Category Archives: Birmingham

Lovely weather we’re having…

Morning outside my apartment just as the sun was peeking out yesterday:

Evening, looking out from our balcony:

By stef | Posted February 12, 2008 in Birmingham, Photo, birminghamuk, photography | Comments (0)

3form Shortlisted for a Webby!

A nice start to the week - we’ve been shortlisted for a Webby award for the First Light Movies website. For me, just getting shortlisted is an accolade in itself, so I’m very pleased!
For those not familiar with the Webbies - they’re the equivalent of the Oscars for the Web. Here’s their one-liner from their [...]

By stef | Posted February 12, 2008 in Birmingham, Websites, awards, birminghamuk, upyerbrum | Comments (12)

An advance preview of the new Redpoint Climbing Centre in Birmingham

Tonight was the unofficial preview night for particularly keen people to see what’s been going on at the new soon-to-be-opened Redpoint Climbing Centre in Birmingham’s Gun Quarter (that’s North East, near the Children’s Hospital).
As with any creative work deadlines can sometimes slip, so rather than it being the ‘grand opening night’ that was in my [...]

By stef | Posted January 28, 2008 in Birmingham, birminghamuk, climbing | Comments (13)

Yay for Created in Birmingham! A joint Guardian Media Innovation Award

What a nice way to start the week - Created in Birmingham has picked up some national interest and gone and hit the big-time with a big ‘ol compliment from the Guardian in the shape of a MEGA award nomination for Best Independent Blog.
Although if you read Pete’s post about it it’s a ‘you’ve kinda [...]

By stef | Posted January 28, 2008 in Birmingham, Blog, birminghamuk | Comments (5)

Where is the Creative and Cultural Web Traffic in Birmingham (Part 2)

Finding out where web traffic in a city is, which are the important sites, which ones have loads of users, which ones have none is a difficult task for anyone who’s interested. Sites tend to keep their visitor numbers to themselves unless they’re seeking advertising.
So six months ago I did a post where I examined [...]

By stef | Posted January 22, 2008 in Birmingham, Interesting, birminghamuk, upyerbrum | Comments (5)