http://www.paradisecircus.com/talk/ talk boards for love and friendship for Brum-ish blogging, web and social media types en Wed, 10 Mar 2010 21:58:22 +0000 http://www.paradisecircus.com/talk/topic.php?id=3#post-211 Fri, 12 Feb 2010 13:42:02 +0000 OoTheNigerian 211@http://www.paradisecircus.com/talk/ <p>Hi, I am founder of a startup OnePage you can learn about me from here. <a href="http://myonepage.com/Oo" rel="nofollow">http://myonepage.com/Oo</a> I will be moving to Birmingham at the end of the month. i am looking to meet Internet peeps. </p> http://www.paradisecircus.com/talk/topic.php?id=27#post-210 Tue, 02 Feb 2010 23:45:13 +0000 ParadiseCircus 210@http://www.paradisecircus.com/talk/ <p>Hi Guys,</p> <p>We're a band based based in Birmingham, named after the fantastic roundabout I guess you are? </p> <p>We've recently made it through to the Live &#38; Unsigned regional final, and I was hoping you guys would be kind enough to give us a listen and let us know your thoughts.</p> <p>Many thanks,<br /> Paradise Circus<br /> <a href="http://www.myspace.com/paradisecircusmusic" rel="nofollow">www.myspace.com/paradisecircusmusic</a> </p> http://www.paradisecircus.com/talk/topic.php?id=3#post-209 Sun, 24 Jan 2010 14:43:26 +0000 Frantic101 209@http://www.paradisecircus.com/talk/ <p>Hello - I'm Frantic101! I work in radio (but not on it) and live in Moseley. Hope to meet folks from this community soon Xx </p> http://www.paradisecircus.com/talk/topic.php?id=3#post-208 Wed, 20 Jan 2010 21:52:23 +0000 dp 208@http://www.paradisecircus.com/talk/ <p>ta to Gavin for making me aware of this place.<br /> He should be getting a commission for his abilities here.<br /> Cake, probably. And a pony.</p> <p>However, things looks pretty quiet.<br /> Wonder where y'all have gone. </p> <p>I'm dp.<br /> Among others.<br /> I mostly hang out at other people's places.<br /> Here, for example.<br /> Like a man w/o a country, a commenter-for-hire, web-hobo, web-boho, circuit rider. </p> http://www.paradisecircus.com/talk/topic.php?id=26#post-207 Mon, 28 Sep 2009 15:08:28 +0000 mark_cybrum 207@http://www.paradisecircus.com/talk/ <p>Our next monthly rendez-vous will be Monday 12th October. <a href="http://upcoming.yahoo.com/event/1326714/" rel="nofollow">http://upcoming.yahoo.com/event/1326714/</a><br /> I've been 'volunteered' to organise it. Any suggestions or requests for which bar we'll be propping up? </p> http://www.paradisecircus.com/talk/topic.php?id=3#post-206 Thu, 06 Aug 2009 16:46:52 +0000 sfcooper 206@http://www.paradisecircus.com/talk/ <p>Simon,</p> <p>Work for internet marketing firm TradeDoubler. These are a few of the web properties I have.</p> <p><a href="http://kupr.wordpress.com" rel="nofollow">http://kupr.wordpress.com</a><br /> <a href="http://twitter.com/kupr" rel="nofollow">http://twitter.com/kupr</a><br /> <a href="http://mdmm.groupsite.com" rel="nofollow">http://mdmm.groupsite.com</a> </p> http://www.paradisecircus.com/talk/topic.php?id=10&page=2#post-205 Thu, 06 Aug 2009 16:06:37 +0000 sfcooper 205@http://www.paradisecircus.com/talk/ <p>Hello,</p> <p>Just found this site, and have read this discussion with some interest, and a smile. Clique's are interesting things, but I must admit that the idea of being 'in' or 'on the fringe' of the Birmingham blogging community quite funny. I live in the Birmingham area, and I post 3 blogs, 4 twitter accounts and have a couple of websites with Birmingham themes. Does this include me in the Birmingham blogging community even though I do not know one person virtually or otherwise in this scene??</p> <p>Anyway, I'm glad i've come across this site and will drop in now and again.</p> <p>Cheers!! </p> http://www.paradisecircus.com/talk/topic.php?id=25#post-204 Thu, 18 Jun 2009 13:33:23 +0000 DaveDev 204@http://www.paradisecircus.com/talk/ <p>Amplified09 West Midlands </p> <p>30th June, Poppy Red, Birmingham, from 2.30pm - 7pm</p> <p>Amplified events - to provide a space and an emerging methodology for the sharing of ideas, resources, encouragement and inspiration for any endeavour seeking to explore the knowledge-sharing, community-building and wall-removing qualities of social media tools.