Birmingham’s Social media scene attracts interest from Barcelona
Chris Pinchen works for Citilab in a small industrial city just outside Barcelona. He recently visited Birmingham to learn from what was going on with all the civic social media we do here. He used to live in Rugby and hasn’t been in Birmingham since 1993, then he thought the city was a dreadful place, [...]
July 23rd, 2009 | by Kasper Sorenson | Posted inCollaboration|2 Comments
What actually goes on in the Social Media Surgeries
Yesterday there was yet another successful Social Media Surgery at Fazeley Studios in Birmingham. With a turn-up of over 30 people in form of surgeons and ‘patients’, I’m pretty sure it was one of the busiest so far. But what actually goes on at the surgeries, sure it’s about social media but am I qualified [...]
June 18th, 2009 | by Kasper Sorenson | Posted inBirmingham,Social Media Surgery|2 Comments
Why Be Vocal?
Welcome. This site is called Be Vocal because it reflects a growing passion the people of Birmingham have for using the web to express themselves. We’re interested in two things: Pulling together the story of how social media is being used for social good in Birmingham. How it strengthens or influences local democracy. Keeping track [...]
June 11th, 2009 | by Nick Booth | Posted inBirmingham|0 Comments
