Archive for September, 2007
Wednesday, September 12th, 2007
Very favourable review of Brum and the West Midlands in today’s Guardian
The Grauniad put out an insert with today’s paper, in association with the EC and Advantage West Midlands, focusing on the range of innovation, development (and redevelopment) and diversity within and around Brum and the rest of the County. It’s a very interesting read, and doesn’t smack of “look at our area, come and invest […]
No Comments » - Posted in General News, Major News, Opinion, Behind Brum, Creative Industries by Christopher
Saturday, September 8th, 2007
No more lying to Birmingham City Council, then…
…As apparently they’ve just decided to take delivery of a new VRA (Voice Risk Analysis) system for their Benefits helpline, in an effort to reduce fraud (often indicative of lying, just how polygraphs work) by detecting stress in a caller’s voice. Rats.
In the first three months of a pilot scheme in Harrow, north London, that […]
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Friday, September 7th, 2007
The Persuaders (no, not those Persuaders)
While many may not know who these guys are, The Persuaders a design agency based in the Midlands who’ve done a slew of work for a variety of companies, including the BBC and (ironically) Digital Central, an Advantage West Midlands organisation who in turn produce their own content and sites.
The Persuaders did a CMS-based site […]
No Comments » - Posted in Oddities, Creative Industries by Christopher
Friday, September 7th, 2007
In case you missed it, Birmingham has a music video
This made the news sites a while back now, but I’ve had it in one of my Opera tabs for a long time and never bothered to note it down on here. It seemed appropriate that I reference it, even though others have done so long before myself.
It’s a music video made as a promotional […]