</p> <p>For details and to sign up please see <a href="http://www.amp09-midlands.eventbrite.com/" rel="nofollow">http://www.amp09-midlands.eventbrite.com/</a></p> <p>To start the conversation about topics you are interested in please go to <a href="http://amplified.pbworks.com/Midlands09" rel="nofollow">http://amplified.pbworks.com/Midlands09</a></p> <p>Dave </p> http://www.paradisecircus.com/talk/topic.php?id=24#post-203 Wed, 10 Jun 2009 15:23:39 +0000 Neil 203@http://www.paradisecircus.com/talk/ <p>In case you havn't heard, I like Gin.</p> <p>To celebrate this fact, I've declared Saturday 13th June to be 'Gin Day'</p> <p>Checkout <a href="http://ginday.tumblr.com" rel="nofollow">http://ginday.tumblr.com</a> </p> http://www.paradisecircus.com/talk/topic.php?id=21#post-202 Wed, 03 Jun 2009 11:51:15 +0000 josh 202@http://www.paradisecircus.com/talk/ <p>Would you like a version of Live Brum for webbery-esque events? We've begun to discuss this a couple of times but, erm, that last email seems to have been a dead end.</p> <p>I'm happy to put this together as I now have code for a 'single genre version' of Live Brum pretty much sorted (i.e. Art Brum). Re-purposing this for web/social/digital/other would be super-quick and has the added advantage of feeding data into other appropriate Brum sites such as allbrum.co.uk (which I'm not really talking about yet but does sort of exist), digbeth.albrum.co.uk, etc, etc.</p> <p>You also get calendar files, microformats, rss feeds and other goodies 'free' as they are all baked into the code.</p> <p>Permission to add/edit data could be given to anyone that wanted it and, if it made it more appealing, I'd be happy to brand it as a Paradise Circus thing.</p> <p>Basically, if someone else is up for the modest amount of data entry required to keep it up-to-date then I am happy to make it happen. </p> http://www.paradisecircus.com/talk/topic.php?id=23#post-201 Wed, 03 Jun 2009 11:39:07 +0000 josh 201@http://www.paradisecircus.com/talk/ <p>I have an old b13.net site from the late 90s that I should get back online somewhere.<br /> I've also managed to grab the Geociites Fuzzbox site.</p> <p>As far as I can tell, we can just create a static page with a list of links, pointing to a separate folder for each site. A modest amount of tinkering should get them working pretty quickly - and I'm happy to volunteer to do some of that tinkering.</p> <p>After that someone just needs to write a paragraph of copy to put at the top of the static page and create an email address for those wanting to a) submit sites and b) claim some kind of ownership over the work.</p> <p>I don't think any of this should take very long but I only have limited time before end of next week (12th June) as I'm mostly trying to launch artbrum.co.uk at the moment. </p> http://www.paradisecircus.com/talk/topic.php?id=23#post-200 Wed, 03 Jun 2009 11:31:13 +0000 Jon Bounds 200@http://www.paradisecircus.com/talk/ <p><a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20071126004731/www.birminghamnet.co.uk/" rel="nofollow">http://web.archive.org/web/20071126004731/www.birminghamnet.co.uk/</a></p> <p><a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20071123063316/www.virtualbrum.co.uk/" rel="nofollow">http://web.archive.org/web/20071123063316/www.virtualbrum.co.uk/</a> </p> http://www.paradisecircus.com/talk/topic.php?id=23#post-199 Wed, 03 Jun 2009 11:27:58 +0000 Jon Bounds 199@http://www.paradisecircus.com/talk/ <p>The hinternet is the old, hard to find, unconnected interweb — it's stuff that's starting to disappear (Geocities is closing, people just forget to keep stuff up). Some of it will be kept on Archive.org - but that's not indexed or findable. We could find a way to keep these old sites alive.</p> <p>I guess we'd need some kind of front end &#38; 'this is mine you've nicked it' system to explain to people how the stuff came to be there.</p> <p>This week we've already thought about the Fuzzbox official site and the site about the Birmingham Anchor — there must be tons of this stuff out there (Virtual Brum is a case in point).</p> <p>So - what would we need to do to save and keep this stuff up? Can we get hinternet.paradisecrcus.com open for business? </p> http://www.paradisecircus.com/talk/topic.php?id=22#post-198 Fri, 29 May 2009 16:21:13 +0000 getgood 198@http://www.paradisecircus.com/talk/ <p>Right, teh plan is:</p> <p>Meet at The Crown at 1.30pm. Head over to The Edge. Enjoy Echoes. Possibly have a little drink afterwards.