Showing posts with label Twestival. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Twestival. Show all posts

Wednesday, March 24, 2010

Twestival India - It's tomorrow!

Make a difference to 72 million children worldwide


On March 25, 2010, in more than 175 cities around the world, thousands of people will demonstrate social media's power for social good through the second annual Twestival. The global event is a worldwide fundraising initiative that uses social media to focus participants' talent and resources to benefit one cause for one day.

This year, Twestival Global is supporting Concern Worldwide, an international humanitarian organization, with operations in India too, in aid of Education for the underprivileged children of this world.

Twestival will happen on the 25th of March across seven cities in India including Bangalore, Chennai, Cochin, Delhi, Goa, Kolkata and Mumbai. These cities will host particular events where over 500 people are expected to participate and rally for education for underprivileged children.

Join them and take part in this global movement to connect people online and offline for a cause.

There are multiple ways to help support this event.
-  Attend the event
-  Donate directly to the charity through one of the India City blogs
-  Sponsor gifts and prizes for the event participants
-  Buy a T-shirt from Myntra.com. 100% of the profits benefit Concern Worldwide
-  Simply spread the word! Blog, tweet and write about us




Bangalore: It's the right time to say Thank God it's a Thursday! Twestival Bangalore gives you the right reason to have an hangover on a Friday morning - Charity! A special night with music, dance and drinks. Rock show by the Galeej Gurus and Repsychled. Nakul Shenoy's Beyond Magic. DJ Eldin at the dance floor. And more. If you in Bangalore, Twestival Bangalore is a must attend to meet your friends as well as to contribute to a social cause. From 7 pm at Opus, Palace Road.

Chennai: A meet and brainstorming session on how to use Social Media for Social Good anchored by Kiruba Shankar. From6 pm at Amethyst, Gopalapuram.

Cochin: ELECTROWESTIVAL, exclusively for Kerala Twestival, by Cochin’s Electro Boy DJ Arvee; Stand Up Comedy by Siddharth, KochiVibe; Techno-Humour Geek Extravaganza by Binny the blogger. From 5 pm at Somewhere Else Café.

Delhi: An entertaining evening with Stand Up Comedy acts, and Rock Music Performance by Five8. From 6 pm at Café Morrison.

Goa: Goa is ready to show the world that it has more than the sun, surf and sand with Twestival Goa – Music and Party too! Music by Back 2 Basix will be followed by an after party and a DJ night with Joel , Ryan Nogar and Claudio. From 6 pm at Lava Lounge, Chicalim.

Kolkata: Great Bong – an international figure, reputed blogger-turned-writer and Twitterati, will participate and share his thoughts on Twitter for a Social cause.Also will feature a Painting Exhibition, Cultural Programmes and a networking session. From 5:30 pm at Natya Bhavan, EE – 8, Sector II, Salt Lake.

Mumbai: An evening of fun, delight, games and networking. From 7 pm at The Coast, Fifth Floor, Crystal Paradise, Off Linking Road, Bandra West.


Are you attending a Twestival in your city?

Monday, September 14, 2009

Twestival India - A lot of attention from the media

Thanks to the Media industry for showering Twestival India with a whole lot of love and attention this time. For posterity’s sake, let me pull it all together in one place here. Most of these are pre-event features except for Times of India. There is still a lot of scope for detailed analysis of the Twestival scene at India – if anyone is interested, let me know.

We have also been covered by TV, primarily by the two channels TV9 and CNN IBN Network 18. We did speak with NDTV but I don’t think they covered any of the events live when they happened in the six cities between 10-13 Sep. We’ve recorded the TV9 telecast – will try to get @dhempe to put that on YouTube.

Meanwhile, enjoy the attention our friends have given us here:

Mainstream:
“This time, Twestival will be going local” DNA Bangalore – 25 August 2009
“Tweeting for a cause” LiveMint – 26 August 2009
“Tweet Dreams” TimeOut Bengaluru – 04 Sep 2009
“Twestival comes to Mumbai” Hindustan Times Mumbai – 4 Sep 2009
“Charity 2.0” Outlook Money – 09 Sep 2009
“Working for a cause the micro way” Times of India Chennai – 09 Sep 2009
“Local 'twestival' to be held at Bandra” DNA Mumbai – 09 Sep 2009
“An offline Twitter affair, for a cause” Times of India Bangalore – 10 Sep 2009
“Have fun at Twestival, but do volunteer” DNA Bangalore – 11 Sep 2009
“Tweeting for a social cause” The New Indian Express Chennai – 11 Sep 2009
“Party for a cause” The New Indian Express Bangalore – 12 Sep 2009
“Twestival Time” Indian Express – 12 Sep 2009
“Partying for a cause” The Hindu – 12 Sep 2009
“Bangalore Twitter users raise money for charity” Times of India Bangalore – 13 Sep 2009

Others/syndicated news:
“Twestival Time” Yahoo India News – 12 Sep 2009
“Twestival: 'Party for a Cause' this Saturday” MSN India – 10 Sep 2009
“TATA DOCOMO Sponsors Mumbai's Twitter Festival” India PR Wire – 10 Sep 2009
“Bangalore's 'Twitters' to help underprivileged children” Indian eNews – 11 Sep 2009
“Twestival (Twitter festival) Bangalore offers help to underprivileged children” Weeks Update – 11 Sep 2009
“Bangalore's 'Twitters' to help less privileged kids” Silicon India – 11 Sep 2009
“Twestival and Dream: A Dream arrange cultural show!” Duniya Live Bangalore – 12 Sep 2009
“Bangalore's IT hub to use 'Twitters' to help underprivileged kids” MyNews.in – 12 Sep 2009
“IT Hub Bangalore organizes Tweet Party for charity” UB News – 13 Sep 2009
"Bangalore Twitters rally to help needy children" Gulfnews.com - 11 Sep 2009

TV:
"Tweeting for a good cause" CNN IBN - 15 Sep 2009

I will be keeping this post updated as and when some news gets published on Twestival India. But if you come across any other feature or coverage that I've missed, do let me know and I will get this updated.