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Briefing event for Minibar IC tomorrow app building contest

On 4th November from 4-8pm at Skills Matter, 116-120 Goswell Road, London, EC1V 7DP all developers who are interested in entering our new contest are invited along to a briefing event when the IC tomorrow team will introduce the web platform and provide information on the APIs. During this event Continue reading »

October 27, 2010
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Ravensbourne Again: Improving Your Business in One Weekend

Last weekend Minibar held an invigorating 2-day conference at the Ravensbourne College – London’s newest, most state-of-the-art place for technical creativity. It’s just opposite the O2, and is the only building around resembling a 9-storey block of Swiss cheese. If you are down there, take a look!

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October 26, 2010
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A Weekend at Ravenbourne

We had a great time on the Greenwich Peninsula last week, mixing workshops with networking and getting a look at the brand new site of Ravensbourne College.

The course, ‘The Continue reading »

October 22, 2010
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Minibar interview with Chris Jackson, CEO of Metabroadcast

In the run up to the IC tomorrow app building contest Minibar interviewed Chris Jackson, CEO of MetaBroadcast, who has been working with IC tomorrow since its inception. He tells us about his experiences being the first to develop an app through the platform, the benefits of taking part in the contest Continue reading »

October 20, 2010
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Minibar IC tomorrow App Building Contest

[Update: the deadline for this contest has been extended to 22nd January 2011, please see our _Connect group for more details]

Win up to £5000 and the chance to impress major content owners with your apps

Join this contest and be part of the future of app production. MiniBar is looking for Continue reading »

October 12, 2010
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MiniBar September: Emma Wright’s Site

MiniBar-goers last month were privy to my first blink-and-you’ll-miss-it appearance on stage during the 1-minute pitches section. I am told I clocked in at around 17 seconds and that people barely had time to note down the web address, let alone process Continue reading »

October 5, 2010
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International Young Entrepreneur award winners come to MiniBar

We look forward to a very special MiniBar this month, when the 12 freshly-anointed finalists for the British Council‘s International Interactive Entrepreneur (IYIE) Award 2010 will take to the stage and pitch their ideas to the room.

The Award is designed to Continue reading »

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MiniBar September: Interview with Stephen O’Reilly

Stephen O’Reilly from Mobile Roadie was showing off his company’s apps after the presentation, so I grabbed him for a quick chat and demonstration of the nation’s favourite boyband’s Continue reading »