by admin on November 16, 2009
I (finally!) got along to my first Social Media Cafe (The Tuttle Club) at LEON in Spitafields Market last Friday. The meet-ups are for anyone interested in the world of social media and web and are a great place to meet people, find out about new projects and get advice and feedback on what you are doing. The organiser Lloyd Davis is a great host and has succeeded in bringing together a great bunch of people.
Some inspirational projects I heard about: Culture Label, an online store for products from the UK’s leading museums and galleries and the Apollo Project, an empty shop space turned entertainment venue (temporary project).
The event is every Friday morning from 10am to 12pm and is currently hosted at LEON.
by admin on October 13, 2009
I attended this one day conference on social enterprise at Sadler’s Wells today and was struck by the excitement in the room that perhaps social enterprise’s day had come and that, even through we are in a recession, it IS a great time to start a business, especially one with the triple bottom line of social enterprise – people, profit and planet.
Some notable speakers were:
Duncan Goose from Global Ethics with an inspiring key note speech on how he started the brand One.
Youth media company Catch 22 and their innovative three-way business model – Academy, Magazine and Communications company.
Vanessa Swan from Cockpit Arts who is a great ambassador for social enterprise and turned the organisation’s business model on its head.
All in all, an interesting and inspiring day.
by admin on October 1, 2009
The next article in my series for the London Theatre Blog is now online.
Continuing from the article of Wordpress Part 1, a Practical Guide to Theatre and the Web (Wordpress Part 2) delves further into the functionality of the software looking at design, functionality and customisation.
by admin on September 1, 2009
My second article in the series for the London Theatre Blog is now live on the site.
Entitled Practical Guide to Theatre and the Web: WordPress, the article explains how theatre companies and artists can have a full functioning website on their own domain, up and running in less than an hour, and covers hosting, set up and content. Part 2 of the article, coming in two weeks, will look at design and functionality.
by admin on August 13, 2009
Today sees the first, in a series, of articles written by me on the London Theatre Blog.
The series entitled Practical Guide to Theatre and Web 2.0 will be a fortnightly look at how theatre companies and artists can embrace the potential of Web 2.0 and social media to build their profile, engage with audiences and develop their business both on and offline.
I am thrilled to be working with LTB on this new initiative and look forward to seeing the feedback from the readers.
by admin on August 4, 2009
On Thursday, 17th September, I will be in Portsmouth co-hosting a day long workshop entitled Web Wisdom for creative industries service CIBAS.
Along with the fantastic Mark McGuinness of WishfulThinking and Lateral Action fame, I will be showing participants from across the creative industries how to use the web to build their reputation and attract new customers and business opportunities.
Full details of the event are here.
by admin on July 29, 2009
After much hard work (and learning on the job!), my new online venture, StartaTheatreCompany.com has officially opened its doors to members today.
Feedback on the e-learning site so far has been great and I look forward to hearing what members think of the Modules over the coming weeks and months.
Visit the site here.
by admin on June 23, 2009
Today I was in Birmingham at the fantastically inspiring Creative Ambition 3, hosted by CreativePeople - the national network providing information, advice and guidance to support all those who work in arts and craft industries.
I was leading a Skills Development Workshop entitled Using Web 2.0 Tools for Training, using my new e-learning site StartaTheatreCompany.com as a practical example of how CPD trainers can use free or low cost web tools to build engaging online learning experiences for their clients.
Feedback from the workshop was really positive and it was, as always, an enjoyable and insiring day with great presentations from all the speakers.
