Businesses in North Wales will end up paying a higher price for their advertising if Heart FM owners Global are allowed to buy Real Radio.
Not my words...but the initial findings of a Competition Commission inquiry into the proposed merger.
The body charged with competition issues uttered some damning words in its preliminary statement on the issue -
"The advertisers most likely to lose out from this deal are those who do not use national media agencies, and so includes smaller and medium-sized companies. These advertisers rely on the presence of competing commercial stations in order to negotiate a good deal."
The Competition Commission has identified seven areas where they are concerned the ownership of all of the local stations by one group raises significant concerns -two of those areas are Cardiff and North Wales.
The Competition Commission now want to hear from businesses and politicians in those areas on their thoughts.
To see what the report says and how to comment on it, click here
http://www.competition-commission.org.uk/assets/competitioncommission/docs/2012/global-radio-gmg/summary_of_pfs.pdf
To see what remedies they suggest and to comment on them, click here
http://www.competition-commission.org.uk/assets/competitioncommission/docs/2012/global-radio-gmg/remedies_notice.pdf
Digital musings of a multi award-winning digital Welshman. Former content editor of The Sun online, ITV.com and others. Just completed UTV relaunch and enhancing digital PR for Paddy Power. If you are looking for my football industry blog, try http://www.fcbusiness.co.uk/blog
Wednesday, 13 February 2013
Wednesday, 16 January 2013
The internet isn't part of the High Street's problem..it's part of its solution
This week we have seen the holy trinity of shop closures on our High Street.
Jessops was the first to fall by the wayside, then HMV, now Blockbuster is in administration. It really is a case of "will the last person to leave the high street please turn off the lights!"
One thing is certain. Every time a high street store closes, people instantly start pointing fingers at those nasty old Internet companies. Undercutting on price, offering home delivery and robbing those poor little indefensible high street shops of trade that is 'rightfully' theirs.
But maybe we should start looking at the 'demon' internet as the SOLUTION to filling those vacant shops on the high street not as the cause of the problem?
After all, it is not technology's fault that consumers choose to shop where it is cheaper or more convenient. The trend we are seeing today was only replicated 20 years ago, when out of town supermarkets sucked the life out of the High Street. You could even go back over a hundred years, when handcart market traders were put out of work because shops were setting up on the High Streets where everyone chose to gather on a market day. Location change is nothing new to retail.
However, all these shops closing down does leave an expanding void and slowly chips away at the sense of community a High Street brings - leaving little behind bar charity shops, betting shops and pubs. By the way, I don't criticise bookies or charities for occupying that empty space -at least someone is filling them up and I believe that they could both play a role in keeping High Streets presentable and restoring a sense of community to them.
And there in lies my point. We have forgotten that the most important thing a High Street can be is a focal point for a community - not a harem of retail choice. A choice of shops does not make a community, but a place to meet, talk and share does.
And this is where -if the right people got their heads together on this - the internet could actually create that High Street community again, rather than be seen as the destroyer of it.
So, this is what I would do. When a shop closes down in the High Street, the council or town centre body (traders group) should take it over and turn it into a communications, conversation and collections centre.
Turn that empty shop into a place where people can come and pick up an order they have made on Amazon or Argos online or A N Other e-tailer. Put computers in there so those that cannot afford broadband at home can come into their town centre and participate in the digital world on the same level playing field as those better off than them can at home.
Shove a few Wiis or Xboxes in there and hold virtual fitness sessions; let kids come and play X Box games in there after school (because that's what they are doing on their own at home). Let people watch DVDs they have rented online there with friends over coffee.
If you build it, they will come - and then they will pop over to the butcher or the baker before going home.
The 'traditional' retailers that have done well get this. Look at Argos with their 'order and collect' service. In fact, you could even fold the Post Office and Library services into this place - securing their future for much longer too.
So, the question I hear you all scream is 'all well and good, but who is paying for this?' Well, the very people that will benefit from it in terms of extra business!
A lot is made about Amazon's corporate tax arrangements. I think the UK public (and the Government) could be and should be more forgiving to them if they were to fund these High St centres for the next 20 years. I think the same could go for Starbucks and Google who would all benefit from this retained community on the High Street.
So, instead of 'gurus' launching forlorn campaigns to persuade retailers back into vacant shops, and us spending time on hand-wringing over the power of the web as a destroyer of a community, let's use the internet community to put the heart back into our high streets.
