#kiltr

[scotstreetstyle]

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Amazing aerial view of the Glasgow Harris Tweed Ride! Join the Edinburgh event on Sunday 4th October, details to follow. Ønward! Gx #Repost @willsandwhite ・・・ The #harristweedride through beautiful Kelvingrove Park! #Scotland #aerial #video #Glasgow #scotstreetstyle #kiltr @hogarthism (at Kelvingrove Park)

[franz-ferdinand]

“Me in my flat on Roslea Drive, Dennistoun, I reckon this was 1999, when I lived with Jacqueline (yes, THAT Jacqueline) and was playing in The Yummy Fur, working behind the bar at the 13th Note Club on Clyde St and going to Optimo on a Sunday.”

cr Paul Thomson on Kiltr

Please follow and support him on Kiltr [link] <3 

[arigifaldi]

[scotstreetstyle]

PLEASE SHARE: We've come a long way in a short time... Our origin story begins with HH the Dalai Lama, to the World @peacetartan and that chance encounter with Bill Cunningham on 5th Ave... Always keeping our intention and motivation pure, tonight we gather to celebrate you. Yes YOU! Together we will smash stereotypes, raise aspirations, support freedom of expression, and strive unremittingly to achieve our potential as human beings, in the only direction we can go... Onward! Gx #thegathering4 in association with @apothecary87; collect your wristband at the door of @therecordfactory Byres Rd, Glasgow from 7pm. Enjoy a complimentary @glowormdrinks mixer on arrival before 8pm, courtesy of Mr @juliankynaston. Tune in to FREE scotstreetstyle WiFi, powered by @kiltr. Chat with Baz from @too_gallus to drive your creative business forward. Purchase some vintage goodies from Bowjangles Boutique @amanda_snapshotstylist. And, most of all, have fun! ❤ Special thank you for all the incredible generosity to @therecordfactory @paulpmcj @kelmanlolz @apothecary87 @commonpeopleclothing @lushltd @mrgingerbreadhead @tbbinc and the exquisite craft of @benjaminsbarbers & @stagbarberco. Huge thanks to our film crew: @hardcroplife, @anderson_alisa, @zenowatson & @biggtaj 🙏 #tgIV #scotstreetstyle #glasgow #wifi #freewifi #kiltr #apothecary87 #themanclub #lush #lushmen #meathammerltd

[immissclaire01]

Your work. Your culture. Your life. It all belongs on KILTR. We a€™re a social network for everybody with a Scottish connection. Come and join us.

If you are following me on here then more likely than not you'll find me posting bits and bobs through KILTR.  It's the newest, coolest Scottish connection platform and luckily for me I've got my internship with them.  Have a look, join in and spread the word. 

[doglabs]

Kiltr 2.0

We recently had the privilege of welcoming Björn Sandberg to Dog’s Last Tuesday event where he gave us a preview of the new version of Kiltr, the social network made in Scotland. And we're allowed to share some of these previews here too...

Kiltr has been a successful example from the Scottish start up scene, having received various rounds of investment and high levels of global press exposure, including big launches at Tartan Week in New York as well as a lot of press at home. It has built up a substantial user base and has a very active community, with thousands of posts being shared on Kiltr daily. The initial two years has flown by, and Kiltr is about to launch version 2.0 of their network, featuring a host of changes and improvements.

The biggest shift is in the proposition. Previously, Kiltr's main aim was to connect people with Scottish interests and backgrounds; 2.0 will instead see the network actively look to surface content and stimulate greater discussion and interaction amongst the community. Obviously connecting to others remains a part of that, but I think a focus on content is a smart change to differentiate Kiltr from other social platforms.

The way that Kiltr 2.0 will unearth content (through its 'Popular' stream) has an element of Twitter's trending topics about it, but is also supplemented with Kiltr's picks (a 'Good Stuff' stream), where content editors monitor the network for interesting posts, discussions and questions which deserve more attention. The 'Latest' stream is fairly self-explanatory, and in addition to all of that there are now Channels, in which content is categorised... I think it's a nice mix of options to ensure that content is fresh and interesting, and that visitors can find what they want (no need for a pesky algorithm acting as dictator - but that's another post! Specifically this one: Facebook: on the edge?). 

