Brazil’s Silicon Valley continues to throw out one surprise after another. Videolog, for example, is a Rio-based company in a constant state of innovation, both technological and in terms of engaging audiences. Some news this year has been very positive. Read more…
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. Read more…
Monday and Tuesday was Tech
Crunch50, a conference held in the US by the blog TechCrunch, with speakers, startup presentations and prizes. A type of festival of innovative businesses that are candidates for success. Hytle, from Curitiba, was the only Brazilian participant this time around. Read more…
It happened in Rio de Janeiro and São Paulo: a new edition of the International Festival of Animation in Brazil, Anima Mundi 2009. Prize for the best animation made for the Internet was chosen by open public who voted on the Internet. Read more…
The Imagine Cup, an international technology competition for students that held its finals in June in Egypt, awarded first prize in the Design category to Willburn, a team from Bauru, in the state of São Paulo. Don’t worry, dear readers. I know you are interested in technology, innovation, business and other noble causes: Willburn’s work is not just eye-candy! This team was considered best in the world this year for building a platform which interprets gestures to create an educational tool. Called Cheops (as in the most intact of the Seven Wonders of the World) it is a multitouch application for assistance in literacy. Confused? Take a look at the following video and interview! Read more…
I spent yesterday with the guys at TeiaMG, where I spoke at length about various basic web concepts. I think the majority of Startupi readers are well-versed in these ideas, but it’s always interesting to review them. The conversation went from collaboration to the long tail, passing through crowdsourcing and other subjects. The chat was followed by questions submitted via the internet, some in real time via Twitter, others through streaming video chat. The discussion was part of free training that Teia and its collaborators promote. The video is in three parts, available now on TeiaMG, or if you prefer, also offered below. Read more…
