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A new site: signposter.com, which lets you create your own billboard ad (a real one that will go on a real billboard) is throwing a big launch bash in Edgbaston Cricket Ground on June 26th.

If you own a small or medium-sized business and you fancy getting your hands on some outdoor advertising space instead of giving it over to big brands, it could work out a lot cheaper than you think. At least, that’s what they say. You can register for the event at www.signposter.com and make your own mind up!

I’ve recently read about a new online project that is being launched shortly called MyBrumTV - the first time I’ve found an interesting article in a free paper posted through my door! It’s created by a partnership of Birmingham Independent Group and South Birmingham College and looks like it’s essentially an online directory but sounds like it trying to use more alternative media to promote those listings e.g. footage of business and interviews with owners.

I’m interested to find out more but I’ve got 20 days odd to wait if you take a look at the countdown. However it does look like the cat might be out of the bag a bit if you search Google as what looks like the development site is available through mybrumtv.net - there is a media pack here that might be of interest but everything else seems not to be working at this time. Perhaps it’s just a place holder because otherwise they’ve got a lot of work to do in 20 days!

I’m disappointed with the social media impact of this project as I can’t find a thing about it (feel free to point me in the right direction). I would have thought a project like this should be leaning heavily on social media at least locally to boost the profile.

And if anyone is reading this who is related to the project please update the holding page to give it a page title other than “Untitled document” - a pet hate of mine.

Stuart and I have just built a wordpress blog site for NBSE which will document and assist in establishing a social enterprise that will provide North Birmingham with adult training in social media to disadvantaged groups such as the unemployed.  This is likely to branch into a few other social issues that are currently present in the area.  We will be firming this plan over the next month before holding a meeting currently set for June 11.  Further details can be found on the North Birmingham Social Enterprise website.

If you work for yourself or you take on freelance projects on the side, whether you blog or not, the new Freelancers in Birmingham Facebook group could be a great way for you to widen your network of contacts. It can be a lonely life especially if you don’t have a dayjob to go to or you’re part of a coworking space, but who knows, if the group takes off, there may be chance for the odd meetup.