The Power of One event is this Friday (11.11.11) and we are super excited. If you cannot make the conference, never fear we are live streaming the conference from our channel on justin.tv, head over to the channel at 9.25am to watch the event :)

Free taxi available for Power of One Event

We have been working with a start up called Taxi Stop who provide the ability to call taxis via SMS and Twitter.

Battersea Power Station is a short walk from Vauxhall Station but we know the weather is not always kind in mid-November London. So we have arranged for one of the Taxi Stop London Cabs to be available all day doing shuttle runs between Vauxhall and Battersea Power Station.

You should be able to spot the taxi (it will not be in the normal taxi rank) and it will have power of one and taxi stop branding in the back window. If you ask the driver whether its the “free taxi to the power of one” and he stares back at you with a blank expression on his face, you are in the wrong cab and he will charge you about £5 for the ride to the power station.

Make sure you are following @p0wer0f1 on twitter for further updates and self organizing the taxi journeys on Friday morning.

We have nearly sold out but there are still a few tickets left so be quick to grab one :)

The Power of One is only 2 weeks away and we are getting super excited here at Carsonified HQ. The line up is confirmed and the content is awesome. Why not start the whole thing on a high?

We are offering 5 attendees a chance to win a 3 course meal the night before the event (10th November), at a highly recommended restaurant in Chelsea, London. Not only this but you will have the chance to meet and hang out with some of the amazing speakers.

Everyone that has bought a ticket to the conference by the 28th October will be entered into our draw, 5 names will be pulled at random to win this fantastic prize. We will e-mail the winners.

Think Vitamin also has an exclusive discount for 30% off for the next 10 readers that sign up. Please enter code TVPO1.

Good Luck :)

(Thank you to Library of Virginia, Prints and Photographs, 800 E. Broad St., Richmond, VA, 23219, USA, digitool1.lva.lib.va.us:8881/R for the picture)

Announcing a wonderful opportunity for budding start-ups. The Power of One is running a competition to win 20 minute stage time to speak about the highlights of your start-up. You will be joining an awesome line up including Jason Calacanis, Morten Lund and many more.

The event is being held 11th November 2011 at the uber cool Battersea Power Station.

So how do you bag this stage time? Simply fill out this form by the 24th October. We will pick the strongest start-up, and e-mail you if you have won!

Everyone that enters will receive a discount on the ticket price :)

Good Luck!

We are offering one lucky person a chance to win a FREE seat to the Power of One.

To enter simply pop this badge on your blog and let me know by sending me the link. Your name will then be added to the draw, which will take place on Thursday 27th October 2011. The winning name will be announced via @p0wer0f1 on Twitter.

Good Luck!

We are super excited to announce Jason Calacanis (Mahalo) will be joining us at the Power of One Event on the 11.11.11. This amazing line up already includes Morten Lund (Everbread), David McCandless (Beautiful Data), Yosi Taguri (Pah) and many more.

The event is a celebration of what the web industry has achieved and will be portraying success stories in the past, what is happening right now, and a look to the Future. It is a day to be inspired, celebrate and network with like-minded people.

The Power of One is being held at the super cool Battersea Power Station, and will be one of the last events held there, before it closes for refurbishment.

Tickets are only £99 + Vat, which includes the conference, plenty of coffee, food, and a party at the venue after the talks with free beer.

Be quick to grab one as there are very limited numbers :)

*picture by ElectricSheep

We are super excited here at the Carsonified HQ as the return of Future of Mobile is just 3 days away, here’s a re-cap of why you need to be there;
1. The biggest names in the industry
We are bringing you the biggest names from across the globe to join us at The Future of Mobile, including Kevin Systrom (Instagram), James Pearce (Sencha) Daniel Appelquist (Vodafone), Antony Ribot (Ribot), Brian LeRoux (PhoneGap), just to name a few from the line up.
2. Two tracks
From crash courses in Andriod, Windows Phone and iOS to designing for different size screens, The Future of Mobile has a wealth of topics to offer across two tracks. Go back to work feeling motivated and inspired from what you have learnt at this event.
3. FREE videos
FREE videos will be sent to all FOM attendees after the conference, from both tracks. This will ensure you won’t miss a thing, you can also re-live the conference and share with friends and colleagues.
4. Amazing networking opportunities
The event will give you a chance to meet, share ideas and potentially collaborate with other freelancers, agencies and entrepreneurs.
5. Low cost
We know it is hard to escape a busy work schedule, The Future of Mobile will bring you up to date with the mobile industry in just one day. Within the price of the ticket is coffee, lunch, a bit more coffee and free drinks at the after party!

