"The Philistine phase of the digital age is almost over. The aggregators and the plagiarists will soon have to pay a price for the co-opting of our content. But if we do not take advantage of the current movement toward paid-for content, it will be the content creators, the people in this hall, who will pay the ultimate price and the content kleptomaniacs will triumph. "

Following Adam Tinworth's "Why Media Gets Community Wrong" rant.

Great rant from Adam Tinworth which can be summarised as "Community is not a place. Community is an approach to publishing." Plenty in there to learn from.

Interesting looking conference in Amsterdam that I'm tempted to go to. 3 day pass costs £1000 though so better be worth it.

"Employers were still getting to grips with sectors such as digital media, which are very different to the traditional manufacturing which once dominated the region, an inquiry heard."

"bloggers-feeding-MSM-feeding-bloggers"

A gem found on the BBC iPlayer from their Parliament channel. 40 mins of Fry on what public service broadcasting is worth in the digital age.

Martin Belam reports on an event in London that, in places, would have had me tearing my hair out, if I had any.

"The race is on for West Midland businesses to cash in on a new Channel 4 digital hub in Birmingham, after it was revealed the broadcaster will soon launch similar centres across the country."

Simon Howes on the Eastside blog is hearing rumours and is looking for clarification.

Birmingham Post: "Channel 4 bosses have confirmed that Birmingham will be the national hub of its new £10 million digital media fund."

"Advantage West Midlands has today been revealed as a key player in a £10 million digital media fund developed through an innovative partnership with broadcaster Channel 4 and regional screen agency Screen WM."

A variety of training courses, workshops and funding ops need taking advantage of.