2013 Dublin - Check! 2014 Dublin - Check! 2016 Lisbon - Check! 2017 Lisbon - Check! The Web Summit is the largest gathering of tech and startups in the world. Of course it didn't begin that way. What started with a gathering of 300 people in Dublin, grew to an [...]
As I told you in a previous article, the European Wine City initiative 2018 was attributed to Alenquer and Torres Vedras, two cities with a developing wine industry. I was commissioned by the Alenquer Municipality to build a site for "Wine Discoveries", a business ideas competition. The competition aims to [...]
The New York Public Library has, for many years, been a keen observer of new digital trends. Back in the day, it was one of the first websites to adopt and stand up for web standards, and has since been on the forefront of innovation. In their latest initiative, they [...]
There comes a time in every organization when crisis knocks. Either a discontent costumer, someone who doesn’t like you or your brand, a piece of news that paints you in a less favorable light, or any other reason that may snap you from your happy posting and send you in [...]
Anton Skrzypiciel is a professional dancer, actor, and teacher, born in Australia, but of the whole world. He has lived in places like England, Germany, Thailand and, most recently, Portugal. He has also been a dear friend, for close to 15 years. Over the years, I have nagged him about [...]
Social media has been getting loads of attention in recent years. And deservedly so. It attracts more and more people. Over 75% of the online population is present on social networks such as Facebook, Twitter, Google+, LinkedIN, Pinterest, or Instagram. Nevertheless, you should beware of putting all your eggs in [...]
The European Wine City initiative 2018 was attributed to Alenquer and Torres Vedras, two cities with a developing wine industry. I was commissioned by the Torres Vedras Municipality to build a site for the shorts competition they were launching. Called "Da vinha ao Vinho" (from the vineyard to the wine), [...]
The intersection of the digital world with culture is one of my big passions. So, it was only a matter of time until I started writing about it. The use of technology in the arts is not new, and it’s something we see more and more today. Yet, that make [...]
Hi, I’m Pedro Mendes and be very welcome to my website! My one line bio is “Somewhere in the intersection of Digital and Culture“. For the longer version, read on. I have a Bachelors degree in Computer Science, and have since taken several other courses, namely on Cultural Production and [...]
