Projects & Causes: Created in Birmingham
We did a blog... Created in Birmingham is a weblog that has been written on an almost daily basis since January 2008, promoting, discussing and being part of Birmingham’s vibrant creative community.
It all started when blogging advocate Pete Ashton met with all-round creative good guy Stef Lewandowski and discussed the need for an online home for the Birmingham arts scene. The blog needed a strong voice and since its conception it has been run by Pete, who has inspired a huge amount of people to get blogging for themselves.
Goals
1. To find out what’s going on around Birmingham and promote it2. To show that blogging is a simple and effective way of engaging with audiences online
Activity
Successfully blogging about the creative sector in Birmingham for over 3 yearsResults
Traffic to website Awards and recognition Blog network in Birmingham expandedMore Info
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Pete Ashton is a blogger based in Birmingham specialising in helping individuals, businesses and organisations understand, follow and engage with the social internet. He set up Created in Birmingham and ran it for a year, joint-winning the Guardian Media award for best blog in 2008. He’s been blogging for eight years and offers his services through his digital communications consultancy ASH-10. |
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Chris can be found at ChrisUnitt.co.uk and on Twitter and LinkedIn. |
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You can follow Kate on Twitter - twitter.com/KatieSpragg |
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You can also catch Danny over at Edge Trinkets and on Twitter where he is @probablydrunk. |
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Currently studying Drama and Theatre Arts at the University of Birmingham and Program Controller at Burn FM. She also reviews gigs for Birmingham Live and can often be found at Birmingham’s gig venues and on her MySpace. |
