Brighton Bloggers

Early September additions

2008-09-01T17:54:00.002Z

Some new sites:

New blogs for August

2008-08-06T18:01:00.004Z

Another fine batch of newly added blogs to go and take a look at:

Design Agency Blog
The Recommender
Upstream connections - SEO
A mobile phone blog
Pet Care and News from Grove Lodge Vets
Short Stories :: and other stuff
Just Seven Things
Miss Tickle

And a submission that doesn't make it in Last tango in Buenos Aires because the author is an ex-resident of Brighton, currently residing in Buenos Aires :-)

Survey request

2008-06-25T18:05:00.003Z

I got an email a while ago (quite a while ago in fact, sorry Anthony) which said

"I'm one of the Brighton bloggers (at IslingwordStreet.com) but also work with a small non-profit called the Democratic Society. We exist to promote participation and democracy, and are going to be holding a discussion event in Brighton in the next couple of months. The topic of the discussion is not decided yet, there's a survey at

http://www.surveymonkey.com/s.aspx?sm=gQVcBe50yfQUF2xvKFBVzA_3d_3d

which will help us decide what people would be interested in hearing about.

Would it be possible to make a mention of this survey on the Brighton Bloggers site, so we can get some views from the local blogosphere?"

So, here it is...

New blogs

2008-06-25T17:27:00.003Z

Quite a few new blogs since the last update, in no particular order:
LullyWeb.Com
The Mulberry Bush Blog
Wired World
Split Pediment
Thomas David Wright - Geek, student, cyclist, photographer, tea drinker...
BrightonSound.com Blog
David Craddock's Technology Blog

So, go on, take a look at them, make them feel welcome

Supporting our local independent shops

2008-04-28T16:39:00.003Z

I have been asked to post the following
"Dear Brighton Bloggers

Hope you don't mind this request, but we have an especially important item on our Bulletin page at the moment.

Unique to Brighton specialist independent food outlets and shops

It’s a Federation of Small Business petition to support local shops - which we are very keen to support too!

If you know anyone who might be interested in mentioning this on their blog, do please pass it on.

best wishes
Sue"

So, if you feel strongly about this issue, please follow the link and read what it is all about. Alternatively, you could just head over and sign the ePetition

End of April update

2008-04-27T16:05:00.003Z

Another backlog, today's new entrants (in no particular order) are:
Tom Kiss,
Tara Hanks,
jugglingwithwater,
Kendall Copywriting - Freelance copywriting, editing, SEO and blogging in Brighton, Hove and London and
Fresh air and new meaning in a safe space

New posts

2008-03-13T19:58:00.003Z

Catching up on a backlog, so here are some new blogs to keep you amused:
Brighton.co.uk - loving life in Brighton and Hove
Design Idea
Defy Age Naturally
The Northern Light
Ed's website

Early February Updates

2008-02-03T18:56:00.001Z

Another new blog to join the list, this time it is Anti-new labour and other musings

Another new blog

2008-01-31T18:18:00.000Z

Another email popped into my inbox last night requesting a presence here on Brighton Bloggers. I don't know how it happens but almost every time I do an update, the next day I get a request to be added. Anyways, here's another new one to join the list:
Nobody's Friend

End of January updates

2008-01-30T19:06:00.000Z

A couple of new sites for the end of January:
Alex & the Web
Save the Royal Navy - Articles

And another new blog

2008-01-15T20:03:00.000Z

Another new blog today A long way from Eden

First blogs of 2008

2008-01-10T19:45:00.000Z

Lots of new blogs from November and December :
West Pier Words
With Surgical Focus
Brighton Arts Blog
Amateur Brain Surgery
Tontek Blog: SEO, SEM, Internet News, Comment, Observations and Reviews
Brighton Open Development Group
Welcome to yogabrighton
Neilson News Blog - Latest Information and Offers
The Brand Surgery Blog
One idea
Cheese dreams
My blog ate my homework
In Other News » or Fénéon’s Wake. A record of the relentless poetry of the everyday
Beth Granter

Brighton Bloggers in Rocks

2007-12-24T12:21:00.001Z

As I mentioned the other day, I was interviewed by Rocks Magazine on Thursday as part of an article on blogging. That article can now be seen online.

Apart from a mis-spelling of my name, it is a good article.

A mention in the Guardian

2007-12-21T09:42:00.000Z

We got a mention in the Guardian yesterday, the article Mapping Britain's blogosphere includes a section about Brighton, including Brighton Bloggers.

