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Re: Twitter To Go: How one local coffee shop used Twitter to double his clientele

parboo — Wed, 28 Jan 2009 13:31:35 -0000

I'm hosting a university tweetup tomorrow in the cafe of the SU I manage. I predict collaboration and coffee. Will share the great stuff.

Re: Option E4

parboo — Wed, 21 Jan 2009 18:03:50 -0000

This one - with the University as a core part of it, supporting the learning for its creative and media based courses. I think this will ensure a vibrancy that does not come from an HEI alone.

Re: 3.5.1

parboo — Wed, 21 Jan 2009 17:59:07 -0000

Again, I think we need to start by making the city attractive to students. Those who move here to study put us on trial for 3 years (or so). Do we really make them feel welcome? Do we create chances to show them this is a great city to settle down in? I think many of the student communities are quite isolated from the whole city life and are missing some gems.

Re: 1.1.1

parboo — Tue, 20 Jan 2009 20:00:07 -0000

If I understand this correctly, what we are saying here is that when someone says Birmingham, so the response will come "ah yes, that's a good place to live". What, I wonder, will they say to exemplify this. The ambitions give a long list of words, but what is the short sharp message. Think Barcelona, Milan and others, where it is easy to know why it's a good city. Why are we a good place to live?

Re: Renew local

parboo — Tue, 20 Jan 2009 18:53:04 -0000

I would anticipate that renew local would be broader than who we buy energy from.

Re: Create local

parboo — Tue, 20 Jan 2009 18:49:40 -0000

I prefer the phrase "rival other cities" to "just as good as". Whilst 'just as good' feels a little half hearted.

Re: Start local

parboo — Tue, 20 Jan 2009 18:48:01 -0000

I wonder if the original "enterprise" is a better term for this section. Business suggests profit, whilst enterprise is not necessarily commercial ( or even financial) but more entrepreneurial.

Re: Connected city

parboo — Tue, 20 Jan 2009 18:45:57 -0000

Is that it for connected. It seems very specific, I'd be looking for a more philospohical statement here than let's build a railway. What about other forms of transport and communication?

Re: Univercity

parboo — Tue, 20 Jan 2009 18:43:01 -0000

There are moves afoot to improve B'ham as a student friendly city : http://www.birminghamlivean... I think this warrants an inclusion.