Visually, Kiltr 2.0 is dramatically different, having improved leaps and bounds on the previous version. Like the rest of the Web, rich media is now a huge focus, with photographs and video being bigger and higher quality, and many more customisation options available. It's not just about being attractive though (which the redesign undoubtedly is), the new visuals really support the content surfacing aspect of the network.

Kiltr 2.0 is something that the team can be very proud of. It deserves to grow its awareness and audience, and hopefully it will receive the support from the whole country to allow it to do so.

UPDATE: September 2013

Kiltr 2.0 is now live!

And it looks even slicker than the previews we got a few months back. Congratulations to the team. If you haven't already toured around the new and improved site, what are you waiting for? Do it now: www.kiltr.com

[thevelvetandsilkcafe]

The Velvet and Silk Cafe No. 6 - Stuart Falconer

Thank you to Stuart Falconer of GRA Studio for publishing a short synopsis of the last Velvet and Silk Cafe in early December on his Urban Realm blog:

Last Thursday, we attended the Velvet and Silk Cafe No. 6 at which we were kindly invited to present our work carried out at this year’s Venice Bienalle alongside our Critical Dialogues collaborators, Do Architecture, Pidgin Perfect and Stone Opera.

Kiltr were generous enough to host the event in their new office - a conversion of an old slaughterhouse next to the award winning Printworks development, both designed and redeveloped by Cameron Webster Architects. Nearing completion, the space retains a gritty warehouse aesthetic but with its heated, concrete floor it manages to be a very comfortable workspace. It’s a hidden gem, tucked away in a courtyard which we accessed through what felt like someone’s front door and is the latest in a series of projects by CWA looking to reoccupy what Robin Webster himself describes as Glasgow’s, “back passages”.

The schedule for the night was packed and included;

Kiltr themselves talking about version 2 of their Scottish social media platform; Robin Webster and the potential of Glasgow’s underutilised lanes; Ruth Morrow and the unique blend of textiles and concrete created by Tactility Factory – who claim to make "hard things soft"; Paul Stallan of Stallan Brand and his entertaining presentation on working with various well known artists and designers; Anna Gibb regarding her involvement in the British Pavilion at the Venice Biennale with her series of amazing drawings; and a presentation of Home/Away – a collaboration between Angharad McLaren and Emlyn Firth working with Johnstons of Elgin on a set of rather nice sports-inspired scarves for Scotland Can Make It (I want one by the way).

A big thanks has to go to Wendy Murray for inviting us to talk but also for her continued efforts running the inspirational not-for-profit Velvet & Silk Cafe.

[whatwhatwhatdigitalcreative]

Presentation - Social Media

With Young Scot we were set a task to pick a YS service and explain how we would advertise it on Facebook, Twitter and one other of our choice, then to present it back to the other MA's

I was partnered with Lee.

Our service was In:Tune, it is a podcast which is updated on a weekly basis. The topics range from showcasing a local band to talking about how to keep out of debt.The audience, like it's topics, has a very wide range 11-26yr olds. So there is a challenge to pick a mix of topics that suit everyone.

The idea which we brought forward (as did everyone else) was when using facebook and twitter, was to make it sound exciting as possible. So using simple language, no jargon, pictures etc etc. For our social network of our choice we chose a site called KILTR. It's a scottish networking tool which "bring them all together, to harness their energy and their skills for creating opportunities"

We thought because Young Scot is for scottish young people, this would be ideal. Our presentation almost became like a pitch, which everyone loved!

At the end, we decided to do something different. We thought to get the older end of the 11-26yr olds interested, was to create a competition to design the In:Tune Logo, It would be directed at high schools, Universities and colleges.

The idea will may be taken to the YS comms team, but nothing is set in stone at present.

Overall the presentation was a great success.