</p> <p>So far I have @chrisunitt, @peteashton, @mummyashton, @rasga, @podnosh, @graphiquillan, @joshhart</p> <p>Please let me know if you'd like to join us! </p> http://www.paradisecircus.com/talk/topic.php?id=22#post-197 Sat, 23 May 2009 15:25:07 +0000 getgood 197@http://www.paradisecircus.com/talk/ <p>As you know I'm a ha-yooge fan of Friction Arts' Echoes From The Edge exhibition. It’s an amazing, immersive experience featuring the voices of locals such as John Tighe and yours truly telling our stories. I've convinced Sandra to let us lot descend on her at 2pm next Saturday 30th May. Please let me know ASAP if you'd like to join me - there are 9 blogger places to be had. It's £4 per person and well worth the money. Afterwards we'll experience Digbeth life firsthand in one of the local pubs. ;-)</p> <p>My praise-filled review of the show is here: <a href="http://digbeth.org/2009/05/echoes-from-the-edge-2/" rel="nofollow">http://digbeth.org/2009/05/echoes-from-the-edge-2/</a></p> <p>Hope you can make it! Cheers, Nicky. </p> http://www.paradisecircus.com/talk/topic.php?id=13#post-196 Mon, 18 May 2009 13:16:51 +0000 Jon Bounds 196@http://www.paradisecircus.com/talk/ <p>Directories are hard work, basically. </p> http://www.paradisecircus.com/talk/topic.php?id=19#post-195 Sat, 16 May 2009 09:19:47 +0000 phil.coyne 195@http://www.paradisecircus.com/talk/ <p>Sorry I'm late posting, but am up for this. Not as quick as I used to be, but Powerleague is helping with that. Midfield or, at a push, Defence. </p> http://www.paradisecircus.com/talk/topic.php?id=13#post-194 Fri, 15 May 2009 21:42:44 +0000 chrisivens 194@http://www.paradisecircus.com/talk/ <p>So why isn't there a Birmingham ultra local blog directory then? </p> http://www.paradisecircus.com/talk/topic.php?id=13#post-193 Thu, 14 May 2009 13:34:03 +0000 Jon Bounds 193@http://www.paradisecircus.com/talk/ <p><a href="http://kingsheathen.co.uk" rel="nofollow">http://kingsheathen.co.uk</a> </p> http://www.paradisecircus.com/talk/topic.php?id=21#post-192 Thu, 07 May 2009 12:21:05 +0000 Jon Bounds 192@http://www.paradisecircus.com/talk/ <p>I've been struggling to come up with a good way of collecting Brum-webbery-esque events together — it's so easy to create a blog or a FB group for each individual strand that some really interesting stuff gets missed because information is splintered and then disseminated across ambient networks (twitter especially). </p> <p>So, without a better idea (or having to do it physically myself), the best way I can come up with is to use the <a href="http://upcoming.yahoo.com/group/4494/">;Brum Bloggers Upcoming Group</a> — to which anyone can join and add an event. You can add events created by others to the group - I'm thinking Multipack, Hackspace (now FizzPop) or anything really.</p> <p>You can then subscribe to the feed, direct to your calendar if you so wish (<a href="http://www.paradisecircus.com/2008/11/08/never-miss-a-meet-again-add-to-your-calendar/">how to do this)</a>.</p> <p>To try an broaden it out I've changed the name of the group to "Paradise Circus" </p> http://www.paradisecircus.com/talk/topic.php?id=19#post-191 Wed, 06 May 2009 08:52:52 +0000 Jon Bounds 191@http://www.paradisecircus.com/talk/ <p>Big Paws studio teaboy Dylan is in - striker (well 18 years old and fit, so up front so we can whack the ball to him). </p> http://www.paradisecircus.com/talk/topic.php?id=19#post-190 Tue, 05 May 2009 13:08:20 +0000 Jon Bounds 190@http://www.paradisecircus.com/talk/ <p>Seems about right - although I'm sure more that than have expressed an interest (plus I was planning on getting a burgalar to play in goal). </p> http://www.paradisecircus.com/talk/topic.php?id=19#post-189 Tue, 05 May 2009 12:26:23 +0000 jonhickman 189@http://www.paradisecircus.com/talk/ <p>If my maths is right we have 8? </p> http://www.paradisecircus.com/talk/topic.php?id=19#post-188 Tue, 05 May 2009 12:16:29 +0000 jonhickman 188@http://www.paradisecircus.com/talk/ <p>BUMP </p> http://www.paradisecircus.com/talk/topic.php?id=20#post-187 Mon, 27 Apr 2009 14:53:39 +0000 cara 187@http://www.paradisecircus.com/talk/ <p>Hi all,</p> <p>We have vacancies as RateMyPlacement Guest Bloggers that are a great way of advising your peers, will be a great addition to your CV, and all this without leaving your computer…</p> <p>The job of a RateMyPlacement Guest Blogger is a straightforward one! We’ll host every blog that you write throughout your time on placement at RateMyPlacement.co.uk. You can visit the site to meet this year’s bloggers and read their material, but generally the blogs can be about anything you are experiencing on placement including the social side, responsibilities within a role or even the inside scoop on the company itself. We do realise that you’re on a placement to work, therefore one blog a week, or two a month would be perfect!