I was also interviewed by Vicky at Rocks magazine yesterday for an article to appear in the next few days. I'll add a link to that when it is published.

Apologies for the many emails I've received in the last month about new blogs to be added - there is quite a backlog and I'll plough through them all in January.

Web Awards - We're shortlisted

2007-11-03T18:00:00.000Z

Brighton Bloggers has been shortlisted on the Brighton and Hove Web Awards list in the Best Local Online Community category.

The shortlisted sites in the Best Personal Site and Blog category are

So, please consider supporting Brighton Bloggers and the shortlisted bloggers by submitting your vote

Brighton Bloggers Meetup

2007-11-03T16:53:00.000Z

We had a great meetup on Thursday, with probably 14 - 15 bloggers in attendance. Lots of chatting and drinking, and a round table discussion about what we blog about and why are we driven to do it - quite an interesting insight with a mixture of people blogging to remember, blogging to share and blogging to connect with people who may have similar interests.

Blogs represened were:

More photos in the flickr group.

Brighton Bloggers Graph

2007-11-02T09:25:00.000Z

At the last meetup I produced an image containing the front page of all blogs. This time Richard produced a graph of the increase in blog numbers over the year.

He says "It was calculated by looking at the number of blog links
from the pages stored in the wayback machine, via two little
Groovy scripts I knocked up. Then thrown into NeoOffice and
Numbers."

Blog roll and photos of the meetup to follow.

New blogs for October

2007-10-16T17:20:00.001Z

A bit of a backlog this time, so this month we have

Don't forget the meetup on the 1st November.

Meetup - 1st November

2007-10-16T13:11:00.000Z

The next Brighton Bloggers meetup will be on Thursday 1st November from 8pm, upstairs in the sofa area of the Victory in Duke Street, Brighton.

Local blogging educators Libby Davy & Graeme Sutherland from authenticblogging.com and blog.scouta.com will be on hand for a very short talk about the wider potential of blogging. Tell them what you might want from an advanced blogging course.

Hope to see you there. Sign up here.

Brighton Digital Festival

2007-10-15T17:16:00.000Z

Just a quick straw poll. Should there be a Brighton Bloggers meetup to coincide with the Brighton Digital Festival? I'm thinking there should be, but with so many events already planned, does Brighton need another one? Please leave your thoughts as a comment.

Rocks - Request for bloggers

2007-08-29T18:12:00.000Z

Further to the mention of Brighton Bloggers in Rocks, and my subsequent blogging of it I've had an email from Sarah from Rocks Magazine who says:

I was wondering if you could help me: I’m looking for people to blog on the Rocks website and I’m having a hard time finding anyone. I want people who are doing interesting projects, involved with well known groups or can talk about life in Brighton. Is there any chance you could post that I am searching for people on Brighton Bloggers? Or do you know anyone who could blog on the site?

I'm going to point Sarah at this blog entry, so if you're interested, add a comment and I hope she'll spot it and follow up on it.

Late August blog additions

2007-08-29T17:47:00.000Z

New blogs for the end of August are:
WordPress SEO Websites & Plugins . Knowledge Constructs
NLP World - NLP Training Courses
M.A.D. Motive
The Inudian - News from Inuda Innovations
Life on Mars - @20six.co.uk
Helpinthecity Blog
The Unique to Brighton Bulletin

And a couple of podcasts as well:
Brilliant YOU!
Eventful Brighton

Blogs for August

2007-08-15T17:44:00.000Z

This months new blogs are:
The Door 22 Blog,
FroggBlog - Search Marketing blog,
Natalie Downe,
Simon Willison's Weblog and
Nostalgia for the Future

Mention in Rocks

2007-08-08T07:32:00.000Z

Andy twittered the other day that Brighton Bloggers was mentioned in Rocks - one of the free listings papers often found in pubs and cafes around Brighton. Unfortunately he didn't keep a copy but last night I spotted one and brought it home for scanning. So here, in all its glory is the small snippet they wrote about us:

Brighton Bloggers + Girl Geek = Brighton Girl Geek Bloggers

2007-08-06T20:03:00.000Z

Rosie, one of the Brighton Girl Geek Dinner organisers, has set up a page where you can add your blog if you are a Brighton Girl Geek blogger. Watch out for a Brighton Girl Geek bloggers meet-up coming soon...