Comments on: BrumBlogMeet3 Roundup http://peteashton.com/2008/04/brumblogmeet3_roundup/ This is my blog. There are many like it, but this one is mine. Tue, 16 Mar 2010 17:06:50 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Christopher http://peteashton.com/2008/04/brumblogmeet3_roundup/comment-page-1/#comment-51949 Christopher Wed, 02 Apr 2008 18:28:29 +0000 http://peteashton.com/2008/04/brumblogmeet3_roundup/#comment-51949 Kudos for the video and the extensive after-meet discussion - I couldn't make BBM3 :( so whoever's idea it was originally to do a video package deserves a gold star! Kudos for the video and the extensive after-meet discussion – I couldn’t make BBM3 :( so whoever’s idea it was originally to do a video package deserves a gold star!

]]> By: brenda http://peteashton.com/2008/04/brumblogmeet3_roundup/comment-page-1/#comment-51816 brenda Tue, 01 Apr 2008 23:07:44 +0000 http://peteashton.com/2008/04/brumblogmeet3_roundup/#comment-51816 Yeah I actually watched all of that thinking I'd definitely have been there, which would've upped the minority gender contingent by 33% and the median age by urgh, something. Good to see how many people I've met in real life, without knowing them as bloggers, as it were. ;) Lots of scope for doing similar things here in the frozen north, so when I get my broken website back online, I'll do a post myself. Distance lurking. :) Yeah I actually watched all of that thinking I’d definitely have been there, which would’ve upped the minority gender contingent by 33% and the median age by urgh, something.

Good to see how many people I’ve met in real life, without knowing them as bloggers, as it were. ;)

Lots of scope for doing similar things here in the frozen north, so when I get my broken website back online, I’ll do a post myself. Distance lurking. :)

]]> By: Shona http://peteashton.com/2008/04/brumblogmeet3_roundup/comment-page-1/#comment-51770 Shona Tue, 01 Apr 2008 21:44:01 +0000 http://peteashton.com/2008/04/brumblogmeet3_roundup/#comment-51770 Interested in seeing how pro bono offerings could be broken down to incorporate different learning styles - whether it's showing someone how to set up a blog, edit a template, consider and structure content. Plus, there's the factor of working with different formats to be responsive to individual learning styles and needs - one-to-one 'tutorials' (for want of a better word), workshops, group developed freeware/shareware to add to the 'toolbox', crit sessions for constructive feedback. Given the mix of experience, technical expertise and professional backgrounds, there could be alot to offer to a wide range of people. All good stuff, sorry I couldn't be there but it was a skoooool night ;) Interested in seeing how pro bono offerings could be broken down to incorporate different learning styles – whether it’s showing someone how to set up a blog, edit a template, consider and structure content. Plus, there’s the factor of working with different formats to be responsive to individual learning styles and needs – one-to-one ‘tutorials’ (for want of a better word), workshops, group developed freeware/shareware to add to the ‘toolbox’, crit sessions for constructive feedback.

Given the mix of experience, technical expertise and professional backgrounds, there could be alot to offer to a wide range of people.

All good stuff, sorry I couldn’t be there but it was a skoooool night ;)

]]> By: Trav28 http://peteashton.com/2008/04/brumblogmeet3_roundup/comment-page-1/#comment-51741 Trav28 Tue, 01 Apr 2008 21:10:53 +0000 http://peteashton.com/2008/04/brumblogmeet3_roundup/#comment-51741 Good stuff, touched upon Habermas' theory of the public/private sphere. I love the idea of turning up and "donating" an hour pro-bono if someone needed some snaps doing or assistance with writing a blog etc. I'd love to learn a bit of photoshop at one of these "spaces". Great stuff, will keep my eyes open for another one at some point. Good stuff, touched upon Habermas’ theory of the public/private sphere. I love the idea of turning up and “donating” an hour pro-bono if someone needed some snaps doing or assistance with writing a blog etc. I’d love to learn a bit of photoshop at one of these “spaces”.

