Check out the video of this exclusive interview I had with the founder and CEO of the social network Sonico, Rodrigo Teijeiro, and with Country Manager for Brazil Alexandre de Freitas. Founded in Argentina, this OpenSocial-compliant social network has its largest user base in Brazil (9 million users). Read more…
A few weeks ago there was a flurry of hype in Brazil over the launch of a new Orkut invitation-only interface (Orkut being Google’s social network, recently made available for mobile via Android). Argentine social network Sonico just launched a Brazilian interface (their biggest user base is in Brazil), and an iPhone app and announced the placement of a country manager in São Paulo to take care of operations for this expansion. And Facebook is about to announce the winners of the application challenge announced during founder Mark Zuckerberg’s visit to Brazil. Read more…
Recently there was yet another event in Brazil for iPhone application developers, and so I decided to interview a professional who is proficient in the subject, to understand how things stand in that sector. With us is Rafael Fischmann, editor of MacMagazine.
When did local developers start getting involved with the iPhone?
Even before Apple started the Developer Program and launched the App Store, a Brazilian developer already had plans to launch an app. A few days later, Apple made two things official: the iTunes Store and the Developer Program. Read more…
Developers, researchers, activists, journalists, lobbyists and other interested parties are invited to attend a special event this weekend in São Paulo. The Transparecy HackDay will be a collaborative task force to develop small applications based on open technologies, government information and public data. Read more…