Jessops was the first to fall by the wayside, then HMV, now Blockbuster is in administration. It really is a case of "will the last person to leave the high street please turn off the lights!"
One thing is certain. Every time a high street store closes, people instantly start pointing fingers at those nasty old Internet companies. Undercutting on price, offering home delivery and robbing those poor little indefensible high street shops of trade that is 'rightfully' theirs.
But maybe we should start looking at the 'demon' internet as the SOLUTION to filling those vacant shops on the high street not as the cause of the problem?
After all, it is not technology's fault that consumers choose to shop where it is cheaper or more convenient. The trend we are seeing today was only replicated 20 years ago, when out of town supermarkets sucked the life out of the High Street. You could even go back over a hundred years, when handcart market traders were put out of work because shops were setting up on the High Streets where everyone chose to gather on a market day. Location change is nothing new to retail.
However, all these shops closing down does leave an expanding void and slowly chips away at the sense of community a High Street brings - leaving little behind bar charity shops, betting shops and pubs. By the way, I don't criticise bookies or charities for occupying that empty space -at least someone is filling them up and I believe that they could both play a role in keeping High Streets presentable and restoring a sense of community to them.
And there in lies my point. We have forgotten that the most important thing a High Street can be is a focal point for a community - not a harem of retail choice. A choice of shops does not make a community, but a place to meet, talk and share does.
And this is where -if the right people got their heads together on this - the internet could actually create that High Street community again, rather than be seen as the destroyer of it.
So, this is what I would do. When a shop closes down in the High Street, the council or town centre body (traders group) should take it over and turn it into a communications, conversation and collections centre.
Turn that empty shop into a place where people can come and pick up an order they have made on Amazon or Argos online or A N Other e-tailer. Put computers in there so those that cannot afford broadband at home can come into their town centre and participate in the digital world on the same level playing field as those better off than them can at home.
Shove a few Wiis or Xboxes in there and hold virtual fitness sessions; let kids come and play X Box games in there after school (because that's what they are doing on their own at home). Let people watch DVDs they have rented online there with friends over coffee.
If you build it, they will come - and then they will pop over to the butcher or the baker before going home.
The 'traditional' retailers that have done well get this. Look at Argos with their 'order and collect' service. In fact, you could even fold the Post Office and Library services into this place - securing their future for much longer too.
So, the question I hear you all scream is 'all well and good, but who is paying for this?' Well, the very people that will benefit from it in terms of extra business!
A lot is made about Amazon's corporate tax arrangements. I think the UK public (and the Government) could be and should be more forgiving to them if they were to fund these High St centres for the next 20 years. I think the same could go for Starbucks and Google who would all benefit from this retained community on the High Street.
So, instead of 'gurus' launching forlorn campaigns to persuade retailers back into vacant shops, and us spending time on hand-wringing over the power of the web as a destroyer of a community, let's use the internet community to put the heart back into our high streets.
Monday, 5 November 2012
Huw Edwards, an adult film star and Bjork -30 people 'made famous' by S4C
A momentous event happened last week, although if you lived outside Wales it would probably have passed you by. To be honest, it probably passed by a fair few people in Wales too.
But, the 30th birthday of S4C (or 'the Welsh Channel 4' as it is known to some) is one of the things Wales can -and should - be proud of. And here's why...
Below is a list of actors/musicians/presenters and other such 'talent' who either got their UK TV break on S4C or appeared a lot on S4C. They have now gone on to bigger things.
The list will shock you. Yes, Bjork made her UK TV debut on an old S4C show called Fideo 9. But look beyond that bizarre moment and see the long list of Hollywood actors and award-winning animation that have been introduced to the world by a channel much pilloried for its farming shows and people talking in a funny language.
S4C has quietly given the world a lot of talent. Its failing is being too engrossed in the little battles within itself to tell the world that.
So, here's the list in no particular order (although Superted is my favourite, so we'll start with him). Short explainers are given to perhaps the less well-known names.
