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Chinwag Check out the video of how Mr Furby, developed the ultimate in cute, cuddly dinotoys with a USB, SD connection for a spot of re-programming.

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It's the brainchild of "Mr Furby" Caleb Chung, who told the story behind the little robodino at this year's Thinking Digital (25% discount for Chinwaggers on the 2010 event) - video below...
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Chinwag Grab yer tickets to the BIMA Awards on the 19th Nov...not long now.

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The BIMA Awards 2009 have rolled around again. The awards celebrate the innovative work of UK digital companies and this year has seen a record number of agencies applying.
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Chinwag We're proud to formally announce the 21 companies who'll be joining the Digital Mission to New York. From established firms to startups, professional services to cutting edge online tools, there's a great range of firms representing the best of the UK's digital sector. Can't wait to hit the Big Apple!

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It's Digital Mission time in the Big Apple and we're delighted to formally announce the 21 companies who'll be joining this year's Digital Mission to NYC.
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Chinwag Announcing Shop Direct as our featured company on Chinwag Jobs' Work @ feature. Watch the interview with Director of E-commerce, Matthew Hardcastle and discover some of the jobs available at Shop Direct.

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chinwag jobs is a recruitment website advertising vacancies in new media, digital marketing, online marketing, e-commerce, covering marketing, creative and technical position, with a sophisticated search, email alerts and rss feeds of all our vacancies.
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UPDATED: Hot off the back of the success of their inaugural event in May this year, Media140 are hosting their latest one day conference investigating the effects that Twitter and real-time social media are having on advertisers, marketers and brands.
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Joi Ito, an investor in microblogging site Twitter, has hinted that he sees the future of the site's profitability in charging for mobile use.This has been added to by co-founder Biz Stone's announcement ...
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Location:The Slug & Lettuce (downstairs)
Time:Tuesday, 29 September 2009 18:00
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Tailored specifically for interactive design and development companies, Digital Mission to LA & San Francisco will enable 15 UK based SMEs to head to Silicon Valley for key meetings, advice on working stateside, help with fact-finding, networking events and investor meetings.
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PLEASE NOTE - BOOKINGS MUST BE MADE THROUGH THE CHINWAG WEBSITE:
http://chinwag.com/live/musicwhopays
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Chinwag Live: Music - who pays the piper?

As music streaming services take off, will marketers make the jump from radio and pay the bill? Or is it time ...we paid the piper?

Personal digital music consumption is changing, from a world where paid-for downloads are dwarfed by illegal file sharing. Meanwhile, new services like Spotify have taken consumers by storm adding 1m users in a matter of months with no US launch. Streaming music, with social discovery and sharing is now in vogue, but can it survive?

The folding of ad-funded music providers such as SpiralFrog and Ruckus, highlight the question of whether these business models are viable. The agency world meanwhile struggles to make the jump from old-school radio ads to the bells and whilstles offered by these streaming services. And what are the implications and opportunities for marketers?

With licensing fees that favour subscription (8% rev share or 40p per subscriber) over ad-funded models (10.5% rev share or 0.085 per play), is there any mileage in advertising anyway? If listeners have to dip into their pockets for streaming services, will the lure of illegal file sharing increase?

Join the discussion as we explore the future for streaming audio services.

PANEL:
Dave Haynes - UK Manager, SoundCloud
Dom Hodge - Associate Director, Frukt Music
Helienne Lindvall - Journalist, The Guardian
Jon Mitchell - Sales Director, Spotify
Richard Jacobs - Head of Radio, MediaCom

CHAIR: Steve Bowbrick

(Complimentary drinks and snacks will be served)

TIMINGS:
6pm doors open for drinks & networking. Discussion starts 6.30pm sharp. Debate ends 8.30pm - drinks and networking continue until 11pm.

MORE DETAILS:
http://chinwag.com/live/musicwhopays

TICKETS:
£25+VAT early-bird (limited numbers), £40+VAT standard price

REFUNDS: In the unfortunate event that you can't make it along, we're able to provide a full refund as long as you contact us 7 days in advance of the event.
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As music streaming services take off, will marketers make the jump from radio and pay the bill? Or is it time we paid the piper?
Time:Wednesday, 15 July 2009 18:00
Location:The Slug & Lettuce (downstairs)
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Chinwag Come meet the Digital Mission team and UKTI as we travel to Belfast, Bristol, Birmingham, Manchester, Newcastle and London. RSVP on the site below. Hope to see you there.

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The regional events are afantasticopportunity to come along to a local venue and hear more about each Digital Mission. As well as giving a general overview we'll be answering specific questions ...
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Chinwag Sparkly new Twitter service fro Chinwag, http://twitter.com/ChinwagJobs - sign-up and follow @chinwagjobs to get the latest jobs posted direct to your Twitter account.

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Jobs in new media
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UK Trade & Investment (UKTI) and Chinwag invite you to Digital Business: India and Digital Business: China, specifically designed for companies in the digital industry looking to do business in these emerging global markets.
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Start-up looking for space? Entrepreneur after a central London base to get things going? Freelancer looking for some psuedo-colleagues and a fun environment? Just plain bored of working alone?
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Chinwag Live: Advertising Woes?

Shrinking markets and shrinking budgets - just how big will be the blow for online advertising?

From year-on-year double digit growth come the predictions for 2009, from modest growth of 4% (Group M, UK) to 18% (Zenith Optimedia, W. Europe) through to Nick Denton's warnings of a 40% plung...e (US).

http://www.chinwag.com/live/adwoes

Join us on 10th February to discuss what trends will emerge for advertising in 2009, the emergence of new formats and coping with dwindling spend, speakers include:

# CHAIR: Philip Buxton - Digital Strategy Consultant
# Catherine Demajo - Head of Marketing, Time Out London
# Khalil Ibrahimi - Managing Director and founder of Unanimis
# David McMurtrie - Head of Product Specialists, Doubleclick
# Guy Phillipson - CEO, Internet Advertising Bureau UK

Could the depths of this new downturn bring a collapse to the online ad sector and the ecosystem of publishers, agencies and start-ups that rely on it? Or can certain ad formats weather the storm?

Paid search has long since remained prominent, capturing around 58% of all spend. But with high inflation, eroding ROI, and increasing need to focus on the bottom line of hard sales - does paid search make sense anymore? Will the focus for targeting and measurability now move to display with the growth of CPA over CPM? And as the fastest growth area of online spend, how will in-video advertising develop?

Sun Startup EssentialsJoin us on 10th February as we discuss the challenges and implications now facing the online advertising industry. Come quiz our panel on where limited ad budgets should now be directed, and how can agencies and brands adapt and survive in 2009.

What will be driving digital advertising forward this year? Will data analytics and micro targeting win over creative and innovation? Will advertising spend be instead directed to crunching numbers and enhancing ROI, and can conversion improvement tools really make a difference?

(arrive early for complimentary drinks and snacks)

Tickets are on sale now: http://www.chinwag.com/live/adwoes
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Time:Tuesday, 10 February 2009 18:00
Location:The Slug & Lettuce (downstairs)
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As of 12th January 2009, all UK visitors to the US will need to complete an online registration which replaces the Visa Waiver Form (the green card you usually fill out on the plane).