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Cartoon Safety
Concern over the child safety online remains a hot topic. According to Government child protection agency, the Child Exploitation and Online Protection Centre (CEOP), around one in four children who make friends online then go and meet them offline. Tim Hoang reports on a new initiative.
Mobile Forecast
There are nearly four billion mobile phone handsets in use worldwide, roughly four times more than the number of computers. As handsets become more advanced, it seems an obvious route for operators to look at revenue streams other than voicecalls.
Web TV on DVD
The success of web TV shows such as Bebo’s Kate Modern and Lonely Girl 15 has lead to a renewed interest in the industry. MySpace has just announced plans to distribute its own TV shows through television and DVD, as it seeks to broaden its reach away from the computer.
Internet TV in the Mainstream
With Internet TV rising in popularity, it is no surprise to find that for many, the PC has become the second TV in many homes, according to new research by Internet video specialist Simply and media boutique Work Research.
Most Senior Tech Execs Blog
The merits of business blogging are still widely debated amongst those that operate in the online space and their offline contemporaries. However, a new worldwide survey by Eurocom Worldwide, the global PR network, in association with UK member agency, Six Degrees, has found that the majority (53 per cent) of senior technology execs contribute to a blog.
Americans Turn to Web for News
A survey has revealed that the American public is shunning traditional media such as newspapers and TV as their primary source of news. The Internet has become the main channel of information for nearly half (48 per cent) of Americans - an increase of 8 per cent from one year ago.
Blu-Ray Wins High Definition War
Toshiba has announced that it will no longer develop, manufacture and market HD DVD players and recorders. Tim Hoang reports.
Video or Audio
While many tout streaming video as the present and future of internet communications, podcasts continue to gain ground, with analysts predicting audiences to reach 65 million by 2012. Tim Hoang reports.
Measuring Social Media - Or Not
The ability to measure the influence and reach of social media is seen by many as the Holy Grail of communications and marketing. Tim Hoang attended the Chinwag debate, Measuring Social Media.
Sony Drops DRM
Sony BMG Music Entertainment has announced that it will now offer its songs without electronic copyright protection or digital rights management (DRM).
UK Media Consumption: Report
A new independent report commissioned by financial service company Zurich has identified a number of key trends that are set to radically alter the way in which the media is consumed by the UK population.
Comms in 2007
Ofcom’s annual report, The Communications Market 2007, weighs in at over 300 pages, and provides a comprehensive overview of television, radio and internet services.
Media at the Tipping Point
Deloitte’s ‘State of Media Democracy’ survey shows a strong demand for user-generated content, but also considerable cause for celebration among traditional media producers.
Content Still King
US trade body the Online Publisher’s Association has introduced new metrics to account for consumers’ behaviour online. Initial results show that content sites account for nearly half of consumers’ time, with that proportion rising on a monthly basis.
Web for Speed; Print for Comfort
A poll conducted by AOP finds that readers prefer online publications to print for speed of access and convenience.
Youth News
The New York Times recently reported that the young are forsaking newspapers in droves.
Snakes and Ladders in Social Media
A poll commissioned by search agency Tamar shows how brands might win and lose on social media sites.
Social Media Drives Procurement
The inexorable rise of social media and social networking sites continues apace, affecting purchasing decisions even within the disciplined confines of IT departments, according to a new report from IT Toolbox.
NMK Forum: Dan Gillmor
Keynote speaker Dan Gillmor spoke on the subject of where we will find the next phase of journalism. His answer was that it was unlikely that this would be from existing media outlets.
NMK Forum: Old Guard; New Tricks
The first panel of the day covered the ways in which established media players are working to capture some of the excitement that’s been generated around social media. Ian Delaney reports.
Another Digital Divide
According to a feature in Marketing Week, the rise of online media is set to completely upstage traditional advertising - old news in some respects, but the changes to the structure of the industry that will accompany this change remain very uncertain.
Multitasking the Media
New findings from BIGresearch - its Simultaneous Media Usage Study - suggest that marketers are facing what the company calls a 'new reality'. Ian Delaney checks through the figures.
Shiny Happy People
NMK talks to Ashley Norris, founder and director of Shiny Media, about the company's £4.5mn VC investment, and what it means for Europe's biggest blog network.
Teens Spurn Traditional Media
Teens are moving from magazines and television to online forms of communication and expression, according to research conducted by the makers of the Habbo virtual environment. Ian Delaney reports.
Agency Launch Social Media Division
"Social media is where search was in 1998," says the CEO of Spannerworks, as they launch a social media services divsion and a guidebook you can download...
Switching Channels
IBM’s End of Advertising research shows that UK consumers are more addicted to the web than to television. However, the influence of advertising on the internet appears to fall behind that of traditional channels.
Content 2.0: Hello Social Media
Adriana Cronin-Lukas of the Big Blog Company put the rise of blogging and the networked world into context at Content 2.0 on 6th June 2006, exploring how individuals aggregate and pursue their interests through social media in ways that the neither superchannels like Google and AOL, nor mainstream media and brands can control...
Media Player To Boost Holiday Sales
Streaming media is starting to enter the holiday market as French holiday specialist siblu holidays launch siblucinema, a bespoke media player available in English and French versions, to increase sales conversion online...