1. Superted
2. Fireman Sam
3. Ioan Gruffudd (Hornblower and Hollywood actor)
4. Rhys Ifans (Notting Hill, Twin Town etc etc etc)
5. Huw Edwards
6. Alex Jones (One Show)
7. Sian Lloyd (ITV Weather presenter)
8. Wynne Evans (annoying singer on Go Compare ads)
9. Duffy (appeared on S4C singing talent show, Waw Ffactor)
10. Guto Harri (former Boris Johnson spin doctor; now Head of Comms at News Int)
11. Bjork (made first UK TV appearance in music show Ffideo 9)
12. Sara Elgan (ESPN Rugby reporter)
13. Gethin Jones (ex Blue Peter presenter)
14. Super Furry Animals
15. Cerys Matthews
16. Huw Stephens (Radio 1 DJ)
17. Bryn Terfel
18. Aimee-Ffion Edwards (Skins actress)
19. Huw Garmon (lead in Heddwyn; went on to be in Cadfael)
20. Matt Johnson (This Morning/lottery presenter)
21. Rhodri Meilir (Alfie in BBC sitcom 'My Family')
22. Iwan Rheon (Game of Thrones & E4's Misfits)
23. Rod Richards (Former Tory MP and Welsh Assembly member)
24. Kai Owen (Rhys Williams in Torchwood)
25. Steffan Rhodri (Dave from Dave's Coaches in Gavin and Stacey)
26. Daniel Evans
27.Matthew Rhys (Brothers and Sisters)
28. John Hartson
29. Stiffyn Parri (Brookside actor and West End star)
30. Lorna Morgan (the Welsh adult film star!)
But, the 30th birthday of S4C (or 'the Welsh Channel 4' as it is known to some) is one of the things Wales can -and should - be proud of. And here's why...
Below is a list of actors/musicians/presenters and other such 'talent' who either got their UK TV break on S4C or appeared a lot on S4C. They have now gone on to bigger things.
The list will shock you. Yes, Bjork made her UK TV debut on an old S4C show called Fideo 9. But look beyond that bizarre moment and see the long list of Hollywood actors and award-winning animation that have been introduced to the world by a channel much pilloried for its farming shows and people talking in a funny language.
S4C has quietly given the world a lot of talent. Its failing is being too engrossed in the little battles within itself to tell the world that.
So, here's the list in no particular order (although Superted is my favourite, so we'll start with him). Short explainers are given to perhaps the less well-known names.
1. Superted
2. Fireman Sam
3. Ioan Gruffudd (Hornblower and Hollywood actor)
4. Rhys Ifans (Notting Hill, Twin Town etc etc etc)
5. Huw Edwards
6. Alex Jones (One Show)
7. Sian Lloyd (ITV Weather presenter)
8. Wynne Evans (annoying singer on Go Compare ads)
9. Duffy (appeared on S4C singing talent show, Waw Ffactor)
10. Guto Harri (former Boris Johnson spin doctor; now Head of Comms at News Int)
11. Bjork (made first UK TV appearance in music show Ffideo 9)
12. Sara Elgan (ESPN Rugby reporter)
13. Gethin Jones (ex Blue Peter presenter)
14. Super Furry Animals
15. Cerys Matthews
16. Huw Stephens (Radio 1 DJ)
17. Bryn Terfel
18. Aimee-Ffion Edwards (Skins actress)
19. Huw Garmon (lead in Heddwyn; went on to be in Cadfael)
20. Matt Johnson (This Morning/lottery presenter)
21. Rhodri Meilir (Alfie in BBC sitcom 'My Family')
22. Iwan Rheon (Game of Thrones & E4's Misfits)
23. Rod Richards (Former Tory MP and Welsh Assembly member)
24. Kai Owen (Rhys Williams in Torchwood)
25. Steffan Rhodri (Dave from Dave's Coaches in Gavin and Stacey)
26. Daniel Evans
27.Matthew Rhys (Brothers and Sisters)
28. John Hartson
29. Stiffyn Parri (Brookside actor and West End star)
30. Lorna Morgan (the Welsh adult film star!)
Monday, 29 October 2012
My Welsh Digital Hero No. 2 -Louvain Rees
A couple of weeks ago, I started a feature on this blog
called Welsh Digital Heroes. The aim was quite simple, to highlight the
lesser-known achievers in Wales who are getting things done in the digital
world and are making all our lives better. These people deserve as much
publicity as possible for what they are doing and I hope that, after reading
about my second Welsh Digital Hero, you will agree and share this link and
visit her fantastic stuff online and on Facebook.
So, my second hero is actually a heroine. Ironically, a
heroine who is using future technology to make us more aware of our past.
Let me introduce you to Louvain Rees. She is bringing local
history into the 21st Century with her wonderful content on her
Hello Historia blog and through her ‘Remembering Bridgend’ page on Facebook.
