Tag Archives: birmingham
A local media thought experiment: “The Bearwood Question”
So local TV is back on the agenda, offering more questions than answers. In the Guardian Media Talk podcast Matt Wells questioned Jeremy Hunt about the ability to deliver “local” in any meaningful way through broadcast television. TV, in its traditional broadcast sense, … Continue reading
The nearest thing you’ll get to ubiquitous WiFi in Birmingham UK
This is what my Wi-Fi looks like. Off and on I’ve thought about spending a whole week laptop working in Birmingham’s city centre, to try to get a feel for how well we provide WiFi coverage. And then you know, … Continue reading
A Birmingham amendment to Godwin’s Law
Godwin’s Law is an Internet adage that states: As an online discussion grows longer, the probability of a comparison involving Nazis or Hitler approaches 1. I’d like to table a local amendment, which we’ll call Brummie’s Law (because I’m not naming it … Continue reading
Who does the most social media? Some data. Maybe.
I keep hearing how great Birmingham is at blogging and social media. That’s a subjective thing and anyone can say it but I also keep hearing people saying or suggesting we do it the best, we do it the most, … Continue reading
a three hour walking tour of Brum, thinking about art, design and creativity in the city
I took two groups of our BA students around Birmingham this week. Our mission: to find where the creative industries hang out, and to think about how design lives and breathes in the real world. We spent three hours and … Continue reading
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