This event happened on March 23rd at Amethyst Cafe, Off Peters Road

Kiruba named it Tweetup a

event wiki

I don’t use twitter that much but still Twitter has such a large user base .

It was fun meeting folks using the application

Gosh ! I finally managed to get the pics on Flickr ! check my twitter meet photo set Photos were captured by my Nokia N82 .. and damn IM not even there in a single pic !

I am really excited that Forum Nokia is sponsoring the Mobile Monday (MoMo) event in Chennai.

The event is going to be held at Gandhi Nagar Club on Saturday Feb 16, 2-5 pm

So all you mobile folks in Chennai better don’t miss the action.

checkout the momochennai site .. if you are too lazy .. heres the direct link to the register page.

Podworks is the first of its kind podcasting workshop to be conducted in chennai on June 9 and 10. The two day event which will take place at Tidel Park will have the some of the famous podcasters from the country. Podworks is yet another initiative from the knowledge foundation, the key force behind the events like Blogcamp,Wikicamp and many other events.Podworks will be a workshop style unconference where all the knowledge needed for making a podcast will be imparted from people who have done it before and there will also be many hands on sessions, competitions and discussions. Podworks will be India’s Biggest Event on Audio & Video Podcasting event and promises to bring the best of the podcasting/blogging/new media community together to learn, share, experience, and grow.

There will be a door donation of Rs.200 for meeting the expenses of the event and of course there will be some give aways which will help you continue your podcasting experiments at home.

Registrations for the event are open and rush up if you are interested as the number of participants for the workshop is restricted. Keep yourself updated about the event by joining the mailing list. If you are interested in volunteering go check the wiki and take up some responsibility

NDTV wanted to do a feature on Mobile Blogging.So they contacted me through Kiruba.

The reporter and the crew came to my place on Wednesday evening after I was back from work.

I spoke about Mobile Blogging , MoMo Chennai and other related stuff.

Really excited about it

The story is up on Ndtv’s website

Hope the video will be up soon as well.

UPDATE : The Title for the program is World of Mobile Blogging

But as of 11:40 A.M IST the title I see in the bottom scroller is Blog with your Phone

The next telecast is at 12:45 PM IST

UPDATE :

Video

All Mobile Freaks are headed towards Chennai on May 6th.

Reason ? MoMo Chennai is going to take place on that day.

Our intention is to bring the event to Chennai as a lot of Mobile activity is happening here.

We plan to conduct this event in a quarterly basis and probably if things go fine turn it into a monthly event.

Theme for the First Edition is Mobile Web Applications 

note :- If you really have expertise on the above theme , please add you name to the Speakers

If you plan to attend the event please Add your name 

With 3G round the corner and number of Internet enabled mobile phones in the country growing fast. Web Applications on Mobile Phones are the talk of the town today.

We would have Professionals and Technologists from the Mobile Industry sharing their knowledge with the audience.

MoMo Chennai Site

The wait is finally over. The folks at TKF and I have set the date for the launch of MoMo (Mobile Monday) in Chennai.

The event will be of 3-4 hours duration on April 22nd - Sunday.

It will comprise of talks on tech and non tech topics and a whole bunch of mobile product demos.

You can find more info at the following places.

1. Wiki. go here http://www.momochennai.com
2. Mailing List

You can mail me varun at [nospam] fonearena.com if you would like to be a part of the event.

UPDATE : The Date of the event has changed to May 6th . Please check this post

Mobile Monday is coming to Chennai soon.

I have always longed for such an event in this city after seeing such events happen in

Bangalore , Mumbai & Delhi.

Thanks  to Kiruba and the folks at TKF for encourging me to take the initiative for the show.

I have always been interested in Mobile Stuff coz of FoneArena

Do check the Wiki 

Join the Mailing List  

The folks behind Blogcamp,Proto are putting together another event. Wikicamp

The event is going to be held at Tidel park on Feb 25th

Jimmy Wales of Wikipedia is going to be there.

So All you Wikipedia Users !! Are you coming ?