Articles by Andrew Matranga

Articles by Andrew Matranga

• December 1, 2016

  WordCamp US 2016 in Philadelphia

  This is the granddaddy of them all: WordCamp US, where WordPress users from everywhere (not just the United States) congregate for a WordCamp to talk about the world's favorite web publishing platform. If we weren't busy printing WordCamp stickers sheets adorned with Wapuus and sending them to every corner of the globe, we'd be there, with bells on. Seriously! Look at this speaker list, ...
  by Andrew Matranga

  Posted in: WordCamp

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• December 1, 2016

  Bake-A-Wish at The Gage in Chicago

  From the folks at Make-A-Wish Illinois comes a tasty twist: Bake-A-Wish, a curated, festive experience with cookie decorating stations, hot chocolate stations and more holiday fun. The event will raise money to help make wishes come true for local children. They have holiday-themed sticker featuring a script font in a bold red, wrapping paper-like background. It's delicious looking, in part...
  by Andrew Matranga

  Posted in: StickerGiant Sponsorships

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• November 30, 2016

  DevOpsDays Down Under in Sydney

  This Thursday and Friday, December 1st & 2nd, DevOpsDays Sydney is gathering together with custom kiss cut event stickers on our white stock. It has the gear-and-cog graphics of all DevOpsDays, but it features a multi-colored design on a circle-topped square shape that somewhat mimics the silhouette of the iconic Sydney opera house. With bold colors and clean lines, this sticker will po...
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  Posted in: StickerGiant Sponsorships

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• November 28, 2016

  Local Hack Day: StuyHacks and UBC Hacks

  We have a pair of student-led hackathons, one from a high school in Manhattan and one from a university in British Columbia. Both of these events are part of Major League Hacking, a group that brings hackers together worldwide, and this year there's a Local Hack Day on December 3rd. A local hack day is a casual event that brings people together to build cool tech-related projects over 12...
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  Posted in: Hackathons

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• November 22, 2016

  Beaver and Bacon Comedy Festival 2016

  Everyone needs a good laugh. The Beaver and Bacon Comedy Festival features a hilarious two-day line-up of comedic talent from all over  Canada. They are Canada’s largest Indie produced comedy festival showcasing local talent, and future comedic legends. Beaver and Bacon is taking place at the Regent Theatre in Toronto this Friday and Saturday. They have comedians that have been seen on M...
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  Posted in: StickerGiant Sponsorships

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• November 21, 2016

  Startup Weekend Armenia Turismo in Colombia

  We're hot off two weekends of Global Startup Weekends, and the trend continues this weekend in Colombia at Startup Weekend Armenia Turismo. The topic will be travel and tourism, and it's taking place at a unique venue, the Hotel Karlaka, with lodging like their famous Houses in the Air, houses built four meters above the ground, embedded in eucalyptus trees in bamboo, plus many local adv...
  by Andrew Matranga

  Posted in: Techstars Startup Weeks & Weekends

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• November 18, 2016

  Around the World Innovation with Global Startup

  Wow is all we can say about Global Startup Weekend. Ten different TechStars startup weekend sponsored stickers are traveling the world this weekend, and we couldn't be happier for our startup community, and we couldn't be prouder of our organizing teams. Here's to everyone involved from Canada to Italy to Greece to England to California to South Korea to Australia to France to Canada to Hon...
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  Posted in: Techstars Startup Weeks & Weekends

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• November 17, 2016

  Worldwide WordCamps

  Three WordCamps this weekend in three countries and two continents. We'll be in Europe in Geneva, Switzerland, and at a first-timer in Athens, Greece, and in the United States for an old favorite in Baltimore, Maryland. WordCamp Athens Welcome to Technopolis and the ancient City of Athens for the first-ever WordCamp Athens. WordPress use is growing in Greece, and the organizers on the...
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  Posted in: WordCamp

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• November 17, 2016

  Ballet Theatre 4th Nutcracker Tea Party

  We sponsor an event almost every weekend of the year, and this weekend we have a different style of event: a ballet performance. And in the spirit of the season, it's the fourth annual Nutcracker Tea Party from the folks at the Wichita Falls Ballet Theatre in North Texas. They created a fun sticker sheet adorned with individual Christmas candy stickers and then their event logo. This fundr...
  by Andrew Matranga

  Posted in: Music & Performances

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