Tickets are still available at just £245 + VAT

If you can’t make the conference itself never fear you can purchase a video pass of all the talks from both tracks, at just £95 + VAT.

Announcing the launch of the Power of One Event

The Power of One is being held on the 11th November 2011. The Event is designed to motivate and inspire developers and entrepreneurs with the help of six fantastic speakers including Morten Lund (Everbread), David McCandless (Information is Beautiful), two panel sessions and much more. We’ll be looking back at past experiences and forward to what’s in store for us in the future. We’ll help you find the best ways to get your ideas heard and the funding to turn your ideas into reality.

This is all for the affordable price of £99 (+vat.) You will also be one of the last people to set foot inside the iconic Battersea Power Station before it closes long-term for redevelopment.

We interviewed Kevin Systrom co-founder of the massive photography app Instagram. Here we find out about Kevin’s passion for photography, why iOS not Android, and how does Instagram make money? A big thank you to everyone who sent their questions in for Kevin!

Have you always had a passion for photography?

Absolutely — ever since I was a kid I’ve been playing with cameras. It’s when I discovered digital photography and photoshop, which is when I became truly addicted.

Why did you launch with an iOS app not Android?

iOS is what we use internally – the platform at the time was simply more developed and had a bigger ecosystem for developers.

Is it important to you to launch an Android app?

Yes. It’s also important for us to launch a full-fledged website. It’s more about timing than anything. We’ll get there eventually when we can produce top-notch experiences on both.

Why did you decide not to launch Burbn?

I could write a book on this question, but the main reason was that the product wasn’t special enough. It didn’t stand out from the 1,000 other check-in apps that were vying for peoples’ attention. In our minds, we had to focus on what made us special – and that was photos.

You have stated you have not “spent a dime on marketing” how has Instagram grown so popular so quickly?

When you build great products, those products often resonate with people to the point where they’ll do the word of mouth marketing for you. Good products sell themselves, in many ways.

How does Instagram convert it’s massive user base into financial profit without charging for its software or supporting it with ads?

We don’t currently, but it’s top of mind for big challenges to tackle going forward. Big shifts in technology and the world never come easy – but that’s why we’re in this business in the first place. An entrepreneur’s job is to seek out the business model with a large market, and that’s exactly what we’re doing.

Instagram has fast become not only a photo sharing app but also very much a media tool, documenting world events as they happen, was this your intention?

Absolutely. Though we figured it was going to be many years until we saw anything like that. It’s been inspiring to see it happen so quickly.

You have stated that being based in San Francisco has had it’s benefits for investors and support, what is your advise for entrepreneurs and start-up based outside of San Francisco?

Move to San Francisco. (Kidding) Lots of really successful startups have been based in places like New York, London, etc. Technology is location independent, and in many ways being from outside of silicon valley means that you can tackle opportunities that don’t exist here domestically.

What is the future for Instagram and photo sharing media on mobile?

We’re tackling a very large market with big unsolved problems in mobile. I can’t wait to get out our next few releases that I think really change the way people look at mobile photography and their phones. While I can’t share details yet, I assure you it”ll be pretty awesome.

A big thank you to Kevin for taking part in the interview! This is just a taster, you can learn the full story of Instagrams success and Kevin’s hints and tips for your own iOS app at the Future of Mobile next week! It’s going to ROCK!

The Future of Mobile has been running a competition to win an iPad 2. I am happy to announce the winner is Jemma Mills.

Well done Jemma :)

Flash sale get 20% off

Got the bank holiday blues? Well here is something that should cheer you up! The Future of Mobile has 10 tickets available with a whopping 20% off, simply use promo code fom-20 when booking.

Not only will The Future of Mobile attendees gain a wealth of knowledge and inspiration, there will also be ample opportunity to meet like minded people in the industry.

We are holding a pre-registration meet-up the night before the event from 8pm – 10pm. It will be held at the Mermaid venue at the Bridge bar. This will give you the chance to get to know your fellow attendees in advance and skip the queues in the morning :)

There of course will be a wrap party after the event (7.30pm – late) with some FREE drinks. Mingle with speakers, attendees and chat about the days events, your projects and ideas. People attend our events from all over the globe so it is the perfect opportunity for some fresh networking in a relaxed environment. The wrap party will be held at the super cool Firefly bar.

Remember to bring your business cards! It may be old fashioned, but it’s a nice event tradition.

Limited tickets are still available at just £245 + VAT

Only 3 more days to Win an iPad 2

To win this amazing prize, simply purchase a Future of Mobile ticket between now and Friday 26th August. Your name will be placed into a draw to win. The winner will be announced on this blog on Wednesday 31st August.

