Obopay at Refresh Miami

From my Nokia to his iPhone!  In a split second, he got a text message and a gift from Obopay.  See video below of all the great Obopay action.

Last Wednesday at a Refresh Miami meet-up, I gave $5 gifts from Obopay to a great group of friends and professional colleagues.  It was a really fun way to get into the holiday spirit!

Refresh Miami is …

. . . a social community for web and technology enthusiasts in the south florida area. Designers, developers, marketers, consultants, entrepreneurs, and students alike come together for a monthly meetup to share ideas, discuss new trends, and meet and greet other like minded individuals.

This event was held at Brikolodge, Miami’s first co-working space.  Co-working is a growing phenomenon around the world.  It’s basically shared office space among freelancers, consultants and the like.  If you want to learn more, click here to see if there’s a co-working space in your city.

Brian Breslin and Alex de Carvalho, Refresh Miami’s founders, announced that I’d be giving away gifts and within seconds people were tapping me on the shoulder, although I rather thought I’d be walking up to them, “poking” like on Facebook and encouraging them to try Obopay.  It worked both ways and it ended up becoming a great ice breaker.  People’s faces lit up when they got a text message from my phone announcing a gift.  Of course, who doesn’t want a little cash in the holidays?

Many of the people there, as tech and mobile savvy as they are (and they ARE super savvy, believe me!), had never heard of mobile money, much less Obopay.  So it was a great way for them to experience Obopay right on the spot!

Below is a little video of the evening.  The big question was:  what are you going to with five bucks?  Click on it and see what people said!

If you’re ever out with friends, why not surprise them with a little gift yourself using your mobile phone and Obopay?

Special thanks to Brian, Alex and Ali from Brikolodge and happy holidays to all!

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Add comment December 23rd, 2008

Carol Speaks at CTIA

Our very own CEO Carol Realini will be speaking at the CTIA show in San Francisco, CA this week. The session is scheduled for September 11, 2008 from 1:00pm to 1:55pm in meeting room 2008. The topic is mCommerce: Device, Application, or Technology? The entire ecosystem is interested in monetizing the transaction capability of the mobile phone. For more information check this out.

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Add comment September 9th, 2008