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SXSWi Diary: Beyond the Weekend
Most conferences I’ve been to in the past would be over by now, quite frankly. But there’s still a day (plus change) remaining on the SXSWi schedule for 2013. As promised, we’ve checked out a few of...
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The future’s nearly here
Searching for inspiration? If you’ve got a bit of time free next week, there’s still a chance to get yourself down to Manchester for the Future Everything conference. Billed by The Guardian last year...
View ArticleDIBI Handover Complete
The last major Codeworks conference has found a home. Just under a year since the regional technology organisation announced it was breaking up, Codeworks lynchpin Herb Kim has announced a deal has...
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SXSWi Diary: ET Flown Home
Jet lag. Coats. Only being able to find four types of M&Ms. These are the realities of life back in Britain. But SXSWi lives on, in the hearts and minds of children (hurl), and more specifically in...
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Who’s at Thinking Digital 2013?
It’s nearly time for Thinking Digital 2013. Here are a few interesting names on the bill for this year. Mike Bracken (Executive director of digital, Cabinet Office) The former director of digital...
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The Future of Thinking Digital
For a full list of 2013′s Thinking Digital speakers, go here. Here’s a quick story about Thinking Digital. It was a few hours after the last event, and some of the speakers were plotting in a pub just...
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Betanuggets: Back from Texas
After a short Texan hiatus, the Betanuggets are back. Hooray. So what’s on the horizon for the next few days in the North East? PHP FEVER It’s been sold out for a little while, but it’s nearly time for...
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PHP NE conference 2013: Storified
The first ever PHP conference in the North East is in the books. We’ve been hearing great feedback about the sell-out PHP NE 2013, which took place yesterday at the Tyneside Cinema. The conference was...
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Betanuggets: Weather-beaten
*CUE FANFARE* Greetings from Manchester, where the Future Everything ideas conference is currently underway. I’ll be jotting down a few notes from the event to splurge up here soon enough, but in the...
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Betanuggets: Don’t look outside
Well, it’s still going. Everytime you look out of the window these days, there’s a new weather thing going on. And it’s mostly rubbish. So clearly the best thing to do is never look outside again, and...
View ArticleScreachTV scoops $2.5m in funding
Big news for Newcastle tech startup Screach, which has raised $2.5m to really push its ScreachTV system around the UK. The funding has come from VC firm Northstar Ventures, Hotspur Capital Partners and...
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Looking to speed up your start up?
Do you have an great startup idea you’re looking to develop, or just getting off the ground? Newcastle-based digital startup accelerator Ignite100 is starting to build toward its 2013 launch, and it’s...
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Betanuggets: Drinks anyone?
A man walks into a bar. Lucky bugger. Anyway, enough of this joke-laden hilarity. Here’s your regular North East news roundup for WEDNESDAY. SCREACHTV ROUNDS UP $2.5m Screach was one of the first...
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Betanuggets: Nightmare backpass
Afternoon, y’all. First of all, a sympathetic pat on the back to all those folks who headed out to the pub (or to Portugal) to witness the latest chapter in Newcastle United’s European adventure. It’s...
View ArticleSunderland’s 2020 Vision
Sunderland wants to have an “internationally recognised software industry”. Of course, we knew that already. That’s basically the reason Sunderland Software City was set up in 2008, and why “software”...
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Betanuggets: Beware the bunny
Welcome to another edition of the Betanuggets, your guide to some of the stuff going on in the North East. Did you know that every Rolo sold in the UK is made in Fawdon? See, don’t ever say I don’t...
View ArticleStartup wars return to Thinking Digital
Gateshead’s all set for another battle of the startups. North East ideas conference Thinking Digital has confirmed that it will be running a startup competition this year, supported by Sage One. The...
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Betanuggets: Tell Him About The Twinkie
Hello all, That Friday feeling is descending on the office like a gluey mist, so I thought I’d pass these bite-sized updates from the North East tech and startup pond before we all transform into...
View ArticleIgnite100 adds Love Your Larder founder
Startup accelerator Ignite100 has added former Love Your Larder founder Tristan Watson to the team. In a blogpost published on the site, programme director Paul Smith revealed this morning that Tristan...
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GameHorizon adds The Sims designer to 2013 lineup
Sim City and The Sims designer Will Wright will be among the speakers at GameHorizon 2013 next month. New owner GamesIndustry International have added David Polfeldt, Barry Meade and Danny Bilson to...
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