Question: What does the fourth-longest running American TV series, the city of Austin, Texas, and 45 pounds of bacon jam have in common? The answer was found in-between bites of deliciousness at the TODAY Munchie Mobile food trucks. As part of TODAY’s media presence at SXSW Interactive 2012, the Munchie Mobiles served close to 10,000 … read more here
Event Reports
Sparkpr To Host Annual Media Party In San Francisco
May 3, 2011 by
It’s that time of year again when Sparkpr holds its annual invitation-only media party at our San Francisco headquarters. The party is set for Thursday, May 19, 2011, at 6pm! We’ve decided to go with a safari theme in 2011 — with summer quickly approaching we wanted to bring some heat to San Francisco after … read more here
Water and flow: The focus of TEDx Cape Town
April 18, 2011 by
South Africa may have a digital divide, but more importantly, it has a cognitive divide. Too many of us grow up in households where great ideas are not discussed and we never really learn to think deeply about the world. These were the sobering words of Patrick Kayton, co-founder of Cognician, at TEDxCape Town on … read more here
Glee Wins Super Bowl Advertising Battle Over Bridgestone, Groupon, and Doritos says Jive Software
February 7, 2011 by
With over 40 brands represented at Super Bowl 2011 and millions spent on 30 second advertising spots, who really came out on top, and who lost big? According to Jive’s Social Media Engagement’s real-time analytics platform, the scoreboard was turned over to the social web for the answer. Jive tracked every major advertiser’s brand during … read more here
Silicon Cape Initiative Plays Host to Mobile 2.0 Product Launch by Cell C
January 26, 2011 by
Last night, the Sparkpr Cape Town team attended the first Silicon Cape event for 2011. Founders of Silicon Cape, Vinny Lingham and Justin Stanford, are two South African high-tech entrepreneurs who observed that South Africa, and in particular the Cape, is in a similar position to where Silicon Valley was 15 years ago. This led … read more here
Tech Community Celebrates at Crunchies Awards 2011 – Twitter, Quora Take Top 2010 Honors
January 22, 2011 by
On Friday night, January 21, 2011, the fourth annual Crunchies Awards hosted by Tech Crunch, Venture Beat and Gigaom was held at the Palace of Fine Arts in San Francisco to a sold-out audience attended by 1,000 people. A total of 693,333 votes were cast for the Crunchies Awards 2010. The annual Tech Community awards … read more here