She is no full-time historian. Yet she has managed to do
very cheaply online what some renowned historical institutions have failed to
do with mega-budgets. She has engaged a totally new audience in the past stories
of their town by doing simple things, finding great content that makes things
personal to people and showing and sharing it in a highly simple way.
She has reinvigorated my passion for my home town and opened
the eyes of people much younger than me to how Bridgend was. And, as a result, she
is getting people who have seen what she is trying to achieve offering her
pictures of Bridgend for free to share with everyone.
By the way, we are talking about someone here who is much
younger than me. I never ask a lady her age…but if she is older than 23 I’ll
eat my hat. She is passionate about local history and she is using her youth to
make people of all ages realise that where we come from can be relevant and
exciting in a digital world.
It’s quite clear she is not doing this work for financial
gain. But just look at the Facebook profile or the blog and you see she is
creating something of worth to the community and our nation’s history online. I
would argue she is achieving more for preserving our heritage in a digital domain
than some government-funded organisations.
The popularity of her work grows day by day and I think as
many people as possible should know about what she is doing. So please, go to
the REMEMBERING BRIDGEND page on Facebook or visit her blog HELLO HISTORIA and
say hello to my latest Welsh Digital Hero.
Sunday, 28 October 2012
I'm a Real loser...Welsh voices removed completely from Welsh radio station by new owners
As of next Monday, Wales' biggest commercial radio station will have NO Welsh presenters on it at all during the whole of its weekday output.
Real Radio's new owners, Global, have decided that from the 5th of November, all of its daytime output will come from Manchester -with presenters from there getting all the jobs.
The breakfast show will broadcast from Cardiff, but it is presented by two English presenters.
This means you will not hear a single presenter with a Welsh accent or a single presenter from Wales on Real Radio Wales in day.
Irish radio stations have Irish accents. Scots stations have Scottish presenters. Even English stations are mainly using English presenters.
Real will be the only local station in Britain not to employ presenters for the nation it broadcasts to.
Whilst the new owners have promised to safeguard local news output, the fact that people will not be able to hear presenters with their nation's accents on their nation's radio station is unbelievable.
What does that say to the next generation of wannabe Welsh presenters? How can they build careers if they can't even get a break on the radio station of their own nation?
This is not about petty nationalism. There should absolutely be a diversity of voices on any station. But to eradicate the Welsh voices on a WELSH radio station shows commercial naivety at best, or a total disrespect for the Welsh at worst.
It suggests our accent is not god enough to be on our national radio station.
It seems, as of Monday, Wales REAL-LY will lose its voice.
Real Radio's new owners, Global, have decided that from the 5th of November, all of its daytime output will come from Manchester -with presenters from there getting all the jobs.
The breakfast show will broadcast from Cardiff, but it is presented by two English presenters.
This means you will not hear a single presenter with a Welsh accent or a single presenter from Wales on Real Radio Wales in day.
Irish radio stations have Irish accents. Scots stations have Scottish presenters. Even English stations are mainly using English presenters.
Real will be the only local station in Britain not to employ presenters for the nation it broadcasts to.
Whilst the new owners have promised to safeguard local news output, the fact that people will not be able to hear presenters with their nation's accents on their nation's radio station is unbelievable.
What does that say to the next generation of wannabe Welsh presenters? How can they build careers if they can't even get a break on the radio station of their own nation?
This is not about petty nationalism. There should absolutely be a diversity of voices on any station. But to eradicate the Welsh voices on a WELSH radio station shows commercial naivety at best, or a total disrespect for the Welsh at worst.
It suggests our accent is not god enough to be on our national radio station.
It seems, as of Monday, Wales REAL-LY will lose its voice.
Wednesday, 10 October 2012
My Welsh Digital Hero No.1 - Rhodri ap Dyfrig
A few weeks ago, I posted a rant about how us Welsh are useless at promoting our achievements - especially when it comes to digital.
Well, in an effort to right this, I promised that I would start blogging about the people who I think are doing some wonderful work in the digital arena and deserve as much exposure/support as possible for that work.
My hope is, that by doing this, you will all take a peek at their work and tell the world about it. Also, that it might spark an idea which you could work with them on.
So, let me introduce you to Rhodri ap Dyfrig - or @Nwdls as he is also known.
Rhodri is an outstanding worker bee for the promotion and use of the Welsh language on digital platforms and has used his knowledge to help create things that make it easier for people to use Welsh online.
