by Ardrich
May 18, 2012 in News Roundup
We love infographics we do.
OK, so this hasn’t anything to do with the world of digital really, but its an infographic and we love infographics. In fact, we would present all of our blog posts in infographic format if we were any good with Illustrator. But we aren’t so we will stick to the magic of words. After all, the keyboard is mightier than the sword….
by Ardrich
May 18, 2012 in News Roundup
Zuckerberg, laughing....
The frenzy of hype and excitement surrounding the flotation of Facebook peaks this morning as its shares go on offer in the biggest flotation of an internet-based company in history.
The social network turned multinational corporation will be floated on the New York based Nasdaq exchange at $38 (£24) a share a price that values the company at $100bn (£63bn).
From 2.30pm UK time the market will determine the share price and value of the company.
by Ardrich
May 18, 2012 in Features
Mat Clayton
CTO, Mixcloud
NMN: Will this be your first time at Thinking Digital conference?
MC: Yes its my first time to Thinking Digital.
Can you give us a quick overview of what you will be talking about?
I’m going to be doing a panel with Paul Smith (Ignite100) and Christen Duong (Foursquare) on the heaven and hell of start-ups
by Ardrich
May 17, 2012 in Features
NMN recently spoke to Benjamin Myers, author of books such as ‘Richard‘ and ‘The Book of Fuck‘, about his DIY approach to marketing and PR, in particular online promotion and social media.
He decided to put it in his own words – he is a writer after all – so here goes:
My new novel Pig Iron concerns a young man from the travelling community called John-John who has spent the best part of his teenage years in a Young Offender’s Institute for an unspecified crime. He is freed in the summer of 1999 and obligated to return to the north-east town where he grew up. In his absence much has changed: people keep talking about this mysterious “internet” and everyone seems to have a mobile phone glued to their ears. Some of the phones even double up as cameras. No-one knocks on each other’s door any more: all communication is through the airwaves, down the wires. Read the rest of this entry →
by Ardrich
May 17, 2012 in News Roundup
Gigaom has recently issued a series of interviews with Steve Blank – author of The Startup Owner’s Manual.
He talks about, among other things, small startups, big execution & Steve Jobs.
Blank co-founded the CRM software company E.piphany and the video game business Rocket Science. He is currently an entrepreneurship professor at Stanford, UC Berkeley and Columbia which give him a unique insight that combines a historical perspective with a look at the next generation of entrepreneurs.
There are five interviews in total which are viewable here.
by Ardrich
May 17, 2012 in Events, News Roundup
Accenture have now been named as sponsors of Thinking Digital 2012 – in particular the workshop “A Practical Guide to Predicting the Future.” As part of their sponsorship deal, Accenture have part subsidised 3 sets of tickets which can be won by freelancers, university academics, students & North East Digital SME’s. Read the rest of this entry →
by Ardrich
May 15, 2012 in Jobs
Ref Number 881410
Java Developer – North East
Salary £Negotiable
Our client is a highly sought after digital agency based on the outskirts of Durham. They’re currently looking to recruit a Java Developer to join their growing team and work on a very high profile account. Read the rest of this entry →
by Ardrich
May 15, 2012 in Jobs
| Job Title: Digital Producer/Project Manager |
| Job Location: Newcastle upon Tyne |
| Job Salary: £20000 – £25000 per annum |
| Job Skills: Digital project management, web, design, agency… More Details Read the rest of this entry → |
by Ardrich
May 15, 2012 in Features
Magnus Lindkvist, Comedic Trendspotter
Magnus Lindkvist: Comedic Trendspotter
Magnus Lindkvist is an internationally known speaker, trendspotter and the author of three books – Everything We Know Is Wrong, The Attack of The Unexpected and the upcoming When The Future Begins. In his work, he challenges our entire way of thinking about and looking towards the future. As Magnus writes, “business is all about focus. But with focus comes myopia and to conquer that, I come in to shake things up.”
Based in Stockholm, you’ll find Magnus is blessed with the Scandinavian ability to be analytic, challenging, creative, optimistic and humorous seemingly all at the same time. Read the rest of this entry →
by Ardrich
May 13, 2012 in Features
Richard Banks, Microsoft Research
Richard Banks is a principle interaction designer at Microsoft Research in Cambridge, UK. He’s part of the Socio-Digital Systems team that looks at family life, trying to understand the complexities of home, in order to figure out how the digital should fit in appropriately. Richard joined Microsoft after graduating from the Royal College of Art in London where he worked in Seattle on Microsoft Office, Windows and MSN before returning to the UK. Richard recently authored The Future of Looking Back which speculates on the nature of digital content as a legacy of our lives. Read the rest of this entry →
