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The Top 7 best things about Next 2013

By lorenzo | 26. April 2013 | Write a comment

Did you miss NEXT 2013 in Berlin? We didn’t and we want to highlight what we enjoyed during the event. Here is our Top 7.

7.  Berlin start-ups talking about Berlin start-ups 

Leaders of the Berlin start-up scene including Florian Meissner of EyeEm and Henrik Berggren of Readmill, Christoph Fahle of Betahaus and Jess Erickson of Berlin Geekettes, speaking about what works and what doesn’t work in Berlin. One thing everyone agreed upon is Berlin’s value because of its wealth of international talent. What else? Berlin is still young. Berlin needs start-up capital. The hype is useful too (giving emotional strength to its innovators). A good talk leading to the question: “What will the Berlin start-up scene be like in 5 years?”

 

6. The Dragon slogan and the Dragon Slayers

Here be dragons was the slogan of Next 2013. What does it mean? “Here be dragons” was a phrase from mapping, a marker of the unknown used in the past to define those parts of the world, where you could find every kind of peril, even dragons. In an Era where innovation is also disruptive and able to radically change the way we live… perils and dragons are everywhere. And who are the dragon slayers? Those who face the peril, that slay the dragons: innovators, entrepreneurs, coders, marketers and start-uppers. A dragon slayer is whomever charts a new path to the future. Read more…

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The 7 point checklist for project description

By lorenzo | 22. April 2013

Posting a project on twago is easy and is free. Here are 7 points to follow when writing a good project description to get fast bids by the best contractors from all over the world.

1. NAME of the project?

Make your project title as clear and catchy as possible. Try to summarize in a few keywords the job you need completed. For example: “Application for restaurants’ menu“, “Translation from Chinese to Italian“,  ”Redesign web site“…

2. WHAT is the project about?

What is the project’s purpose and what is the expected outcome? Explain what you want and the final goal you have in mind. Make your vision clear:

  • Explain the project with your own words. The more information you can provide, the more accurate the quotes submitted by the contractors will be.
  • Let the contractor know your experience level in the field of your project. Do you also need consultancy services from the contractor?
  • If you have drafts, examples, specific technical or design requirements that help share a better understanding of your expected outcome, attach them!
  • Communicate the current status of your project. Is it in an initial concept stage or in-production? In both cases, give specific details.
  • Include your company’s brand identity guidelines if available.
  • You may have seen an application, website or logo that looks similar to what you want – attach this material.
  • Also background info such as target or industry audience can be helpful.

3. WHO should be the contractor?

Who are you looking for? What skills or experience are required? – a PHP programmer, a graphic designer, a Social Media expert, a translator…? If you’re not sure about the type of contractor you need, you can also get in touch with twago support. We are more than happy to help! Read more…

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Turning (Big) Data into BIG impact

By lorenzo | 10. April 2013

Also this year, like last year, we introduce you BIG DIVE, the event for BIG DATA experts. Here the official presentation:

An open call for developers, scientists, hackers, designers and managers.

Quoting Phil Simon’s book “Too big to ignore” the phenomenon of BIG DATA simply cannot go unnoticed. The volume of data generated by social and smart sensor networks, company information and transaction systems and by the non-stop process of knowledge digitalization is seen as an essential asset for ICT companies. Some “visionaries” are already envisioning a tax on the ownership of data as corporate asset (Kenneth Cukier – The Economist).

On the other hand, a year of “media hype” about this topic has effectively shown that the mere availability of raw data is not a direct source of value: “data do not speak for themselves.”

The famous sentence by Chris Anderson “With enough data, the numbers speak for themselves” has worked as an effective booster for the open data movement and the evangelization of the masses, but shows his weakness when it comes to huge unstructured databases.

BIG DIVE

Therefore Big Data is not a purely technical problem, or at least this is not the key issue. Read more…

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The 10 point Cloud Working Manifesto

By lorenzo | 09. April 2013
Join the Cloud

1 

The Cloud is omnipresent. You can join it everywhere at any time.

2 

The Internet Age began more than 20 years ago. It changed the way people live, communicate and create. Such a revolutionary change also affects the way people work.

3 

The future of work belongs to people who are able to work from anywhere via the Internet. The future of work belongs to companies that are willing to manage their expertise, resources and needs online. The future of work is in the Cloud.

4

 The future of work has already started. Cloud working platforms are connecting companies with local and international experts. Old geographical boundaries have been crossed. Companies of every type and size can find the best freelancers and agencies in the Cloud. The Cloud is a huge advantage for small and medium-sized businesses.

5

 The Cloud is the digital space where companies find IT experts, creative talents, marketing  and communication consultants,  and many other professionals. The Cloud means team work across virtual offices: collaboration on a global scale. Read more…

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Codemotion Berlin 2013: Beyond the code there is emotion!

By lorenzo | 08. April 2013
Codemotion Berlin

Codemotion Berlin

Welcome in Berlin Codemotion 2013!

Codemotion is an Italian-founded Developer Conference that will happen for the first time in Germany, 9-11 May.
The three-day event includes themes such as Web, Mobile, Game Development, Makers and Creative Coding.

Codemotion is open to all programming languages,innovative technologies and new trends.

During a workshop day (9.5) and two conference days (10/11.05) Codemotion appeals to Developers as well as those in the creative scene.

The lectures and panels of the main conference will be made up of international IT experts and members oftech-communities. Included in the list of presenters will be Arduino founder, Massimo Banzi, Soundcloudfront-end developer and interaction designer, Tiffany Conroy, and Creative Technologist, Grant Skinner.
A “Hard and Soft(ware)” hackathon, diverse workshops and Tech-labs as well as a Start-Up area will give attendees the possibility to test and discuss their technology and business ideas concretely during the threeday event.
The event will be held on the new HTW Campus (Hochschule für Technik und Wirtschaft in Berlin) direct on the Spree. Read more…