Furthermore than that, he is reaching out to other minority languages around the world to see what they are doing online. He then brings that knowledge back to this country so he can make us all better at digital.
Whilst others talk about making Welsh a digital living language - he is doing it.
He has been a guiding light in the formation of Haciaith -a blog and (at least annual) get together about all things digital in the Welsh Language. If you want to know what's already out there and what can be done in Welsh digitally - Haciath is the place to go.
Rhodri is a PhD student at Aberystwyth University and is funded by Boomerang. So, credit should absolutely be given to them for supporting his work. And credit should be given to all those who work with Rhodri on the growth of Haciaith - a body which wants to help us all get digital in Wales.
It is doing some of the awareness-raising and support work which should arguably be done by other bodies and it is utter proof that we can create great things together when motivated to do so.
To be fair, for most of those that already use digital methods to access the Welsh language, Rhodri is not a stranger. But I am hoping that this little blog can help those people that don't know of his work see how great his achievements are.
I hope anyone learning Welsh or interested in how we are developing as a digital nation (in whatever language) will take a peek at Haciath, look at @nwdls twitter account and generally cheer and support his work.
Say hi to him - I'm sure he'll say hi back.
Well, in an effort to right this, I promised that I would start blogging about the people who I think are doing some wonderful work in the digital arena and deserve as much exposure/support as possible for that work.
My hope is, that by doing this, you will all take a peek at their work and tell the world about it. Also, that it might spark an idea which you could work with them on.
So, let me introduce you to Rhodri ap Dyfrig - or @Nwdls as he is also known.
Rhodri is an outstanding worker bee for the promotion and use of the Welsh language on digital platforms and has used his knowledge to help create things that make it easier for people to use Welsh online.
Furthermore than that, he is reaching out to other minority languages around the world to see what they are doing online. He then brings that knowledge back to this country so he can make us all better at digital.
Whilst others talk about making Welsh a digital living language - he is doing it.
He has been a guiding light in the formation of Haciaith -a blog and (at least annual) get together about all things digital in the Welsh Language. If you want to know what's already out there and what can be done in Welsh digitally - Haciath is the place to go.
Rhodri is a PhD student at Aberystwyth University and is funded by Boomerang. So, credit should absolutely be given to them for supporting his work. And credit should be given to all those who work with Rhodri on the growth of Haciaith - a body which wants to help us all get digital in Wales.
It is doing some of the awareness-raising and support work which should arguably be done by other bodies and it is utter proof that we can create great things together when motivated to do so.
To be fair, for most of those that already use digital methods to access the Welsh language, Rhodri is not a stranger. But I am hoping that this little blog can help those people that don't know of his work see how great his achievements are.
I hope anyone learning Welsh or interested in how we are developing as a digital nation (in whatever language) will take a peek at Haciath, look at @nwdls twitter account and generally cheer and support his work.
Say hi to him - I'm sure he'll say hi back.
Wednesday, 26 September 2012
What the Welsh are rubbish at
I come from the country that makes the smallest computer in the world.
I come from the country which was the birthplace of one of the biggest technology investors in the world and one of the greatest technology company bosses in the world.
I come from the country which has the highest percentage of e-book owners in the United Kingdom.
I come from a country where its native language is more appreciated in the digital sphere by US companies like Twitter and Facebook than many of its own media and government institutions.
And I come from a country which has thousands, if not hundreds of thousands of people, creating wonderful things online everyday.
That's what Wales is good at. Now let me tell you the one thing it is truly useless at.
Shouting about those achievements so more and more people know about them and use them.
Over the past couple of years, I have worked with some great people making great things online in Wales. In any other country, these things would be supported by at least a social buzz -at best a considered partnership and marketing campaign where all the major bodies and people in Welsh society help to raise awareness and market these achievements.
Neither has happened. Sometimes, it feels like we are ashamed of our own success.
We don't talk about what we are achieving because it'll sound like we're bragging or being arrogant and that's not the Welsh way.
There's only been two times in the past five years that Wales has really said 'look how good we are'. The first was when we won the Grand Slam, the second was when we reached the semi finals of the Rugby World Cup.
Meanwhile, 'foreigners' that come into this country instantly recognise how brilliant we are. They ask in wonder, "Why don't I know more about what you are doing?" "What a wonderful country!"
