News Links

New Media Age www.nma.co.uk
New Media &Technology Guardian media.guardian.co.uk http://technology.guardian.co.uk
Netimperative www.netimperative.com
BBC News Technology news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/technology/
E-Consultancy www.e-consultancy.com
Brand Republic www.brandrepublic.com
Digit Online www.digitmag.co.uk
Mobile Entertainment www.mobile-ent.biz

Revolution www.revolutionmagazine.com
Wired News www.wired.com
Need To Know www.ntk.net
The Register www.theregister.com

Business 2.0 blog http://business2.blogs.com/business2blog/
Computing www.computing.co.uk
CNET www.cnet.com
Marketing Vox www.marketingvox.com/
VNU News www.vnunet.com/news
ZDNet blogs http://blogs.zdnet.com
Receiver magazine www.receiver.vodafone.com/
Digital Media Europe www.dmeurope.com
IPTV News www.iptv-news.com
RFID News www.rfidnews.org

Trade Bodies and Associations

Advertising Association www.adassoc.org.uk
Federation of trade bodies representing the advertising and marketing industries.

AOP (UK) www.ukaop.org.uk Association of Online Publishers.

BECTU www.bectu.org.uk
Independent union for those working in broadcasting, film, theatre, entertainment, leisure, interactive media and allied areas.

Bmedi@ www.bmedia.org.uk
A voluntary network of people, organisations and businesses promoting and supporting new media in the Bradford area.

BIMA www.bima.org.uk
The British Interactive Media Association.

BWDMA www.bwdma.co.uk
The British Web Design and Marketing Association.

Chartered Institute of Marketing www.cim.co.uk
Trade body and source of accredited marketing qualifications.

Creation www.creation-network.com
Developing an environment for York and North Yorkshire-based convergent media organisations which fosters creativity and supports convergence.

D&AD www.dandad.org
Association representing the interests of the British design and art direction community.

Design Council www.design-council.org.uk
Promoting awareness of the benefits of design to business, Government, culture and society.

Digital Content Forum www.dcf.org.uk
Policy working group informing Government's digital media strategy.

Digital Yorkshire www.digitalyorkshire.org.uk
The Digital Cluster team at Yorkshire Forward, in partnership with industry, promotes Yorkshire and Humber region as a globally recognised centre of digital industries.

Digital South Yorkshire www.digitalsy.org.uk
Digital South Yorkshire is a new company whose aim is to support the economic potential of the Creative and Digital Industries (CDI) cluster by promoting and supporting the strengths of CDI businesses in the sub-region.

ELSPA www.elspa.com/

The Entertainment &Leisure Software Publishers Association.

East of England Multimedia Alliance www.emmauk.com/
An organisation dedicated to the promotion and growth of the multimedia and ICT sector in the East of England.

IAB www.iabuk.net
Interactive Advertising Bureau.

IDM www.theidm.co.uk
The Institute of Direct Marketing.

Intellect UK www.intellectuk.org
Trade body for the UK-based IT, telecommunications and electronics industry.

ISBA www.isba.org.uk
'The voice of British advertisers' and source of best-practice guidelines for agencies.

Mobile Entertainment Forum www.m-e-f.org/

Mobile Marketing Association www.mmaglobal.co.uk
Global industry trade association for companies involved in mobile marketing and associated technologies.

Momentum www.momentumni.org/
Representing Northern Ireland's Information Communications and Technology (ICT) industry.

New Media Scotland mediascot.org
NMS is an agency enabling arts activity shaped by new technologies, supporting new media R&D and digital arts tours and exhibitions.

Northern Ireland Interactive Multimedia Association www.niima.ni.org
Aim to build Northern Ireland as a centre of excellence for new media.

One North East www.onenortheast.co.uk
The regional agency encouraging entrepreneurs, innovation and business growth by providing relevant support to companies.

OSS watch www.oss-watch.ac.uk
Open source software advisory service.

PACT www.pact.co.uk
Trade body for independent producers.

ScotlandIS www.scotlandis.com
ScotlandIS is the representative trade association for the internet, software and interactive media industries, offering news, intelligence, leads and a range of events.

