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Nothing against constructive criticism, but no one can stand, for example, a Twitter stream full of complaints all day long. There has to be some contribution to society, not just whining.

One option is to reinforce that which is good. Featuring not things deserving of #fail, but those that have, do, or make something good. Is it possible that there is a project out there focused on this optimistic outlook? It was this vision that gave birth to ElogieAki a year ago. Check  out what partner and founder Ana Fontes has to say about it: Read more…

Tomorrow, June 11th, TechCrunch will be 5 years old. It is the ultimate reference for IT startups and an inspiration for Startupi. TechCrunch has more than 20 team members, a variety of services and 351 meetups organized by readers! Read more…

A program from Rio de Janeiro called Rede Jovem (”Youth Net”) won the prize at the Mobile Premier Awards in the category of Social Change. I learned about it during the most recent Mobile Monday in São Paulo. The project is notable for merging technology with a social cause.

The prize for the best use of mobile technology to promote social change was provided in partnership with MobileActive.org. The Rede Jovem program was the winner, out of 65 other applicants. Read more…

You know how things work in Brazil, in business, on the Internet, in interior parts of the nation, and in the minds of kids, right? You know where innovation comes from and how it follows and precedes changes in habits?

I don’t, thanks very much! I look at the big picture, sure, but I also try to keep an eye out for the overlooked things, something that might scale into a game changer.

Check out this kid who is just entering high school, who has studied programming since he was 10 years old, created products since he was 12, has real partners and has helped one of the most talked about crowdsourcing collectives in the country. Read more…

I’m republishing a post from the Social Media Week São Paulo blog. SMW SP is an event co-organized by Startupi, which is taking place February 3-6. The press in other cities hosting the event (New York, San Francisco, Toronto, London and Berlin) wants to know what’s up with social media in Brazil. We are passing the question on to you! 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…