Created in Birmingham is a weblog that has been written on an almost daily basis since 1 December 2006, promoting, discussing and being part of Birmingham’s vibrant creative community.
It is currently run by Chris Unitt. For a fuller list of those who have been involved over the years see The Team section below.
There are two reasons for this blog:
- To find out what’s going on around Birmingham and promote it
- To show that blogging is a simple and effective way of engaging with audiences online
The Team
Chris Unitt – Editor
May 2008 – Jan 2009. October 2009 – present
Chris works at Made Media. He can be found at ChrisUnitt.co.uk, on Twitter and on LinkedIn.
Ian Ravenscroft – Contributor
Past members
Pete Ashton – Founder
2007 – Jan 2008
Pete Ashton is a blogger based in Birmingham specialising in helping individuals, businesses and organisations understand, follow and engage with the social internet. He set up Created in Birmingham and ran it for a year, joint-winning the Guardian Media award for best blog in 2008. He’s been blogging since 2000 and offers his services through his digital communications consultancy ASH-10.
Alex Jones – Contributor
June 2010 – April 2011
Adrienne Frances – Editor
June 09 – September 09
Katie Spragg – Editor
January 09 – June 09
