Manchester Twestival, launched at the Social Media Cafe, is happening in just one week's time!As part of a global Twitter Festival, or 'Twestival', we're coming together at an event on 24 March to raise money for Wood Street Mission, a local charity whose aim…See More

Every week is a social media week in the north west, which is perhaps why we haven't decided to formally declare any one week a Social Media Week™ (also have you seen the list of rules? I could apply for a real trademark in the time it would take…See More

Twestival is back in Manchester, for the fourth time and, Social Media Manchester are looking to make this one bigger and better than ever before.If you don't know, Twestival (or 'Twitter Festival') is a global fundraising initiative using social media for social good. Twestival is the largest global grassroots media fundraising initiative to date. Through harnessing the power of volunteers and social media, Twestival has raised over £760,000 for 137 good causes since the autumn of 2009. Each…See More

It seems like a long time ago - but at the height of last summer, I was invited to Liverpool to do a session at the inaugural Social Media Cafe Liverpool. It was great to see first hand how new high-quality digital events were springing up around the region and I had a great time. Before rocking up, I had a chat to Ella, one of the founders, and she…See More

The crown of the UK's second city has been claimed by Manchester - at least on TwitterManchester has the largest number of Twitter users in the UK after London, according to a report from Twittergrader. It also ranks as the third across the whole of…See More

We've got some exciting news about the next Social Media Cafe!First off, a huge thanks to our friends at MadLab, who have again very kindly agreed to host us again. We'll be amongst the first groups to check out their redevelopment, as well the…See More