SEMPO www.sempo.org/home
Search engine marketing professionals organisation.

SMA (UK) www.sma-uk.org/ Search Marketing Association (UK) - a forum for dicussion and information sharing on non-competitve issues.

TIGA www.tiga.org
The Independent Games Developers Association

WIREDSussex www.wiredsussex.com
Offer a range of critical business services and solutions that will help you and your company grow. (Also: WiredWessex/Surrey/Berkshire/Kent)

Digital Media Networks

Beermat Ecademy http://beermat.ecademy.com
Networking and resources (including a blog) for SMEs and entrepreneurs. Incorporating Beyond Bricks

. Bric www.bric.org.uk
Bristol cluster focusing on broadband content.

Cambridge Hi-tech Association of Small Enterprises (CHASE) www.chase.org.uk
Networking group for entrepreneurs, start-ups and small firms, in the hi-tech industry in and around Cambridge.

Chinwag www.chinwag.com
Email news lists on Internet and wireless marketing, eCommerce, design, usability, Flash and Shockwave.

Codeworks Connect www.codeworksconnect.net
Newcastle-based North East of England digital media cluster hosting regular high-level events.

Connect Yorkshire www.connectyorkshire.org
Supporting technology firms in the Yorkshire and Humber Region.

Creative Match www.creativematch.co.uk
Web-source for jobs, contacts and partnerships.

Digital Media-U www.dm-u.co.uk
Professional development member service aimed at assisting individuals and businesses in the North West's digital media sector.

Digital Peninsula Network www.digitalpeninsula.com
Member organisation providing support for Cornwall's rapidly growing community of media and ICT professionals and digital creatives.

e-consultancy www.e-consultancy.com/publications/econsultancy_directory/
Online network of UK e-business consultants.

e-mint www.emint.org
Network for online community professionals. ecademy www.theecademy.com
Internet business networking group.

Focus West www.focuswest.co.uk
Online and offline network for the creative media industries of West London.

Freelance Forum www.freelanceforum.co.uk
A platform for technology and creative freelancers to network, discuss issues and get advice.

Freelancers.net www.freelancers.net
Free service for freelancers and contractors specialising in the Internet and multimedia industries.

Game Republic www.gamerepublic.co.uk
A network supporting, encouraging and promoting video games development in the Yorkshire and Humber region.

Geek Dinner www.geekdinner.co.uk
A monthly meetup (usually with guest speaker/s) of geeks, techies, designers, marketers, bloggers and anyone else interested in technology around the UK.

Gurteen Knowledge Network www.gurteen.com
Knowledge management, learning, creativity, innovation &personal development.

InteractiveKnowHow www.interactiveknowhow.co.uk/
Helping creative businesses work effectively - and profitably - with digital media through events, training and consultancy.

Just-B Productions

Supporting creative R&D for the interactive content industries with conferences, collaborations and events.

KnowledgeDock www.knowledgedock.co.uk
Network of like minded individuals and organisations to establish and share best practice in the commercial application of new and emerging technologies.

London Girl Geek Dinners www.londongirlgeekdinners.co.uk
Regular, informal networking dinners (with speakers) for the girls of the digital world and those with an interest in technology; men welcome by invite only.

Manchester Digital www.manchesterdigital.com
Promoting Manchester's digital business sector.

MusicTank www.musictank.co.uk
The UK's music business network - a collaborative community that overrides traditional industry partitions in all genres and regulary adressess digital issues.

Networks @ Wales www.networksatwales.com
Cardiff-based digital media networking association.

Research Centre for Television and Interactivity www.researchcentre.co.uk
Glasgow-based UK body developing business and talent in the television and iTV creative industries.

Second Wednesday www.secondwednesday.com
Nottingham-based digital media networking group for the East Midlands.

ScotlandIS www.scotlandis.com
Scotland's representative trade association, with over 500 members within the internet, software and interactive media industries.

Interactive Tayside www.interactivetayside.com
Interactive Tayside is a partnership between public, private and academic sectors to collectively develop and promote Tayside's digital media industry.

Soflow www.soflow.com
Soflow is a progressive community of smart and informed business people.

