Monthly Archives: January 2011
Linkedin and CCI
As Linkedin prepares to float on the New York stock exchange becoming the first social networking company to go public, we investigate. What is Linkedin, and how useful is it for professionals in Creative and Cultural Industries? As a fairly … Continue reading
The future of IP law, who’s asking you?
“The future of the economy lies in the highly skilled, technology sectors. For many of those companies their intellectual property is their most valuable asset.” Baroness Wilcox (2010) The Intellectual Property Office sits within the Department for Business, Innovation, and … Continue reading
Posted in intellectual property, Policy
Tagged hargreaves, intellectual property, Ip, ipo, visual artists
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Wales China Cultural Industries Forum- Gaming Industry
With its growing importance in global industry and huge gaming industry, China is an obvious area for international investment. On Thursday 20th of January the University of Glamorgan hosted the second Wales China Cultural Industries Forum, bringing together digital games … Continue reading
Pop up spaces
I first became aware of pop up shops as a ‘thing’ when reading an excellent Guardian Magazine article on the topic in October last year. Having just returned from the Edinburgh Fringe the idea of using temporary and ‘found’ spaces … Continue reading
Posted in Cultural and Creative Industries, Design, social enterprise
Tagged arts venues, cardiff, cardiff city centre, empty shops, galleries, newport, pop up shops, pop ups, thinkark
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Getting started on Twitter, a guide to the guides
To the untrained eye, Twitter can seem like an impenetrable world of social media nonsense. But when friends and colleagues are evangelising about it, and your news outlets are using it on a daily basis, you might start to wonder … Continue reading
Posted in Knowledge Transfer, Social Media
Tagged advice, creative boom, getting started, guides, mashable, oatmeal, tweets, twitter
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Bare Knuckle Theatre
Having moved back to Cardiff after a four year absence I have been gratified to discover a thriving arts and cultural scene which seemed to be in its infancy when I left. Bare Knuckle Theatre is a prime example of … Continue reading
Posted in Cardiff Events, Cultural and Creative Industries
Tagged 12th night, cardiff, shakespeare, the gate, theatre, theatre company
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Los Campesinos! Heat Rash.
I remember, ten years ago going into Woolworths (RIP), and buying my first ever cassette tape (RIP), Steps (RIP). A decade later and I’m contemplating the latest offering from Cardiff based indie troupe and one of my personal favourite bands … Continue reading