Speaker announcement for New Media Breakfast

We are pleased that John MacKenzie, Partner with legal firm Pincent Masons is going to be the main speaker at our next new Media breakfast in Glasgow (27th November) and Edinburgh (4th December - TBC).

John will be talking about various legal aspects of user generated content in social media in what promises tobe a most interesting useful presentation.

John is a Solicitor Advocate who deals with a range of commercial litigation matters. His principal expertise lies in intellectual property, and IT litigation. John also advises client on IP portfolio management, and particularly online disputes. John has dealt with many major claims before the Court of Session and appears before the higher courts on a regular basis. His clients have included UK and global banking, IT, energy, manufacturing and utility companies. He has also carried out extensive advocacy before the Inner House of the Court of Session (Court of Appeal equivalent).

John regularly lectures and writes on IP and dispute resolution issues and is the author of the book ‘Written Pleadings’. He sits on the Lord President's Consultative Committee on Commercial Actions.

To book your place at the New Media Breakfast please click here.

Social Media Breakfast Edinburgh

We launched the New Media Breakfast Edinburgh yesterday in Amicus Apple and all seemed to go well

On Wednesday Kyle and I went to Amicus Apple to check the AV set up and make final arrangements with Calum Mackinnon, owner of Amicus, I must admit we were worried about the choice of venue and whether it was going to work, it was certainly going to be intimate!

Thursday saw a late run of bookings which meant we had to add an additional presentation form 10am - 11am, Fiona got on the phone and managed to speak to around 15 people who were happy to switch to the later time. All in all, I think the layout and venue worked really well, a much different feel to the Glasgow Event which attracted over 70 people but, it was equally good.

I'll leave it to others to comment on the content however, thank you to Calum and his team - we got lots of positive feedback about the bacon rolls - and we were very well looked after. We are all looking forward to the next event on the 13th November.

You can also enter the Amicus Apple competition to win a Christmas Meal for you and 10 friends, go to the Amicus site for more details.

New Media Breakfast Edinburgh

We are now taking bookings for the New Media Breakfast in Edinburgh on Friday 9th October in Amicus Apple on Frederick Street. Please book early for this event because number are limited.

We are also now taking bookings for the next New Media Breakfast in Glasgow on 30th October in No.29 in Exchange Square at 8am.

Click here to book for Glasgow and Edinburgh events

Social Media Podcast

Yesterday, after an extremely busy week, we managed to record the next Social Media Podcast which includes an interview with Alastair Campbell, author of "The Blair Years" and former Director of Communications for the Labour Party. Alastair masterminded Tony Blair's election win in 1997 and worked very closely with him until 2007. In the interview he talks about the role of Social Media in politics in the run up to the next election...very interesting and worth a listen.

We also discussed the forthcoming New Media Breakfast and announce the New Media Breakfast Edinburgh.

The new Social Media Podcast will be available on Monday.

NEW MEDIA BREAKFAST

Cost £10
29 Members - Complimentary.
To reserve your place please click here









Want to know what all the fuss is about?
Do you have questions about social media?
Does it work for business?
Where do I start in new media?

New or Social Media is on everyone’s lips, we hear references to Twitter, Facebook, Linked-In and other new media tools on a daily basis but, do we really understand them or know what they do? The New Media Breakfast will be a monthly event that introduces you to the various aspects of new media.

Each New Media breakfast will feature specific areas of new media and show live examples of how commercial businesses and non-profit organisations are using these to market themselves online. All presentations will be followed by a Q&A session and a chance to network with other attendees.

Some of the topics we will cover are:
• Social networking - Facebook, Bebo, MySpace etc.
• Niche networking - B2B, B2C and Non-Profit
• Podcasting, RSS and iTunes - Audio and Video
• Viral video and video syndication - YouTube, Viddler, Facebook, iTunes etc
• Blogging
• Micro blogging - Twitter, FriendFeed, Facebook Status Updates etc.
• Live broadcasting - Audio and Video
• Virtual Worlds
• Social Bookmarking and Tagging

These presentations will demonstrate , via live examples, how organisations are effectively using these tools to raise brand
awareness, increase brand loyalty and improve customer relationships.

Organisers:
The New Media Breakfast will be run by No.29 and Podcastmatters Ltd, a leading new media company involved in Audio and Video podcast production, Niche Network creation and new media consulting for a wide range of orginastions across many industry sectors. Each month they, along with specific experts and clients, will present the latest news from the world of new media.

Date:
The New Media Breakfast will be held on the last Friday of every month although, our first meeting will be on Thursday the 24th September to avoid the September weekend break.

The event will start at 8am with Coffee and Bacon Rolls and finish by 9am. There will be an opportunity for informal networking
after 9am.

Location
The New Media Breakfast will take place at No.29 Royal Exchange Square, Glasgow. For more details on the venue please click
here

Cost:
We are applying a nominal £10 charge for attendance and any profit will be donated to the New Pyjamas Campaign

Booking:
To book your place please complete the payment process click here.

More Information:
For further information please contact Clare Malcolm at clare@podcastmatters or telephone 0141 616 3155


COMPLIMENTARY FOR 29 MEMBERS
This event is complimentary to 29 Members - If you are a member you should Email Clare Malcolm to reserve your place.