Great stuff, will keep my eyes open for another one at some point.

]]> By: Peter Lewis http://peteashton.com/2008/04/brumblogmeet3_roundup/comment-page-1/#comment-51721 Peter Lewis Tue, 01 Apr 2008 20:29:09 +0000 http://peteashton.com/2008/04/brumblogmeet3_roundup/#comment-51721 Cheers for the mention Pete. Was a good meetup! Just a note that the IRC channel is ##brum on irc.freenode.org. Come and hang out... Cheers for the mention Pete. Was a good meetup! Just a note that the IRC channel is ##brum on irc.freenode.org. Come and hang out…

]]> By: Mark Steadman http://peteashton.com/2008/04/brumblogmeet3_roundup/comment-page-1/#comment-51707 Mark Steadman Tue, 01 Apr 2008 19:29:04 +0000 http://peteashton.com/2008/04/brumblogmeet3_roundup/#comment-51707 Hi Pete. Many thanks for the mention. I'm hoping with a bit of inspiration and effort BloggingBrum can become a powerful force for creative writing in the city. I'm really enthused by the idea of bashing lots of heads together and allowing different voices to come to the fore on one place. Cheers, and look forward to next month's (although I will need some time to recover!) Hi Pete.

Many thanks for the mention. I’m hoping with a bit of inspiration and effort BloggingBrum can become a powerful force for creative writing in the city. I’m really enthused by the idea of bashing lots of heads together and allowing different voices to come to the fore on one place.

Cheers, and look forward to next month’s (although I will need some time to recover!)

]]> By: Si http://peteashton.com/2008/04/brumblogmeet3_roundup/comment-page-1/#comment-51702 Si Tue, 01 Apr 2008 18:45:00 +0000 http://peteashton.com/2008/04/brumblogmeet3_roundup/#comment-51702 I spout off here: http://simonhammond.com/blog/2008/04/01/brum-blogger-meet-3 I spout off here: http://simonhammond.com/blog/2008/04/01/brum-blogger-meet-3

]]> By: Antonio http://peteashton.com/2008/04/brumblogmeet3_roundup/comment-page-1/#comment-51687 Antonio Tue, 01 Apr 2008 16:08:54 +0000 http://peteashton.com/2008/04/brumblogmeet3_roundup/#comment-51687 Wrote a bit of a post about it on me ol' blog. <a href="http://www.hellocatfood.com/2008/04/01/birmingham-bloggers-meet-3" rel="nofollow">Check it out!</a> Wrote a bit of a post about it on me ol’ blog. Check it out!

]]> By: Jonathan Melhuish http://peteashton.com/2008/04/brumblogmeet3_roundup/comment-page-1/#comment-51666 Jonathan Melhuish Tue, 01 Apr 2008 12:55:47 +0000 http://peteashton.com/2008/04/brumblogmeet3_roundup/#comment-51666 Let's have more impromptu co-working meetups using Twitter! If you're working somewhere in Birmingham for a while and would like to invite people to join you, writter a Twitter message containing the word "brumcoworking" and your (precise) location. Even more usefully, twitter it in advance to give people a bit more of a chance to get there. If you're interested in reading these messages, subscribe to this RSS feed: http://tweetscan.com/rss.php?s=brumcoworking Let’s have more impromptu co-working meetups using Twitter!

If you’re working somewhere in Birmingham for a while and would like to invite people to join you, writter a Twitter message containing the word “brumcoworking” and your (precise) location. Even more usefully, twitter it in advance to give people a bit more of a chance to get there.

