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Tweet. Meet. Give. On 12 February 2009 202 cities around the world held Twestivals, bringing together the Twitter community for an evening of fun and to raise money and awareness for charity: water.

A Manifesto for the Next Industrial Revolution

Digital Partnerships Could Revive, Energize Local Media

Local news, interests and connections between consumers and advertisers are at the heart of both the failing traditional media saddled with legacy costs and the nimble Web-based contenders. The value of all things local has been woefully underestimated. It has been devalued in print and television, which can't quite make the leap to digital, and botched on the Internet--where it seems impossible to capitalize on the hyperpersonal in bloggers and tweeters run amok. What could be more relevant than what is going on in consumers' own backyard? Institutional media (newspapers and TV stations) has failed to connect with local as it is being redefined by consumers who are obsessing over the interactive ME-dia they care about most: their needs, family and friends. "The future of local is intensely personal. It is about what is within 1,000 feet of where you stand. Local is centered on the individual," says Outside.in CEO Mark Josephson

The shift of core ad dollars to digital could be even more pronounced if the major traditional media are not able to integrate new interactive products into their bundle. Holding on to advertiser and consumers isn't enough; everyone must be interactively engaged. 

Local area agreements (LAAs) are the key mechanism for agreeing and delivering on priorities for local people. They are at the heart of the new performance framework and are a priority for all councils and their partners.

Regional Improvement and Efficiency Partnerships (RIEPs), and other organisations, to improve the lives of people in our communities

what employees say they want,

Full appreciation for work done

Good wages