New Statesman New Media Awards 2006
When digital technologies intersect with civic life, they can impact a small community or an entire nation. The New Statesman New Media Awards celebrate those UK new media projects that benefit society, government or democracy. You can post entries for the awards before 31st May 2006...
Audacious Social Media Agency Launches
The online 'social media' revolution shaking up the worlds of marketing, public relations and mainstream media has prompted the launch of a new blogging, podcasting and v-casting communications agency...
Sony's Brand Media Manager Released
In a move that demonstrates how critical digital asset mangagement is becoming for big corporations, Sony have repackaged their brand media manager as a commercial offering...
Locative Media:Common Language
Pervasive mobile & located media are currently the subject of much research and public testing. So how do we develop a common language for this multidisciplinary field? Bristol-based experts Jon Dovey & Constance Fleuriot went looking for answers...
Soho New Media: Older & Wiser?
01zero-0ne Creative Learning Lab joined forces with the CLP to explore the common issues of learning in the digital industry. Focusing on companies based in Soho, Suzel Pitty reviews their 2005 snapshot study...
Not Just Media
Our vision of the future is dominated by technology, but Michael Nutley is concerned we're not considering technological glitches. Here he suggest why we need a different model of the future, and why the new media revolution is far from over...
PR: UK Firms Ignore New Media
Lethargic adoption of new media technology is causing a communications crisis within UK based global organisations, according to independent new research published today by Vanson Bourne and Forbidden Technologies.
Regulating Branded Media
The regulatory and ethical issues raised by the convergence of content and advertising in a multichannel environment.
Motivating Talent
This workshop at Quest for Value 2000 focused on how to create a company structure and culture to motivate staff in digital media companies.
Tagged events
Social Media for Business
- Date: July 3rd, 2008
- Venue: University of Westminster
A one-day course designed to give delegates a thorough grounding in the latest web trends for talking about your brand, business or organisation, as well as your own professional profile. Social Media is the next generation of communications, going beyond the traditional media to personal communications with individuals, fostering genuine relationships, creating your own messages and creating value through sharing useful and interesting information.
Beers & Innovation 12: Clients in the Wild
- Date: November 20th, 2007
- Venue: The CC Club, The Trocadero, London
The twelfth session in our evening discussion and networking series turns to innovation in PR. In a world where consumers are making up their own minds about the worth of companies, products and services, how has PR changed?
My So-called 2nd Life (NMK)
- Date: October 24th, 2006
- Venue: 01Zero-One, Hopkins St, Soho, London W1F 0HS.
With massively mulltiplayer online role playing games (MMORPGs) rapidly gaining traction in the media world, will we soon be talking about the latest "virtual" reality shows instead of Big Brother or giving out a BAFTA for the best MMORPG enhancement? This event asks can British creative firms start to make sense of this new environment for artistic, marketing and advertising purposes? What of collaborative and creative working, and e-business, inside virtual worlds? Start to make sense of this new media space...
Ambient Media: The Poster that Talked Back
- Date: November 9th, 2005
- Venue: 01zero-one, Peter Street, Soho, London W1F 0HS
Outdoor or "ambient" advertising has always, by its very nature, been static. But now brands are going mobile via the poster...
Women In Media - Take Yourself To Market (Brighton)
- Date: June 30th, 2005
- Venue: Brighton, TBA.
In a fluid economy and highly competitive market, it is increasingly important to find, win and keep business. This intense training course covers these three core areas and aims to help you be objective about assessing your business proposition, defining your best practice pitch procedure and developing your long-term relationship management methodology.
Copywriting For Digital Media (NMK)
- Date: June 21st, 2005
- Venue: 01zero-one, Peter Street, Soho, London W1F 0HS.
This intensive one-day course explains the role of copy (and the copywriter) in planning and executing an effective digital strategy. The course will introduce the key principles of copywriting for digital media, explaining the opportunities and restrictions of web, email and other channel opportunities.
New Media Looks East (NMK)
- Date: May 19th, 2005
- Venue: 01zero-one, Peter Street, Soho, London W1F 0HS.
This event will consider current conditions in the Far East and South East Asia, examples of best practice and explore the opportunities for growth in the region. Drawing on the NMK New Media Exports Survey, it will also look at export trends in the digital sector, and the UK's perceived strengths and weaknesses.
Exporting New Media (NMK)
- Date: March 17th, 2005
- Venue: 01zero-one, Peter Street, London W1F 0HS
How can the digital industry translate its international reputation for creative and technical excellence into export earnings? This event will examine current activity and support services, and explore promising markets and strategies...
Ambient Media: The Poster that Talked Back
- Date: November 9th, 2004
- Venue: 01zero-one, Peter Street, Soho, London W1F 0HS
Outdoor or "ambient" advertising has always, by its very nature, been static. But now brands are going mobile via the poster...
New Media Education
- Date: June 17th, 2004
- Venue: The Dana Centre, London SW7 5HE
Over the past decade, new media degree courses have proliferated across higher education. Cybersalon casts a critical eye over the priorities and purposes of these courses.
A New Media Briefing
- Date: June 16th, 2000
- Venue: The Congress Centre
NMK's sister project, Lumiere, is hosting a morning session introducing professionals to the creative opportunities of new media.
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