To win a fabulous iPad 2, simply purchase a Future of Mobile ticket between now and Friday 26th August. Your name will be placed into a draw to win. The winner will be announced on this blog on Wednesday 31st August.

Good Luck :)

Do you have a question for Kevin?

We are super lucky to be interviewing Kevin Systrom from Instagram. This is your chance to ask Kevin a question. Please e-mail them to us or tweet @futureofmobile.

Kevin will be speaking at the Future of Mobile on 16th September.

Limited tickets are available at £245

We are offering one lucky person a chance to win a FREE ticket to the Future of Mobile.

To enter simply pop this badge on your blog and let me know by sending me the link. Your name will then be added to the draw, which will take place on Monday 5th September 2011. The winning name will be announced via @futureofmobile on Twitter.

Good Luck!

Petra Söderling and Tom Hume will be joining the line up at FOM

We are super lucky that the awesome Petra Söderling from Mobile Brain Bank and Tom Hume from Future Platforms have confirmed to speak at the Future of Mobile. Petra will be presenting “Which App Store is Right for me?” and Tom will be presenting “Making Sense of Sensors”.

Limited ticket are still available at just £245

The “iOS Crash Course” will be presented by the awesome Dave Verwer. Dave will bring you up to date on how to get started on your first app, with development tools and hints as well as tips about the app store/review process. Dave is an iOS and Mac developer, trainer and consultant who owns and runs Shiny Development, an iOS training company.

The super cool Kevin McDonagh will be presenting “Everything about Android in 40 minutes”. Kevin will delve into what you need to know to get started with your first app and how to get it into the Android Market. Kevin is director at Novoda, a software consultancy specialising in the Android platform, organiser of the London Android user group and organiser of the UK’s Android conference Droidcon.

We are psyched to have Mike Ormond from Microsoft presenting “Windows Phone Crash Course”. Mike will look into what need to know to get started building your first Windows Phone app and how to get it published in the Windows Phone Marketplace. Mike is a Developer Evangelist at Microsoft. That means he gets to spend a lot of his time talking to people about technology.

We are honoured that Dave, Kevin and Mike can join us at the Future of Mobile.

Future of Mobile Wrap Party

The Future of Mobile Wrap party will be held at the Firefly. Just a few minutes walk away from the Mermaid Conference venue, we have two floors dedicated to FOM attendees. There will be FREE beers, pool, table football or a lounge area to mingle and chat about the days sessions. The party starts at 7.30pm, FireFly in the City, 18 Old Bailey, London, EC4M 7EP.

Limited tickets are still available at just £245 + VAT, so don’t miss out!

We are super excited to announce Ben Milne CEO and Co-Founder of Dwolla will be
joining us at the Future of Mobile. It is a true honor as it will be Ben’s first time speaking in the UK. Ben will be presenting “Mobile payments and montetizing your app”. Dwolla has had amazing success which was revealed in their blog recently.

Pre meet-up registration

The Future of Mobile is holding Pre meet-up registration the night before the conference. This will be held at the Mermaid venue at the Bridge Bar area from 8pm until 10pm. FOM attendees will be able to pick up their passes the night before and skip the queue in the morning, have a FREE drink on us, and mingle with speakers and fellow attendees.

Limited tickets are available £245 + VAT

We have teamed up with the Grange Hotels to offer exclusive discounts for Future of Mobile attendees. Choose from either the Grange City, Grange St Paul’s or the brand new (opening July 2011) Grange Tower Bridge.  All just a couple of tube stops from  the venue.

• Grange St Paul’s, Thursday 15th September from £215 (£100 off), Friday 16th September from just £100.  Quote promo 160911R when booking
• Grange City, Thursday 15th September from £180 (£55 off), Friday 16th September from just £90.  Quote promo 160911N when booking
• Grange Tower Bridge, Thursday 15th September from £160 (£20 off), Friday 16th September from just £90.  Quote promo 160911T when booking

This offer is only available until the 16th August so book it while you can.

Future of Mobile Cool Bags

There are still a few Future of Mobile cool bags up for grabs.  These fun cool bags are brilliant for work lunches, picnics and keeping your beer cool (they fit 6, we’ve checked!)

If you buy a Future of Mobile ticket then we will send you one of these fun gifts.  Be quick as there are a limited number left.

Here at Carsonified HQ we are still optimistic that the sun will shine this summer, therefore The Future of Mobile are getting into the summer spirit and offering a fun giveaway for you. You can win a limited edition eco friendly cool bag.