Stac www.thestac.org.uk
The Scottish Technology and Collaboration (Stac) initiative aims to create new channels to global markets for (innovative) Scottish companies through collaborative working.

Venus Rising www.venusrising.org.uk/
A forum launched in 2005 to explore, through a series of panels, whether we can shift the cultural image and language of technology towards the feminine.

Web Wednesdays www.webwednesdays.com/
A networking event created specifically for internet entrepreneurs on the first Wednesday of every month.

Business Resources

Business Link for London www.bl4london.com
Independent support for small and medium-sized businesses in London.

Business Link UK www.businesslink.org
National business advice service for the UK.

CIDA www.cida.co.uk
Specialist support agency that champions the development of creative and cultural industries in East London.

The Creative Industries Development Service (CIDS) www.cids.co.uk
A non-profit company working in and around Manchester to help people who work in or are looking to set-up businesses in art, music, design, fashion, film, photography, games, performing arts, digital media, poetry or anything else creative.

Creative London www.creativelondon.org.uk/
The strategic agency for London's creative industries.

Dream Ireland www.dream-ireland.com
Belfast-based research and development company that promotes the growth of the creative industries in Ireland North and South.

DigitalINC www.digitalinc.org.uk
Liverpool-based UK business incubator focused on the digital content industries sector.

Digital World Centre ww.digitalworldcentre.co.uk
The Digital World Centre, which will be based at Salford Quays (Manchester), aims to encourage the use of new technologies in the business world.

Inland Revenue www.inlandrevenue.gov.uk
Information on tax and national insurance matters.

KnowledgeDock
Support and communication network designed to facilitate conversion of ideas and research into working business applications.

London Innovation www.london-innovation.org.uk
The London Development Agency's resource encouraging innovation in business.

OJEC http://ted.publications.eu.int/official/
Tenders Electronic Daily - information about public sector tenders in the UK and other EU member States.

Small Business Service www.sbs.gov.uk
Government agency dedicating to helping small businesses thrive.

UK Online For Business / DTI Practical Business Advice Toolkit www.dti.gov.uk/bestpractice/
A toolkit of practical business advice, containing best practice guides, case studies, factsheets and a range of online, self-assessment tools.

Web Design for Business www.webdesignforbusiness.org.uk
Help for small companies developing or commissioning a web presence.

Women In Technology http://www.womenin.co.uk
Information, advice and careers portal for women in the UK digital and IT industries.

In Practice

Slashdot http://slashdot.org
'News for nerds, stuff that matters.'

Corante www.corante.com
Group blog covering digital branding, marketing, CRM, social software, copyright, science and more.

Useit www.useit.com
Jacob Nielsen's usability guidelines.

W3C - World Wide Web Consortium www.w3.org
Body overseeing the development of web standards, protocols and guidelines for best practice.

AIGA Experience Design London www.aiga.org/content.cfm?contentalias=edlondon London chapter of the professional association for experience design.

Own It www.own-it.org
Creative London Intellectual Property Service offering information, advice and events.

Creative Commons (UK) http://creativecommons.org/worldwide/uk/
A non-profit that offers a flexible copyright for creative work.

Technorati Top 100 http://www.technorati.com/pop/blogs/

Top 100 blogs as measured by unique links in the last six months. Feedster Top 500 http://top500.feedster.com Monthly updated charts of the world's most popular blogs.

Journalism.co.uk Journalism.co.uk
News and features for journalists with a digital focus.

Public Relations Online www.publicrelationsonline.com/ Forum showcasing how brands can protect themselves and improve relationships using web-monitoring, blogging, and SEO.

MobHappy www.mobhappy.com
Mobile technology blog.

The Mobile Weblog www.mobile-weblog.com

E-consultancy www.e-consultancy.com
UK resource for information and advice on best practice online marketing and e-commerce.

OJR www.ojr.org
Online Journalism Review.

Search Engine Watch http://searchenginewatch.com/ The source for search engine marketing.

TechDis www.techdis.ac.uk/ Educational advisory service, working across the UK, in the fields of accessibility and inclusion.

TED www.ted.com Technology, entertainment, design.