Digital Everywhere
Adrian McEwen
@amcewen
http://mcqn.com
@mcqn_ltd
From Internet-connected bells...
http://mcqn.com/bell
...to sensors on wave energy prototypes in the English Channel
http://mcqn.com/ibal156
Co-founded a co-working and maker space in city centre
http://doesliverpool.com
Two
Examples
1. Custom funnel
Search on Thingiverse
Customise the model
Fire up the 3D printer
Wait a day or so
2. Weekly newsletter
Instagram #weeknotes
+ Twitter #weeknotes
+ a Google Calendar
+ a bit of code
# Move onto the next page
page_num += 1
end
end
# Output blog post data
puts "Saving draft blog post..."
content = output_settings["preambles"]["intro"]
unless weeknotes.empty?
content = content + "\n<h3>Things of Note</h3>"
content = content + "\n<ul class=\"weeknotes\">"
weeknotes.each do |w|
content = content + "\n" + w.html.force_encoding("UTF-8")
end
content = content + "\n</ul>"
end
unless input_settings["calendar"].nil?
content = content + "\n<h3>Coming Up in the Next Week</h3>"
content = content + "\n<table>"
events.each do |ev|
content = content + "\n" + ev.html.force_encoding("UTF-8")
end
content = content + "\n</table>"
end= Weekly Newsletter
How do I join in?
- Start experimenting
- Find staff already interested
- Support them
- Hook into local networks
Local Starting Points
- DoES Liverpool http://doesliverpool.com
- Sandbox Digital http://www.sandboxdigital.co.uk
- Meetup http://www.meetup.com
Digital Everywhere
By Adrian McEwen
Digital Everywhere
A talk for Sefton Economic Forum, May 2017
