NoTosh takes equity in Every1Speaks student voice startup
It’s still not as easy as it should be for students, teachers and parents to contribute their own ideas about improving school, and even less easy for them to see if anyone listened and acted upon it. We’re changing that.
Tasty Developments Shortlisted for Guardian MEGA "Best Entrepreneur"
One of our clients’ web sites, that gives access to niche and artisan food producers from around the UK, has been shortlisted for a prestigious national award.
Digital makes up for Channel 4 losses on TV
TV still makes a shedload of money, but it also costs a heck of a lot to make high quality stuff that people want to watch. This week the annual report for 2009 was released by my former employer, Channel 4 Television Corporation, revealing that its digital activities offset losses in TV. I was delighted on a personal level to see the section in Scale and Impact, where the department I joined as Employee #1, 4iP (Innovation for the Public), was mentioned (pdf). Of the four featured products, two were ones from my commissioning in Scotland and the North East,…
MirrorMe wins Media Guardian Innovation Award: Best App
I’m back from a celebratory evening at London’s Centre Point with games development company Ideonic, who last night won the MediaGuardian Innovation Award for Applications & Gadgets.
MirrorMe & Ideonic win Interactive Media Awards
It’s great to hear that the Facebook health app MirrorMe, produced by Middlesbrough-based Ideonic, has won an Outstanding Achievement Award at the IMAs.