Five websites have been shortlisted for the Tasty Website award at this year’s Big Chip Awards. The panel of judges set aside the sites they considered to have the ‘wow factor’….

The Insider Young Professionals Awards took place at the Lowry Hotel on 22 April. The event is one of the few times when our up-and-coming talent is let out to play by their bosses and celebrate the important role played by employees early in their careers…

Liverpool Science Park is hosting an event later this month aimed at the digital sector, to encourage collaborations and idea sharing.

Through a series of 90 second “elevator pitches” company representatives will talk to delegates about their company, what they do and their key skills, so that the audience can see if there are any potential business opportunities, link ups or outsourcing opportunities.

Organisers hope that it will …

Liverpool Sound City line-up is shaping up to be one of the most sought-after tickets on the festival circuit with Gil Scott-Heron, Paloma Faith, Ian McCulloch, Delphic, The Maccabees, The Fall, British Sea Power, My Passion, Speech Debelle, Wild Beasts, Field Music, Los Campesinos!, The Blackout, Wave Machines, The Sunshine Underground, Hot Club de Paris, Ian McNabb and Chilly Gonzalez to name but a few confirmed as playing the festival.

With …

Join Author and CinemaTech editor Scott Kirsner at FACT on Wed 27th Jan 2010 for an interactive and intensive workshop titled ‘Building an Audience and a Creative Career in the Digital Age’ on how creative artists can cultivate big audiences and earn a solid return from their work.

‘TweetUpNorth’ is the first meet-up for Twitter users organised by the BT Convention Centre Liverpool and follows on from the success of similar events held in London for event industry professionals.

Monday 16th November, 12.30pm to 1.30pm.

12th November 2009, Soho Theatre, London.

For 5 years Creative Review has been bringing together Europe’s creative leaders to showcase, spar and demonstrate how to make your digital creative work bigger and better than ever before. Last years do in London was a phenomenal success according to CR and was a complete sell out. With a refreshed line up of speakers and new format – they promise that 2009 will be even bigger and even better.

5th November at ACC Liverpool: Richard Farleigh and Julie Meyer join Liverpool’s digital sector for the third Liverpool Software City event.

Yesterday morning over 100 attendees gathered at Liverpool University’s Foresight Centre to see Rod Holmes, Lorraine Rogers et al deliver TMP’s assessment of the economic development of the Liverpool City Region.

So what were the key findings and what do they mean for the digital sector?

Well, to shamelessly steal Rod’s patient/doctor metaphor fitting of our surroundings, the patient (Liverpool City Region) is out of the critical phase of illness and making good recovery – but is not off the life support …

Abandon Normal Devices (AND) Festival debuts in Liverpool this September, five days of new media, cinema and digital art.

From FACT: ‘AND is a new space where artists and filmmakers will offer striking perspectives, and visitors can enjoy, discuss and interact with ideas, in a festival that questions the normal and champions a different approach. AND festival will also be trailblazing across the Northwest with a series of taster events and commissions, partnering up with other festivals that rock our world. …

Come and support the Liverpool Twestival 2009 at Leaf Tea Shop and Bar on Thursday 10th September at 18:00, in aid of Clatterbridge Cancer Research.

The North West’s creative and digital sector represents a vast collection of innovative companies whose overall growth is bucking the current economic trend.

As an industry they now deliver a staggering £15.8bn to the region’s economy or in other terms a huge 16 per cent of our total output. Understandably it’s of paramount importance to us all that creative businesses continue to exist and thrive …

Get In The Game is a project initiated by Northwest Vision and Media. The launch event will be at FACT, on Tuesday the 1st of September.Now in it’s second year, Get In The Game is designed to encourage companies from the digital content and games sectors to collaborate and improve their pitching talents. Beginning with a pitch to the Get In The Game producers (Sony X-Dev Studio Europe, Northwest Vision & Media, and Pixel-Lab), five companies are chosen to receive …

Liverpool, UK: an intensive 5-day course in HDV digital cameras, technology and controls from The Film Workshops led by David Berez and Bill Megalos.

TEDx is a program of local, self-organized events that bring people together to share a TED-like experience. Details follow of the first TEDxLiverpool which will take place at ICDC on Friday 7th August 2009.

New Media Age half-day event, exploring the impact of Twitter on brand reputation and promotion. Features sessions on spam, scams and monetisation.

A digital marketing workshop from Liverpool-based Glow new media

b.TWEEN is holding a digital media forum where creative innovators can meet potential collaborators and major clients in the industry.