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  • Re: <“rant style=”semiserious”>

    Posted by Felix Velarde on August 31, 2007 // No Comments
    Felix Velarde

    Dear Matt
    Thank you for the apology, it is much appreciated and has made it much easier to resist re-tagging all of Paul Walsh’s photos on Facebook.
    I am curious however; as a long-time resistor to the attractions of BIMA membership (though please see my letter in tomorow’s issue of Revolution) and a long-time awards judge, I
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  • Response to “rant title=Awards”

    Posted by Matthew Bagwell on August 29, 2007 // No Comments
    Matthew Bagwell

    Dear Felix
    Your rant seems to fall into seven areas
    1. The corruption that must be rife in Awards judging, assuming your rant could somehow mean any submission you’ve made will be now less likely to win
    2. The perception of the Awards – or their value – themselves
    3. The removal of a category
    4. (related to 3) The
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  • <rant title=”awards” style=”semi-serious”>

    Posted by Felix Velarde on August 21, 2007 // 1 Comment
    Felix Velarde

    So, the BIMA Awards. Not being known for my political savvy or my tact, I’m probably just about to blow any chances my agency might have had to win these most prestigious (or at least aluminium) of awards.
    But what the bloody ada was someone thinking when they dumped the email category from the entry
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  • Introducing new guest writer, Felix Velarde

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    admin

    Now that this blog is starting to find its feet, mainly talking about Facebook of late, I’d like to introduce you to our first guest writer, Felix Velarde.
    I first met Felix at a BIMA Networking Dinner, which incidentally, demonstrates value for money when it comes to our networking events.
    We knew right away that
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  • The Facebook Debate, registration now open

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    admin

    Almost three quarters of the tickets are already sold within 8 hours, of which only five of them were working hours. Then again, what is the working day nowadays?!
    324 – confirmed attendance via Facebook
    186 – ‘maybe attending’ via Facebook
    30 – guest passes already taken
    90+ – tickets sold within 4 hours of emailing BIMA members
    90+
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  • Promote your event on the BIMA Web site

    Posted by admin on August 15, 2007 // No Comments
    admin

    Did you know that you can now promote your event on the BIMA Web site? Well, you can. So, why not tell us about your event and we’ll put it in front of a huge qualified audience alongside our own events.
    Promote your event now. It’s fr*e
    In case you’re wondering why I used an *,
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  • Facebook date, 200 confirmed after 1 working day

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    admin

    Wow, as of 01:29 on the 15th of August, we already have 200 confirmed attendees for the BIMA Facebook Debate. Ok, so not everyone of those confirmed on Facebook will attend. However, some of the ‘might attend’ are likely to come and we’re very likely to attract more people in the coming weeks.
    We have a
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  • The Facebook debate

    Posted by admin on August 13, 2007 // 2 Comments
    admin

    If you haven’t heard of Facebook then you probably live under a rock in the middle of the desert, and you definitely don’t have WIFI. Chances are, however, that you have heard of it. Moreover you’re likely to have an opinion on this powerful application driving through our cyber waves.
    Whether you are an active Facebooker,
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  • Are you getting relevant updates?

    Posted by admin on August 10, 2007 // No Comments
    admin

    Subscribing to RSS feeds is a great way to have news updates and blog posts sent direct to your computer without having to visit our blog. Using an RSS reader such as Google Reader constantly checks our blog for new content. Whether it’s updated hourly or daily, you can be sure that you won’t miss a thing. All you
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  • BIMA Awards judging panel

    Posted by admin on August 9, 2007 // No Comments
    admin

    As the emails go out to the successful and unsuccessful applicants, I’d like to thank everyone for taking the time to put their name forward. I very much appreciate the time and effort everyone put in.
    For those who were unsuccessful this year, please do think about putting your name forward next year. Moreover, why not
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