WIMPS
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Cape Town, Creative, Journalism, Mkk, Personal, Social Media, South Africa, Travel, WIMPS
WIMPS at South Africa’s Media Conference for Youth
A short report written for a different blog. The coach’s engine was overheating. Outside the sun was beating down – it was 35 degrees. Inside, the coach air conditioning was […]
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Cape Town, Creative, Lifecasting, Media Kidocracy Konference, Mkk, Personal, Social Media, Travel, WIMPS
Gumboot Dance – the Media Kidocracy Konference talent night winners
While working in South Africa at the beginning of December 2012 at the Media Kidocracy Konference organised by Bush Radio, the organisers held a talent night for the young people […]
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Lifecasting, Personal, Social Media, Travel, WIMPS
Video report from MKK South Africa
WIMPS – Karen reports from the Media Kidocracy Konference in South Africa from wimps.tv on Vimeo.
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Creative, Journalism, Personal, Social Media, WIMPS
Social Media for Social Change – Express Yourself
Notes from a presentation I gave to the Media Kidocracy Konference organised by Bush Radio in South Africa December 2012 to an audience average age 15-16 Your Social Media Twitter, […]
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Mkk, Social Media, South Africa, WIMPS
Producing content is Power
South Africa Broadcasting Corporation board member Lumko Mtimde today told audience of young people at a media and democracy conference “Power is producing content”. Lumko Mtimde was keynote speaker at […]
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Creative, Journalism, Tech Business, WIMPS
Crisis of Leadership
I think we are facing a crisis of leadership in Northern Ireland. Here’s my (unfinished) thinking. I once went on a two day course on decision making. It was very […]
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Off to the States
Some of the WIMPS Crews are heading for the US of A at the end of the month. Members from 3 of the Belfast Crews, Banbridge, Coleraine and Craigavon will […]
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That was one brilliant week
We were told a few weeks ago that Public Achievement – the charity I work for – was going to be given a Big Society Award from the Prime Minister […]
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News, Social Media, Tech Business, WIMPS
Why did Wikipedia go ‘dark’?
(Written for WIMPS.tv) They are protesting about a law being debated in the US congress to outlaw internet piracy. Wikipedia is only one of many interert companies worried about the […]
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Transparency and Objectivity
Let’s take two sites where you go for advice: Trip Advisor and Which? Both are transparent and objective but in different ways. It is transparent that the reviews on Trip […]
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WIMPS Recruits
The WIMPS project is now recruiting new Crew members in Belfast and Derry/Londonderry. In Belfast we have new groups in the west and south of the city as well as […]
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The Week in WIMPS
Film maker Marc Mulholland joined the team. He’ll train Crew and Staff to make video better and help drive up our production standards – welcome Marc. Debs A WIMPS Youth Worker […]
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Creative, Journalism, News, Personal, Social Media, WIMPS
Week in WIMPS – Week Beginning 21 February 2011
Last week ended at the Queens Film Theatre in Belfast at a screening of films made by young people. New volunteer Kevin got his first shot at camera work and Nora […]
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Social Media, Tech Business, WIMPS
Young People and Mobiles: is Blackberry the handset of choice?
I asked this question on Twitter this morning and later on Facebook. “Anecdotal: big rise in Blackberry use among teenagers in Belfast. Anyone else noticed?” There has been a really […]
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Journalism, Lifecasting, Social Media, WIMPS
The Week in WIMPS – Week Beginnging 14 February 2011
Interviews with Political Leaders, choosing a design company to build our new web site and live streaming the first political party hustings – just part of this week at WIMPS. […]