South by South West (sxsw) is nearly upon us again. For those that have never been, it’s understandably a bit of a mystery. For those of us who do get to go, it is a unique chance to catch up with people from around the world who are passionate about The Web, technology, film, music and all sorts of digital… Read more →
Category: travel
2010 – The Year That Was – in about 2,500 Photos
Thanks to pummelvision, here is my 2010 – 2,500 photos turned into one four minute 34 second video: The big event of the year was, of course, South by South West – The largest digital festival on the planet. Once again, a great set of British Businesses set off to Austin, Texas, on the Digital Mission, to network, learn and… Read more →
2009 Highlights in Pictures and a Few Words
What a year 2009 Was… I’ve been looking through my Flickr stream and pulled out some highlights. Apologies, as the page may take a while to load, but pictures seem to express the year better than any words I could write. Towards the end of 2008 I was at a dinner with Caalie and the Scobles. There were quite a few… Read more →
Camberley Tweet Up 9th April
Twitter people meeting face to face… And outside of London too! When: Thursday 9th April, 10:30am. Where: Good Taste Coffee, 67 High St, Camberley, England, GU15 3RB (awaiting review on Trusted Places and Yelp, WiFi mentioned on jiwire. Why: Just Because… Business conversations and coffee. Who: At least me (Benjamin Ellis), Paul Sloane and Andrew Gerrard. Getting there: Camberley town centre is all shiny new. You… Read more →
Poster Journeys…
I went to this last night: “Poster Journeys – London Transport Museum Event” at the London Transport Museum (big props to Annie Mole). The talk was a fascinating tour of the of Abram Games, given by his daughter, Naomi. A new book – Poster Journeys – is now available that takes you through Abram’s journey in creating his amazing work. Read more →
Checking in…
This week has been intense, but great. Last night Camberley Toastmasters club, of which I have the pleasure of being president, got to chartering. To add to the evening, I was awarded best prepared speaker. Given that I was up against two people that I consider the best speakers in the region, and that I only had a couple of… Read more →