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By: Created in Birmingham » And it’s goodbye from me

Created in Birmingham » And it’s goodbye from me — Thu, 08 Jan 2009 04:21:46 +0000

[...] she’ll introduce herself soon enough, I think CiB will be safe in her hands. A while back I blogged about looking for the next CiB person with a list of ideal criteria. I reckon Kate fits the bill [...]

By: Chris

Chris — Thu, 06 Nov 2008 01:01:05 +0000

Hey David. I think the format’s pretty good. There’s never been an intention for CiB to be comprehensive. However, I like the idea of separate blogs concentrating on their own subject areas and doing them in more detail. It’s starting to happen – there’s a comedy one, a dance one, perhaps a film one…

By: David Nikel

David Nikel — Mon, 20 Oct 2008 21:01:11 +0000

It’s been a while since I blogged at any serious pace, but I’m a fan of the site and would be happy to help out. Have you thought about fragmenting it? Different people concentrating on different things may give the site a new lease of life, opening up new niches and allowing people time to spot the gems amongst the 400+ RSS feeds? On the other hand it could be total disaster.

By: D'log

D'log — Mon, 06 Oct 2008 10:12:33 +0000

I doubt the Arts Council would want to bung me £500 a month, after having been so critical of them on my blog over last Spring’s arts cuts, – but I’d be up for the job, from Jan 09, if you really can’t find anyone else.

By: Chris

Chris — Mon, 06 Oct 2008 08:45:24 +0000

I think it will but funding comes in to the ‘planning’ bit so don’t quote me on that.

By: D'log

D'log — Mon, 06 Oct 2008 02:42:14 +0000

Is the gig still paying £500 a month?

By: Pete Ashton’s Blog » Handing on Created in Birmingham

Pete Ashton’s Blog » Handing on Created in Birmingham — Sat, 04 Oct 2008 22:00:28 +0000

[...] Handing on Created in Birmingham – Chris Unitt is succession planning for CiB. He plans to hand over the reins in January. Anyone interested should get on his (or my, come to think of it) radar. [...]