Austin, USA – Last week, I had the good fortune to work at the South by Southwest Interactive conference (SXSW 09) with some very clever and energetic colleagues. Led by the inestimable Molly Schonthal, who works on the same team as I do in Social Media Communications, Nokia made its first big foray into one of the premier Web and design conferences in the US.
Our goal was to spread the word about Nokia, its products, what we do, and where we’re going. As with most companies at SXSW 09, we sponsored a VIP Lounge (at Fogo do Chão). Unlike most companies, on one of the nights, three of us sang a song about Nokia. Without making judgments as to whether it was cheesy or funny (it was both) I thought I would share it with you.
Video after the jump.
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Austin, USA – South by Southwest Interactive is one of three parts to the SXSW 09 conference (the other two being Music and Film). It attracts an interesting mix of designers, web developers, performers, artists, and just an all-round compelling crowd of people. While many Nokia designers have attended in the past, SXSW is not the usual sort of conference Nokia would attend. But Molly Schonthal (from the same team as Nokia Conversations) made the case that the people who attend SXSW are certainly the ones who would use Nokia phones, such as the Nseries devices. She said it would be a perfect crowd for us to introduce Nokia to.
What then did Nokia end up doing and learning at SXSW 09? Was it worth it? Will we do it again? Read on to learn the answer to these questions and more.
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BARCELONA, Spain – I just want to give a shout out that registration for Nokia World 2008 is still open.
Nokia World brings together operators, developers, partners, and journalists in a info- and demo-packed business-focused conference about Nokia. What’s different this year is that they are added some extra slots for folks who do not fall into the above categories.
Read on to find out what’s going to happen there.
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HELSINKI, Finland – Yesterday, we came across Jeppe, a mobile mini home video conferencing prototype robot. The latest concept to emerge from the minds working inside the Nokia Research Center’s Smart Spaces laboratory, since posting our story the team has uploaded a video of the little critter in action. Watch it here…
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BARCELONA, Spain – Today I am in Barcelona for the Mobile 2.0 conference. There are about 150 companies attending, a mix of entrepreneurs, developers, and operators.
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Austin, USA – Last week, I had the good fortune to work at the South by Southwest Interactive conference (SXSW 09) with some very clever and energetic colleagues. Led by the inestimable Molly Schonthal, who works on the same team as I do in Social Media Communications, Nokia made its first big foray into one of the premier Web and design conferences in the US.
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