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SMW Rewind: What’s Happening to the Memesphere?
What’s Happening to the Memesphere, hosted by Jam’s Kate Miltner (@katemiltner) took place on Monday 24th September at the Sport, Entertainment & Culture Hub at Engine. Catch up with the livestream below. Memes used to be the province of an internet subculture based around sites and forums like 4chan and Something Awful. But over the…
The Week That Was #SMWLDN Sept 2012: Facts, Figures & Thank You’s
This year was not only the year of the Queen’s Jubilee, the Olympics and the Paralympics, but also the only year that Social Media Week London will take place twice within 12 months (therefore, needless to say, there will not be a SMWLDN in February). Our second Social Media Week London this year has now…
WARNING: Street Food lovers of London, get ready for this blog post and this is going to whet your appetite As winners of the Social Media Week London Food Truck Challenge, Big Dirty Burger were given the opportunity to do something special the next time they hit the streets on London.. Get excited because…
This weekend has been the boxing day equivalent to social media nerds all across London. After over 170 events throughout the capital, 2 amazing opening and closing parties and an enormous amount of live tweeting we now feel as if there is something missing inside.. But not for the winners of the SMWLDN Food Truck…
With four fashion events and the chance to win a trip to LA…Fashion is in the air!! This Thursday, 27 Sep, Social Media Week London will be holding it’s fist ever Fashion Day supported by Nokia at the Sport, Entertainment & Cultural Hub @ Engine. Highlighting the impact of social media in the fashion industry, new…
The day has come: Social Media Week is finally here! And what better way to celebrate than at our Official Opening Reception tonight with #smwldn, SNR Denton, Financial Times and our latest addition, The Big Booth Company! If you managed to nab yourself a ticket, make sure you head on over to The Big Booth Company…
Today’s generation of children couldn’t imagine a world without Moshi Monsters, Club Penguin, YouTube, Facebook and a host of other social media platforms and devices at their fingertips. And they are connecting with other members of the family in a way that, arguably, is influencing the very concept of family today, and how it will…
KETTLE® Chips at Social Media Week London, brought to you by Unique Digital
From the 24th -28th of September there will be an array of delicious KETTLE® Chips flavours around Social Media Week London hubs. Keep a look out for the recently brought back classic flavour ‘Sea Salt, Rosemary and Garlic’ around selected venues. When you find them, tweet using the #SMWCHIP hashtag to be in with a chance…
A Special Thank You to SMWLDN Attendees from Our Friends at Naked Wines…
Naked Wines, the UK’s fastest growing online wine retailer, are getting stuck into Social Media Week London in a variety of ways – not only is their COO, Eamon Fitzgerald speaking later today at Using Social to Go Global (Mon 24th, 10am – 2pm @ Google Campus – still time to register!), they’re very kindly providing…
[Advisory Board Highlights] Some Choice Events Curated by Chinwag’s Sam Michel
Social Media Week September is almost upon us, next week, and for one year only, London’s playing host to its second week-long festival of all things social. There’s stack of events, virtually of them free, to choose from, but with just a couple of days to go, spaces are getting snapped up fast. Fortunately a…