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5926037286_6ddda6aab3_oWe finally see it - a year in the making but now Hack for Culture has a name it can't be sued over. It is set to set the world of arts data alight by bringing the glorious arts & cultural organisations of Liverpool together with Merseyside's Digital and Creative industries to explore and experiment with a wide variety of hidden cultural data sets.  

"A data set (or dataset) is a collection of data, usually presented in tabular form. Each column represents a particular variable. Each row corresponds to a given member of the data set in question. It lists values for each of the variables, such as height and weight of an object. Each value is known as a datum. The data set may comprise data for one or more members, corresponding to the number of rows." Wikipedia - so probably wrong. 

YOUR INVITED SO READ ON

A bit late to post here but some of the news items are still active. 

A round up of news and forthcoming events 


All the Mince Pies have gone in our house so I had a bit more time for putting this together with a load of soft fruity news bites. There will be more coming next month, but here goes this months. PS. If you like this enews then pass it on to a geek who is lonely to show you care. 20th January

Wednesday, 18 January 2012 11:31

Social Media Cafe Liverpool - the reboot

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Booking is open for Social Media Cafe Liverpool - the reboot 
It has been away awhile but now it is back in the run up and through Open Source City 2012 in Liverpool. You can book up and find our more details below.


SoundLab

Everyone is mixing it up bigtime - Take that track, mix it see what comes out the other end. Artist are even taking raw streams of data and turning them into compostions with enhaced visuals to entertain the eyes. We've got soundcloud, audioboo, mixcloud, mixtape and we share it everywhere.  Sound Lab is a great opportunity to have a go at creating your own new ways of doing just that, so don't sit in your bedrooms come out and collaborate with some of Liverpool's finest coders and hackmiesters.

The team will be gathering on Friday 25th November and your invited.  

acmeinternationallogoSeminar for Liverpool Creative/Digital Enterprises

This event is designed to help creative and digital businesses in the city to grow internationally. This growth can range from first export sale to expansion overseas or international joint ventures. 11 November 9.30-12noon. At Liverpool Innovation Park

smclogowebSocial Media Cafe Liverpool have announced a reboot (yeah it's a phrase from them there comics). There hasn't been a SMC Liverpool since February and as they state there was loads going on that week, I should know I was involved.  Now they want your involvement. 

They are thinking about a restarting Social Media Cafe Liverpool and they need your input. Here is what they say

"I have been thinking about a reboot of Social Media Cafe Liverpool for some time as it is a bit overdue as the last event, sorry the last brilliant event in February. There was loads going on that week and since then we have sat back and taken it easy, well actually just got on with other stuff."

Bar Camp LiverpoolI'm sure I have written about this but if not then here goes. On Friday the 18th and Saturday the 19th of November DoES Liverpool will be holding Bar Camp Liverpool in Gostins Building, Hanover Street.

If you're not familiar with the Bar Camp concept they are participant led unconferences where the talks and discussions that take place are set by the people attending - anyone can and is encouraged to run a session on any topic they want so the whole event is driven by the conversations and interactions of the people attending.

Sunday, 25 September 2011 00:06

Open your data

yes that is a USB sticking out of a Wall

Do you have some data to share? Are you worried about the cloud? Do you know where your data is stored? Come and take part in a DropDay: an AND festival datasharing session using artist Aram Bartholl's DeadDrops 'peer to peer (ish) offline sharing system'

A DropDay is a meeting with a group of people to think up locations and content for Aram Bartholl's DeadDrops File sharing system

andlogo2Hacks and Hackers Olympics Data Liverpool Next Sunday.

Scraperwiki are running an event in Liverpool next Sunday in association with Media2012 around the topic of data & the Olympics. Its being held at Fact and details here.

http://blog.scraperwiki.com/2011/09/19/help-get-olympic-data-off-the-start-line/

Monday, 12 September 2011 18:17

Make Jelly Ignite

jellyLiverpoolA simple play on words has you all so interested but I'm simply cutting down words so I have more time to tell you about Maker Night, Jelly Liverpool and Ignite Liverpool all in one article. (yes I do call this an article.)

Monday, 05 September 2011 22:23

Liverpool’s Innovative New Way Of Tourism

tourismapp3A new tourism app for Liverpool – Liverpool Tourism Guide App - was released on the 11th of August 2011 by App Tours UK, headed by history enthusiast Larry Murphy, and the technical team Red Ninja Studios. Joining the likes of other popular tourist destinations creating tourism apps such as New York, LA and Dublin, the Liverpool Tourism Guide App is truly a revolution regarding touring the historic city of Liverpool.

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Ignite Liverpool have just announced some for the speakers for thier next event on the 15th September, at Leaf Tea Bar on Bold Street.




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From the sonic art archive

Kaffe Matthews -

August Rain In New York Doorways

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Recorded Live at Leaf Cafe on 4th May

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