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Saturday 14 March 2009

BarCamp Session 6 - Summary of day, highlights etc.

This is a summary session. Everyone had a very unique experience: Ewen got pitched to at the urinals!

Comments, blog posts, and anything else should be put out there with the tag BarCampScotland.

Mike Madnicks talk was about making the best stuff free and the scarce stuff paid for. He was saying don't freak out about piracy but work out how to make money from attention. How to make things more productive and less intrusive.

Ewen recommends Jeff Jarvis: What Would Google Do, JJ says do what you do best and link to everything else.

Social Networking Sites - and multiple identities on them - how you negotiate that divide. Ewen adds that you must be out there if you're pitching for money. If you want to be getting money for social network stuff, apps etc. you need to be there.

Breastlife - a gadget that's on it's way and there was a session about online marketing etc. How to mix mediums etc. Shadowpuppets on Youtube was suggested.

Mobile app session - talk about different price structures, iPhone, Nokia and Android all vary. Time to use was defined as "latte time" - how can your app be useful in the time it takes to order a coffee.

Hyper local news - Ewen says lots of potential there as BBC Trust blocked development of local stuff so a huge opportunity. Apparently he's seen an idea today he may commission on this theme. IN fact he's seen 3 so worth the train ticket for him apparently..

That's pretty much it but I'll reflect later on what I thought I think... for now off to the bar with vouchers...

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