Posts with tag ‘social media’

Survey of Brazilian social media

Diego Remus on January 28, 2010

smw_logo_saopaulo_web_wide1I’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…

How entrepreneurs can benefit from social media

ona.kiser on January 21, 2010

victory1Entrepreneur Luiz Piovesana has written a guest article for Startupi which is presented below in its entirety. Luiz has a long history of work and study in the area of entrepreneurship. He edits the blog Saia do Lugar and recently launched Empreendemia, a b2b site for entrepreneurs. Read more…

Mouse over Beethoven: the rock n roll era of the Internet

Diego Remus on September 04, 2009

imagem21-300x272The bubble bursts: it’s a frightening expression. Not like “hyperactivity” or “nerd” which have acquired a positive (and era-defining) connotation. The bubble bursting: an act or effect of business and investment standards which cannot sustain itself. A lack of vision, performance, or prospects?

The world has experienced several crises, such as the first Internet bubble in 2001.  Credit for that went to novelty and expectations, which weren’t moving in step with reality’s comportment nor with business practices. It wasn’t the first localized crisis to have world wide effects, nor the first to be overcome slowly.

This year, when Barack Obama assumed the presidency of the United States, he said hope for the country to overcome the crisis lay with small, innovative businesses. What luck, then, that in Brazil as well as overseas, incentives for digital culture and entrepreneurism are in vogue, expressed in so many kinds of events. Read more…

The show must go on: events for everyone to follow

Diego Remus on September 03, 2009

imagem11-243x300In the final days of August we could follow (in person or on the web) an array of Brazilian events related to the participative web. Some are more niche, but even so they are relevant in their context. They show that the Internet matters in Brazil. In September, there are as many events. Read more…

A successful use of social applications in the non-profit sector

Diego Remus on August 24, 2009

imagem1-300x169I’ve been impressed by a national initiative that I was able to try out last week. It is a simple social application, using Twitter to promote a campaign for the NGO,  Abrinq Foundation. I was happy to be the first one whose clicks led to a donation to the cause.
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Industry federation adopts social media at innovation event

Diego Remus on August 20, 2009

imagem6We startup folks have known for a while that nothing is better than social media for conversing about innovation and innovating conversation. Now it looks like Brazilian industry in general has become convinced of the importance of innovation being inclusive, participative, open and emerging.

This was what I imagined when I heard about the Brazilian Congress of Innovation in Industry, and I planned to attend the event to verify this. It will be held Wednesday August 19th at the World Trade Center in São Paulo. Read more…