Kickstarter – The First Six Months in Scotland


Published on May 3rd, 2013
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Hard to believe but it is 6 months since Kickstarter began their UK operation. So we took the opportunity to have a look at the presence and performance of Scottish based projects on that platform during that period.  At the high level, there have been 47 projects, 32 of which have been successful and 15 [...]

It’s Social Media Week again!


Published on February 13th, 2012
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Feels like yesterday that Glasgow was buzzing, tweeting and talking all about Social Media Week 2011. Now it’s time for another SMW! From this morning to Friday, another 12 cities, including Tokyo, Singapore, Hamburg, Paris, and NYC are going to live the wonderful experience that Glasgow lived six months ago. The UK hub this time [...]

Govcamp Scotland


Published on November 9th, 2011
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On Monday I had the good fortune to attend the Govcamp Scotland event at Edinburgh University. Good fortune on several levels. Firstly it was one of those glorious clear frosted mornings and the sunrise across the countryside as my train wove its way to Edinburgh via Shotts was a joy to behold in a too [...]