These were the very points made to me on the balcony of the Celtic Manor by a wonderful American visitor to Wales the other day. He wasn't just any old Yank - he was a Social Media Guru! His name was Mark Schaefer (look him up here) and he spoke at a wonderful conference organised by Real Radio MD Tony Dowling in Newport the other day. (and yes, declaring an interest - I was a speaker!)
The truth is, we struggle to market to ourselves as a nation, let alone tell anyone outside about our achievements -so what hope have we got to get the world to realise what we can do when we can't even tell ourselves?
The irony is that the one thing the Welsh are good at is talking. If there was an Olympic gold for sgwrsio, we'd be the Chris Hoy or the David Weir -we'd blow the field away.
But we have a tendency when it comes to our digital abilities to either talk but not do anything or to talk and not listen. We also have a skill of undervaluing ourselves and of forming cliques which stop us all learning about what everything we do.
I don't blame one institution for this. We are all to blame. And every single one of us should start shouting and sharing the wonderful work being done by lots of individuals and companies in our country to eradicate the lack of awareness about our digital achievements either here or abroad in England :)
And I'm happy to get the ball rolling. Starting this week, I'm going to be blogging about my Welsh Digital Heroes and Heroines. People who you would have never heard of but have created some really interesting things online and are worth a look at.
I hope you will take a peek at their work and tell your friends, colleagues and enemies -so all of us know what's out there and we all get involved in our future.
If you have a 'Digital Hero' and you want them to get recognition for what they have done, then please leave a message for me on the blog and I'll be happy to blog about them.
I'm going to shut up now...these Welsh don't half rattle on, eh?!
I come from the country which was the birthplace of one of the biggest technology investors in the world and one of the greatest technology company bosses in the world.
I come from the country which has the highest percentage of e-book owners in the United Kingdom.
I come from a country where its native language is more appreciated in the digital sphere by US companies like Twitter and Facebook than many of its own media and government institutions.
And I come from a country which has thousands, if not hundreds of thousands of people, creating wonderful things online everyday.
That's what Wales is good at. Now let me tell you the one thing it is truly useless at.
Shouting about those achievements so more and more people know about them and use them.
Over the past couple of years, I have worked with some great people making great things online in Wales. In any other country, these things would be supported by at least a social buzz -at best a considered partnership and marketing campaign where all the major bodies and people in Welsh society help to raise awareness and market these achievements.
Neither has happened. Sometimes, it feels like we are ashamed of our own success.
We don't talk about what we are achieving because it'll sound like we're bragging or being arrogant and that's not the Welsh way.
There's only been two times in the past five years that Wales has really said 'look how good we are'. The first was when we won the Grand Slam, the second was when we reached the semi finals of the Rugby World Cup.
Meanwhile, 'foreigners' that come into this country instantly recognise how brilliant we are. They ask in wonder, "Why don't I know more about what you are doing?" "What a wonderful country!"
These were the very points made to me on the balcony of the Celtic Manor by a wonderful American visitor to Wales the other day. He wasn't just any old Yank - he was a Social Media Guru! His name was Mark Schaefer (look him up here) and he spoke at a wonderful conference organised by Real Radio MD Tony Dowling in Newport the other day. (and yes, declaring an interest - I was a speaker!)
The truth is, we struggle to market to ourselves as a nation, let alone tell anyone outside about our achievements -so what hope have we got to get the world to realise what we can do when we can't even tell ourselves?
The irony is that the one thing the Welsh are good at is talking. If there was an Olympic gold for sgwrsio, we'd be the Chris Hoy or the David Weir -we'd blow the field away.
But we have a tendency when it comes to our digital abilities to either talk but not do anything or to talk and not listen. We also have a skill of undervaluing ourselves and of forming cliques which stop us all learning about what everything we do.
I don't blame one institution for this. We are all to blame. And every single one of us should start shouting and sharing the wonderful work being done by lots of individuals and companies in our country to eradicate the lack of awareness about our digital achievements either here or abroad in England :)
And I'm happy to get the ball rolling. Starting this week, I'm going to be blogging about my Welsh Digital Heroes and Heroines. People who you would have never heard of but have created some really interesting things online and are worth a look at.
I hope you will take a peek at their work and tell your friends, colleagues and enemies -so all of us know what's out there and we all get involved in our future.
If you have a 'Digital Hero' and you want them to get recognition for what they have done, then please leave a message for me on the blog and I'll be happy to blog about them.
I'm going to shut up now...these Welsh don't half rattle on, eh?!
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