Chinwag is an Internet community based in Soho, London, United Kingdom (U.K.) consisting of new media and digital marketing professionals.

Chinwag was founded in 1995 by Sam Michel (Internet consultant), and hosts several of the U.K.'s oldest known electronic mailing lists, including uk-netmarketing. These email lists form the center of the community and include contributions from many notable Internet pioneers and commentators including Bill Thompson,^[1] Ivan Pope,^[2] and Brent Hoberman.^[3]

A sister-site Chinwag Jobs was launched based on Chinwag's uknm-jobs e-mail list, an email-based announcement service for jobs within the Internet and digital media industries. Chinwag Jobs is a recruitment website, about which discussions have appeared in New Media Age.^[4][5][6][7]

Chinwag also hosts monthly events under the brand Chinwag Live. These events are informal, panel-based sessions focusing on issues affecting the new media industry. Past speakers include Andrew Orlowski of The Register and Neville Hobson.^[8][9] Chinwag is also known for its periodic, large-scale networking evenings.^[10]

[edit] External links

• Chinwag — Official website

[edit] References

1. ^ "Re: UKNM: Streams of Conciousness" (1998-10-12). Retrieved on 2008-07-21.
2. ^ "UKNM: Fwd: RE: Do we care to comment?" (1999-06-22). Retrieved on 2008-07-21.
3. ^ "UKNM: lastminute.com does delight its customers!" (2000-01-06). Retrieved on 2008-07-21.
4. ^ Vicky Grinnell (2001-04-26). "Finding funding you can trust". New Media Age. Retrieved on 2008-07-21.
5. ^ Justin Pearse (2001-05-03). "Prepare for the search engines". New Media Age. Retrieved on 2008-07-21.
6. ^ Alan Mitchell (2001-05-10). "Viral marketing: kill or cure?". New Media Age. Retrieved on 2008-07-21.
7. ^ Michael Nutley (2001-05-17). "Keeping clear of viruses". New Media Age. Retrieved on 2008-07-21.
8. ^ "What happens when Web 2.0 meets Bubble 2.0?". Retrieved on 2008-07-21.
9. ^ "PR Unspun". Retrieved on 2008-07-21.
10. ^ Ben Bold (2007-06-11). "Chinwag attracts three sponsors for digital networking event". Brand Republic. Retrieved on 2008-07-21.

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