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Social media Cafe Liverpool now has an official iPhone app.

Liverpool iPhone app developer John McKerrell has developed an iPhone app for Social Media Cafe Liverpool so that the content generated at the talks can be shared freely with you.

BBC Academy and Arts Council England are joining forces to offer training and guidance to the arts sector across England on how to maximize the creation and distribution of high quality arts content for audiences on digital platforms, including online, mobile and internet protocol television.

The building digital capacity for the arts programme, announced in September 2010, will support the development of the arts sector's media production skills by bringing together the BBC Academy's media and digital experience with the Arts Council's extensive knowledge of the arts sector.

Join How Why DIY for a week of Social Media Activity - Monday 7th to Friday 11th February 2011

Celebrate and explore the best that the geeks of Liverpool have to offer with events from digital and creative tech practitioners, pioneers and enthusiasts.

Find out about the events below.

SATURDAY 20th - SUNDAY 21ST NOVEMBER 10AM - 4PM

Soundnetwork has put out an invitation for artists to experiment with interaction in an open hackspace; use Arduino boards, sensors and the paint shop space itself and along the way learn from other artists. They want artists to try out an idea in The Cooperative gallery space alongside other artists sharing practice and technical knowledge. There are no fees or expenses unfortunately just space time, decent wifi, power, technical support and a coffee machine! Go for as long as you want in the week and along the way you will be experimenting in front of a curious open as the space will be open to the public from Wednesday; its about opening up practice to like minded peers and gallery visitors.

A quick video rewind of Social Media Cafe Liverpool from earlier this week. The action all took place the Liverpool Biennial visitors centre and it was a really good evening - so if you missed it you can catch up here but you won't be able to meet everyone in the pub afterwards. If you are interested in finding out when the events are taking place then join up to the mailing list available via the subscribe button on the left or follow @smcliv on twitter.

Interface Amnesty is a friendly jumble sale and tabletop show and tell day for technology based art showing at AND festival across Manchester October 1st - 7th 2010

Jelly's a casual work event where everyone's invited. It's for anyone who'd like to work alongside other creative people in a welcoming environment. You bring your laptop and some work, and Jelly provides wifi, a chair, and smart people to bounce ideas off of and collaborate with.

North West Vision and Media present - Visionary Sessions: Experimenting with New Business Models. Parr Street Studios, Liverpool, Thursday 8th July. 5.30 - 8.00pm.

The second in their series of 10 future focused events explores the need for creative companies to change the way they work in order to survive in the digital age.  The harsh reality is that if you’re not embracing new business models then you probably won’t be in business in 5 years time!