Pio.la doing online events with video streaming
ona.kiser on October 28, 2009
Today is the official launch of the Alpha version of Pio.la, a platform for open virtual conferences for Latin American innovators, where one creates events in which anyone can participate via streaming video. In this way it intends to promote entrepreneurism and innovation in Latin America, and contribute to creating communities.
Despite just having launched, Pio.la has already opened its doors to the community and registered more than 100 Ibero-american users. The adoption of this new web service is getting the attention of both the founders and their potential audience.
“Pio.la’s audience is people interested in issues relating to technology and entrepreneurism on the web. Spanish conference organizers interested in sharing their knowledge of the sector, entrepreneurs looking for clients and investors for their projects,” says the press release.
PiolaBarCamp
If you want to be a pioleiro too, you can register here, especially because 8pm is the start of the fifth session of PiolaBarCamp, the only online barcamp in the world, where people can sign up to participate in a virtual 20 minute unconference. [Editor's note: this article was originally published on October 23 2009.]
This time the theme is entrepreneurism on the web and there are several presenters. From Brazil, for example, there will be Diego Remus, editor of Startupi, talking about Business Networks.
According to Diego, who was one of the people who tested the platform for the launch date, PiolaBarCamp will allow users to have proof of the usefulness of a tool like Pio.la. “I like the idea of a platform for creating online events, I think it’s original.”
Below is a list of presenters with their times (remember that Pio.la has its own clock so you can see on the homepage and clarify any time differences between countries:
- 6:00 Welcome
Presented by: Pio_la - TinyApps and my experience with Posty.us
Presented by: cesarsalazar (Mexico) - 7:00 How to Create Global Companies in Latin America
Presented by: vanesak (Argentina) - 7:30 Business Networks
Presented by: DiegoRemus (Brazil) - 8:00 The Future
Presented by: andresbarreto (Colombia) - 8:30 Creating a Successful Project
Presented by: Yonopelo (Venezuela) - 9:00 Incubating Ideas on the Web
Presented by: linaceballos (Colombia) - 9:30 Momomed
Presented by: mobixconsulting (Colombia) - 10:30 Learning to Recognize the End of a Startup
Presented by: paterlinimatias (Argentina) - 11:00 Closing of PiolaBarCamp 5 Online
Presented by: Pio_la
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This post was written in Spanish by Lina Ceballos and published in Pulso Social, Startupi’s partner for Latin America.