This funky cool bag is very handy and practical with foil lining, carry handle and velcro fastener. It is excellent for your work lunch, picnics or festival goers. We have tested it, it fits six beers too :)

How can you win one of these brilliant cool bags? It’s easy, the first 30 people to buy a FOM full price conference pass starting from 21/06/2011 will receive a cool bag! So be quick, limited tickets are still available at just £245 + VAT

The Future of Mobile is rocking up to London on the 16th September.  There are must see speakers and need to know topics scheduled for the UK’s BIG mobile conference.

Sounds great?  But do you need to convince your boss that this is a MUST attend conference?

If you do need help getting the thumbs up from your boss, we have put together a PDF to help you.  This PDF has 10 sure fire reasons why you as an employee need to be at the Future of Mobile.  These include;

Free Videos – Of all the sessions from both tracks, so you can go back to those hints and tips and also share with your colleagues.

Just One Day – Mobile web is a fast paced industry, but we also understand it is hard to escape a busy work schedule.  The Future of Mobile event will bring you up to date in just one day.

Keep The Expenses Low – We will provide coffee, coffee, coffee and a delicious lunch on the day, we also have exclusive discounts on hotels for FOM attendees.

Limited tickets are still available at just £245 + VAT.

Win One Month Think Vitamin Gold Membership

If you buy a Future of Mobile ticket between 26th May and 7th June, your name will be placed into a draw to win a whole month’s Think Vitamin Gold Membership.

We will announce the winner via the Future of Mobile newsletter on the 8th June.

The Gold Think Vitamin Membership offers a wide range of features including:

• Unlimited access to the Think Vitamin video course library (10 videos added weekly)
• Master Classes of intensive 60 minute video tutorials on cutting edge web topics including iphone Apps
• 89 Conference Videos from the Future of Web Apps London and the Future of Web Design London/NYC and much more.

So grab your ticket now to be in with a chance of winning this fantastic prize.

Limited tickets available at £245 + VAT

The Future of Mobile is heading back to London on the 16th September 2011.

Here are 5 BIG reasons why you need to be there;

1.  The biggest names in the industry

We are bringing you the biggest names from across the globe to join us at The Future of Mobile, including Kevin Systrom (Instagram), James Pearce (Sencha) Daniel Appelquist (Vodafone), Antony Ribot (Ribot), Brian LeRoux (PhoneGap), just to name a few from the line up.

2. Two tracks

From crash courses in Andriod, WinMo and iOS to designing for different size screens, The Future of Mobile has a wealth of topics to offer across two tracks. Go back to work feeling motivated and inspired from what you have learned at this event.

3. FREE videos

FREE videos will be sent to all FOM attendees after the conference, from both the tracks.  This will ensure you won’t miss a thing, you can also re-live the conference and share with friends and colleagues.

4. Amazing networking opportunities

The event will give you a chance to meet, share ideas and potentially collaborate with other freelancers, agencies and entrepreneurs.

5. Low cost

We know it is hard to escape a busy work schedule, The Future of Mobile will bring you up to date with the mobile industry in just one day.  Within the price of the ticket is coffee, lunch, a bit more coffee and free drinks at the after party!  We have also teamed up with the Grange hotels to offer staggeringly good discounts exclusively for FOM attendees.

Get all this and more for just £245 + VAT

Carson Workshops are a more intimate setting, with only 40 seats available in each one. This way you are able to interact, learn and be inspired by the biggest names in the web world.

Coming up….

Design Secrets of digg.com’s User Interface – Daniel Burka
Learn the secrets of engaging users and encouraging participation in your web app
Tuesday 8th September 2009 – more information

How to Win Pitches, Charm Clients and Get Signoff – Paul Boag
The secret to streamlining your client/designer relationship
Friday 23rd October 2009 – more information

Handcrafted Bulletproof CSS – Dan Cederholm
Learn how craftsmanship can apply to the intangibility of web design
Monday 23rd November 2009 – more information

There are still a few early passes left for these workshops, so be quick to scoop one up!

If you have any questions please contact natasha at carsonified dot com

We have some amazing speakers for you this year including Tara Hunt from Horse Pig Cow, Mathew Patterson from Campaign Monitor, Reshmi Sohoni from SeedCamp, Robin Christopherson from AbilityNet. I am also super excited to announce Paul Boag from Boagworld has just been confirmed to speak. Paul and Marcus from Boagworld fame will also be Podcasting and interviewing on the day! With sessions focusing on e-mail marketing, funding, usability and community this event is not to be missed.

We will also be holding speed networking at the end of the day, a fun way to meet your fellow attendees and new business contacts!

