Raincity Studios

Welcome To The YouTube of China

In a country in the Old World Hemisphere, on a continent far, far away, BarCamp Shanghai has an official venue and the organizers from this side of the world and the other are steaming ahead at all the pertinent BarCamp details.

Tudou, coined in our parts as the YouTube of China, will be hosting the event on September 24th. Picture a 3000 square foot space (aka WorkSpace style), but with Chinese character graffiti all over the walls, et voila!

Sponsor The First BarCamp of China!

The list of sponsors has commenced, but more is always helpful and welcomed.
Thus far:

• Bryght
• Raincity Studios
• Tudou
• Pacific Epoch, a boutique new media company based out of Shanghai. They will be providing media promotions for the event. (And they're open source - we love it!)

Digital Content and Web 2.0 - From Vancouver To Shanghai

As part of the China Access 2008 Fall Program that is set to commence in Beijing on September 17th, Rob Scales and Kris Krug will be sitting on a panel on September 20th, at the Shanghai Digital Entertainment Centre, sharing their veteran knowledge on digital content and web 2.0: what it is, what it means in business for them, and what it could potentially do for business and the internet in China.

This panel will be on the 4th day of the weeklong program for China Access 2008: Growth Economies and Industries of the 21st Century. Appropriately, all participants will gather at the Shanghai Digital Entertainment Centre to hear case studies and discuss topics on digital content and building successful media companies in the 21st Century, to better help identify the challenges and opportunities.

September China Program Finalized

The September China trip is only a few weeks away. All of the details have been finalized and hotels and plane tickets have been booked. The crew will be making stops in Beijing, Shanghai and Hangzhou, meeting with members of the business community and political figures. There is still time to jump on board if you have not already done so and join the team of business leaders who are making the trek. This is an opportunity of a lifetime to be a part of such a well orchestrated and strategic event. To find out more about upcoming Business Visit Programs in Beijing please, click here

Click here to Register for the September Program.

Over the past month, Kris Krug of Bryght, Robert Scales of Raincity Studios and various other Vancouver companies have been working together with New Media BC and Leading Edge BC to coordinate a technology symposium at the BC Canada Place next month during the Torino Olympics in Italy.

This morning as part of my first assignment for Urban Vancouver, I attend Vancouver Mayor, Sam Sullivan and Vancouver 2010 CEO, John Furlong's announcement at the Vancouver City Hall.