</p> <p>If you think you have what it takes to become a RateMyPlacement Guest Blogger, please email cara on <a href="mailto:cara@RateMyPlacement.co.uk">cara@RateMyPlacement.co.uk</a> stating your university, your degree, your year of study and a brief paragraph about yourself.</p> <p>There are also other opportunities to become part of the RateMyPlacement team, if you are doing a summer internship this year, why not become a Rep for us and earn some money, click here for more information or email <a href="mailto:reps@RateMyPlacement.co.uk.">reps@RateMyPlacement.co.uk.</a></p> <p>Cheers<br /> The RateMyPlacement Team. </p> http://www.paradisecircus.com/talk/topic.php?id=19#post-186 Sun, 19 Apr 2009 21:47:50 +0000 gavinwray 186@http://www.paradisecircus.com/talk/ <p>I'm in. Preferred position: left midfield. Style: midfield terrier. </p> http://www.paradisecircus.com/talk/topic.php?id=18#post-184 Fri, 03 Apr 2009 11:31:19 +0000 Julia Gilbert 184@http://www.paradisecircus.com/talk/ <p>Thanks to Ian for letting us know that there's a masseeeve quiz that goes on in The Victoria on Tuesdays (http://www.paradisecircus.com/2009/04/02/april-meet-up-the-victoria-144/#comments).</p> <p>Therefore I propose we have May's meet at the Victoria instead.</p> <p>So, still need a venue for April. Suggestions please. </p> http://www.paradisecircus.com/talk/topic.php?id=18#post-183 Thu, 02 Apr 2009 22:12:30 +0000 Jon Bounds 183@http://www.paradisecircus.com/talk/ <p>Seems it was discussed at March's meet - venue is the Victoria on John Bright St (so nicely central). Have updated the upcoming.org event now i know <a href="http://upcoming.yahoo.com/event/1326698/?ps=6" rel="nofollow">http://upcoming.yahoo.com/event/1326698/?ps=6</a> </p> http://www.paradisecircus.com/talk/topic.php?id=19#post-182 Sat, 28 Mar 2009 17:20:18 +0000 Danny Smith 182@http://www.paradisecircus.com/talk/ <p>i would like my nickname to be "Doc Awesome" its ironic because i am neither a doctor or awesome </p> http://www.paradisecircus.com/talk/topic.php?id=19#post-181 Fri, 27 Mar 2009 14:54:07 +0000 joyfeed 181@http://www.paradisecircus.com/talk/ <p>I cannot defend, but I can cut in from the left. Think of me as the small dog in the video on YouTube (any one) that runs onto the pitch and chases after the ball. Generally useless but with chaotically unpredictable flashes of skill. The Terrier. </p> http://www.paradisecircus.com/talk/topic.php?id=19#post-180 Fri, 27 Mar 2009 13:54:51 +0000 Chris Unitt 180@http://www.paradisecircus.com/talk/ <p>I'm in.</p> <p>Either centre-back or up front. Centre-mid if I have to.</p> <p>Struggling for a nickname but The Big Unitt and a certain other name for Peter Crouch have been used in the past. </p> http://www.paradisecircus.com/talk/topic.php?id=19#post-179 Fri, 27 Mar 2009 13:48:29 +0000 daniel 179@http://www.paradisecircus.com/talk/ <p>any local companies making use of Twitter, maybe some kind of sponsorship? </p> http://www.paradisecircus.com/talk/topic.php?id=19#post-178 Fri, 27 Mar 2009 13:44:35 +0000 Craig Hamilton 178@http://www.paradisecircus.com/talk/ <p>A full kit would run at <a href="http://www.carlotti.com/store/index.php?act=viewProd&#38;productId=223">about £150</a>. Not too bad....Twitter names on the back, club logo etc may be a little more. </p> <p>I'm in for a few bob if needed. Obviously, a lucrative sponsorship deal with a local company may prove useful here. We must know someone with a degree of commercial acumen... </p> http://www.paradisecircus.com/talk/topic.php?id=13#post-177 Fri, 27 Mar 2009 13:37:08 +0000 Jon Bounds 177@http://www.paradisecircus.com/talk/ <p>lozells.info </p> http://www.paradisecircus.com/talk/topic.php?id=19#post-176 Fri, 27 Mar 2009 13:35:53 +0000 Jon Bounds 176@http://www.paradisecircus.com/talk/ <p>I've had management experience - Dogpool Rovers, South Birmingham Sunday League Division Three (but will need an assistant…) </p>