Phil Jones
Projects Board Feedback
Wed, 23 Apr 2008
We had a feedback session on our Projects Board yesterday, thanks to everyone for coming along and making it a success. We got some really useful ideas on how to improve the board and we'll be making changes over the coming weeks. If you've got any suggestions in the meantime feel free to email me. Read More
Luke Hay
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| Annual Nido Fun Day July 25th 2008
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| AI Digital Allstars cricket challenge
The ‘Bashes’ game 3. In June, the AI Digital Allstar ... Thu, 10 Jul 2008 |
| Kineo e-learning supports Marks & Spencer managers
Marks & Spencer's line managers need training on demand ... Wed, 9 Jul 2008 |
| Worth wins NMA award with teen campaign for the NHS
Full service digital agency Worth (http://www.worthdigital.com ... Thu, 3 Jul 2008 |
| The UK's Fastest Growing Tech PR
Midnight has been named as the fastest growing tech ... Mon, 30 Jun 2008 |
| iCrossing Commended for ‘Best Use of Web’ at NMA Effectiveness Awards
LONDON, England – June 27, 2008 - iCrossing, a global ... Fri, 27 Jun 2008 |
| Big, Bold, Brighton – Beautiful. Nido Marketing Are Moving On Up!
Award-winning business-to-business telemarketing company, ... Tue, 24 Jun 2008 |
| The Most Awesome Use of Digital Media
Brighton has long enjoyed its reputation as the digital ... Fri, 20 Jun 2008 |
| Jake Scott to judge at Film Festival
Jake Scott will be part of the judging panel at the ... Mon, 16 Jun 2008 |
| UK’s leading e-learning company Epic acquired by Andrew Brode
Epic, the UK’s market leading e-learning company, ... Fri, 13 Jun 2008 |
| Mind Orchard Awarded ISP Service Partner Recognition Award
World renowned, digital animation studio based in ... Thu, 12 Jun 2008 |
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