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Dialogue: 0,0:00:02.84,0:00:06.01,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,We help people in deprived or isolated communities
Dialogue: 0,0:00:06.01,0:00:08.52,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,around the country to find a voice online for their community,
Dialogue: 0,0:00:08.52,0:00:11.26,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,so that they can talk about what they are doing to the wider world
Dialogue: 0,0:00:11.26,0:00:15.84,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and not be smothered by local political interests or local newspapers.
Dialogue: 0,0:00:15.84,0:00:18.76,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,We help people find a powerful find a powerful
Dialogue: 0,0:00:18.76,0:00:21.90,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,respected voice online. Now, we set up
Dialogue: 0,0:00:21.90,0:00:23.89,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,in Birmingham basically because of things like this
Dialogue: 0,0:00:23.89,0:00:25.84,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Social Media Cafe. When I was going round the country a
Dialogue: 0,0:00:25.84,0:00:28.20,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,few years ago, raising money to try and start a business,
Dialogue: 0,0:00:28.20,0:00:30.86,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,it was coming to Birmingham and seeing this fantastic
Dialogue: 0,0:00:30.86,0:00:34.53,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,underground social media scene that goes on here in Birmingham,
Dialogue: 0,0:00:34.53,0:00:36.92,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,whether it's huge activity that goes on on flickr, or on facebook
Dialogue: 0,0:00:36.92,0:00:42.52,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,or in twitter, or in the amazing hyper local blogs here in Birmingham.
Dialogue: 0,0:00:42.52,0:00:45.28,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And so that why we raised money here and decided to set up here.
Dialogue: 0,0:00:45.28,0:00:49.02,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Birmingham Social Media Cafe Birmingham, you are in Wired,
Dialogue: 0,0:00:49.02,0:00:50.48,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,in the recent edition of Wired. I don't know if anyone has
Dialogue: 0,0:00:50.48,0:00:54.28,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,spotted that. It has a big league table of social media meet ups
Dialogue: 0,0:00:54.28,0:00:56.76,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,around the country and Birmingham is sitting in there slightly
Dialogue: 0,0:00:56.76,0:01:00.28,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,above the middle for the size of the SMC. I've been working
Dialogue: 0,0:01:00.28,0:01:02.76,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,in Birmingham for about 2 and half years, it's been a fantastic
Dialogue: 0,0:01:02.76,0:01:05.64,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,experience. I've worked with quite a few people here in the room.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:05.64,0:01:07.80,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,You are very lucky to have some excellent academic
Dialogue: 0,0:01:07.80,0:01:10.68,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,institutions here that are not just leading in the UK, but leading
Dialogue: 0,0:01:10.68,0:01:13.82,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,in the world in issues such as date and local journalism.,
Dialogue: 0,0:01:13.82,0:01:16.14,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,around BCU in particular. In fact Paul has brought some of
Dialogue: 0,0:01:16.14,0:01:18.04,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,his students and we have academics like Dave,
Dialogue: 0,0:01:18.04,0:01:21.20,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,not really an academic though Dave. Dave: "Blogger first"
Dialogue: 0,0:01:21.20,0:01:24.72,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Yes, blogger first, academic second. And we always happy
Dialogue: 0,0:01:24.72,0:01:30.64,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,to talk to anyone as a business. Nicky Getgood is here. Karen who
Dialogue: 0,0:01:30.64,0:01:33.48,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,works with me. We have the remarkable Mike Rawlins. Give us
Dialogue: 0,0:01:33.48,0:01:36.92,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,a wave Mike. I know you want to. Michael, it turns out is an
Dialogue: 0,0:01:36.92,0:01:39.68,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,artists model! If you see his latest blog post, he's an artists model
Dialogue: 0,0:01:39.68,0:01:43.08,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,from his early work on the internet. You'd never know just looking at him.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:43.08,0:01:44.68,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,He was younger and more beautiful I think then.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:44.68,0:01:48.20,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Mike: "Just think yourselves lucky it wasn't Lucian Freud"
Dialogue: 0,0:01:48.20,0:01:50.20,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,We are always happy to talk to anyone who wants to
Dialogue: 0,0:01:50.20,0:01:52.45,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,to get into the hyperlocal scene, who wants to find out about
Dialogue: 0,0:01:52.45,0:01:55.57,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,self publishing on the internet. We try and run as a public
Dialogue: 0,0:01:55.57,0:01:57.98,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,service business, which is that we raise money
Dialogue: 0,0:01:57.98,0:02:00.49,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,from big corporate clients and any surplus we make goes
Dialogue: 0,0:02:00.49,0:02:03.00,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,back into helping people in communities or just helping
Dialogue: 0,0:02:03.00,0:02:05.36,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,the scene as a whole. We are very interested over the next
Dialogue: 0,0:02:05.36,0:02:07.83,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,few months in working with people in Birmingham on
Dialogue: 0,0:02:07.83,0:02:10.68,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,new forms of local media ownership, very interested in seeing
Dialogue: 0,0:02:10.68,0:02:13.16,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,if we can create some sort of media co-operative here in
Dialogue: 0,0:02:13.16,0:02:15.72,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Birmingham genuinely owned by the people, broadly based that
Dialogue: 0,0:02:15.72,0:02:18.74,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,has nothing whatever to do with traditional local television or
Dialogue: 0,0:02:18.74,0:02:21.80,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,the radio, but it comes from the web but is owned by the
Dialogue: 0,0:02:21.80,0:02:24.73,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,people that create the content. And that's about it really
Dialogue: 0,0:02:24.73,0:02:26.96,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I'm around if you want to talk to me about anything at all.
Dialogue: 0,0:02:26.96,0:02:28.35,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Or any of the team. And just get on and enjoy the coffee.
Dialogue: 0,0:02:28.35,0:02:32.30,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And thank you to Karen by the way for organising this
Dialogue: 0,0:02:32.30,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and persevering.