If you’re interested in reading these messages, subscribe to this RSS feed: http://tweetscan.com/rss.php?s=brumcoworking

]]> By: Lloyd Davis http://peteashton.com/2008/04/brumblogmeet3_roundup/comment-page-1/#comment-51664 Lloyd Davis Tue, 01 Apr 2008 12:22:50 +0000 http://peteashton.com/2008/04/brumblogmeet3_roundup/#comment-51664 Great to meet you all guys and gals - thanks for making me so welcome. Tried hard to not be patronising capital city type, probably failed. http://coworking.pbwiki.com/CoworkingBirmingham could do with a touch up - maybe a place to mirror what else you're doing - gives you a national and international audience. If you haven't already I'd also encourage you to sign up to the coworking google group: coworking@googlegroups.com See you again soon - all welcome at tuttle club on a friday morning if you're down the smoke :) Great to meet you all guys and gals – thanks for making me so welcome. Tried hard to not be patronising capital city type, probably failed.

http://coworking.pbwiki.com/CoworkingBirmingham

could do with a touch up – maybe a place to mirror what else you’re doing – gives you a national and international audience. If you haven’t already I’d also encourage you to sign up to the coworking google group: coworking@googlegroups.com

See you again soon – all welcome at tuttle club on a friday morning if you’re down the smoke :)

]]> By: catnip http://peteashton.com/2008/04/brumblogmeet3_roundup/comment-page-1/#comment-51591 catnip Tue, 01 Apr 2008 10:28:39 +0000 http://peteashton.com/2008/04/brumblogmeet3_roundup/#comment-51591 @stef that'd suit me :) @stef that’d suit me :)

]]> By: Stef http://peteashton.com/2008/04/brumblogmeet3_roundup/comment-page-1/#comment-51458 Stef Tue, 01 Apr 2008 07:49:16 +0000 http://peteashton.com/2008/04/brumblogmeet3_roundup/#comment-51458 @Julia - I agree. I'm thinking that the coworking space could also actually also be an evening venue for more social stuff to happen too... @Julia – I agree. I’m thinking that the coworking space could also actually also be an evening venue for more social stuff to happen too…

]]> By: Julia http://peteashton.com/2008/04/brumblogmeet3_roundup/comment-page-1/#comment-51453 Julia Tue, 01 Apr 2008 07:07:39 +0000 http://peteashton.com/2008/04/brumblogmeet3_roundup/#comment-51453 It was good to have a dedicated space for this one as it made it easier to welcome people as soon as they came in. I think the right balance of formal/informal was reached, good to get any formal stuff over with early on. Re. coworking spaces/social media clubs etc. - as I (unfortunately) have a full time office-based job and so am more of a hobbyist blogger/social media user, I am only really interested in this from a social/free time point of view. I suspect this is the case for others in the Brum bloggers group too, so while it was great to hear your initial plans last night and I fully support them, I think you might need a separate group to discuss the details in future? It was good to have a dedicated space for this one as it made it easier to welcome people as soon as they came in.

I think the right balance of formal/informal was reached, good to get any formal stuff over with early on.

Re. coworking spaces/social media clubs etc. – as I (unfortunately) have a full time office-based job and so am more of a hobbyist blogger/social media user, I am only really interested in this from a social/free time point of view. I suspect this is the case for others in the Brum bloggers group too, so while it was great to hear your initial plans last night and I fully support them, I think you might need a separate group to discuss the details in future?

]]> By: Chris http://peteashton.com/2008/04/brumblogmeet3_roundup/comment-page-1/#comment-51433 Chris Tue, 01 Apr 2008 03:39:02 +0000 http://peteashton.com/2008/04/brumblogmeet3_roundup/#comment-51433 After tonight's coworking discussions I've updated http://coworkbrum.pbwiki.com/ Peeps can add their names if they want a coworking space (consider it a petition of sorts) and suggest any projects they want to get going (esp community/charity projects with an online slant). After tonight’s coworking discussions I’ve updated http://coworkbrum.pbwiki.com/

Peeps can add their names if they want a coworking space (consider it a petition of sorts) and suggest any projects they want to get going (esp community/charity projects with an online slant).

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