New for this year we are holding a Fuel Workshop the day before, with the awesome Tara Hunt: Building your Business with Social Networks .

There are still Early Bird tickets available for the workshop. All workshop passes include a FREE Fuel conference pass so be quick!

For more information and to book tickets please click here, If you have any questions please e-mail natasha at carsonified dot com!

I am also super excited to announce that the night before the workshop 8th March there will be a “Web Geek Gathering” at the Pitcher and Piano Trafalgar Square, with Eric Meyer, Jared Spool, and Dana Chisnell.

Carsonified will be putting a few pennies behind the bar for beers :)

This will be an awesome night!

(beware I will be there with my flip camera again)

Here are a few pictures and videos from the night!

Ryan thanking everyone at the Meet-Up

Meet Paul and Conner aka @thefella

Meet Jason and Utku

Hopefully see you all next time :)

Ryan Singer will be joining us in April to run a one day workshop
“How to design amazing web app user interfaces”
Gain insight into all aspects of web UI design including: coding style, colour and weight, movement between screens and copywriting

There are limited places for these workshops so be quick if you would like a spot!

If you have any questions please contact natasha at carsonified dot com

We had three awesome finalists:

Melissa Leon – Video entry

Scott Oldford – Video entry

Phil Ricketts – Video entry

The votes are in and have been counted, and the winner is……

Phil Ricketts

Well done Phil :)

Melissa and Scott as runner up prizes we will send you a T-shirt!

A big thank you to everyone that voted, you are all super cool!

And here are our three finalists with their awesome video entries.

Melissa Leon – Video entry

Scott Oldford – Video entry

Phil Ricketts – Video entry

So we now need YOUR help. If you could vote for the person you think should win this fantastic prize at the bottom of this blog!

The winner will be announced tomorrow! Good luck finalist :)

Last year we bought you the Golden Ticket, and now we are pleased to announce the Workshop Wonder Pass.

The lucky winner will receive access to all 7 Carson Workshops through 2009. We have the most fantastic line up for you:

Carson Workshops Wonderpass Competition from Carsonified on Vimeo.

Ben Huh of icanhascheezburger
Just Add Community: The practical how – To guide to winning over users one at a time
3rd Feb 2009

Paul Boag from Headscape
How to win pitches, charm clients and get signoff – The secret to streamlining your client/designer relationship
10th Feb 2009

Eric Meyer from meyerweb.com
The future of CSS and XHTML: A master class with CSS legend Eric Meyer
9th March 2009

Ryan Singer from 37 Signals
How to design amazing web app user interfaces – Gain insight into all aspects of UI design: including coding style, color and weight, movement between screens and copy writing
27th April 2009

Tara Hunt from Citizen Agency
The Whuffie Factor – Using the Power of social networks to build your business
22nd June 2009

Daniel Burka from Digg
User Interface Strategies for Web Apps
8th Septmber 2009

Dan Cederholm from Simplebits
Handcrafted CSS
23rd November 2009

So what do you have to do to win such a super cool prize?

To enter please make a video, of no more than 1 minute, of why you believe you should win the Workshop Wonder Pass. Next upload it to your favorite video site and embed it on your blog or site. Finally pop the link in the comments at the bottom of this post. If you do not have a blog or site, just tweet the video link and post the URL of your twitter update instead.

Entries will close on Monday 26th January at 5pm. We will pick our favorite 5 and put them to the public vote, just like the X-Factor on the 27th January. The winner will be announced live on Ustream.TV on the 28th January.

We can’t wait to see what you come up with, have fun and good luck :)

For further information about the workshop please go to Carson Workshops.

Buy a full price Conference & Workshop pass to Future of Web Apps Miami 2009 and you could be in with the chance to come along to our exclusive speaker dinner on 23rd February. It’s a golden opportunity to hang out with the FOWA speakers all expenses paid! Not only that but the winner will also receive free web hosting for life and two runners up will receive free hosting for a year! The winner will be whisked away by the Carsonified team to a fabulous location and will spend the evening wining and dining with the likes of Jason Fried, Daniel Burka, Gary Vaynerchuk and Joel Spolsky, to name just a few!

The prizes are all courtesy of the wonderful Media Temple who are hosting this years FOWA speaker dinner.

The winners will be picked at random on Monday 16th February and announced on the FOWA blog

To be in with a chance of winning register now as there are limited Conference & Workshop passes available

A big thank you to our friends at Media Temple.

Ben Huh of I Can Has Cheezburger – Tuesday 3rd February 2009 More Information

Paul Boag of Headscape – Tuesday 10th February 2009 More Information

Eric Meyer of meyerweb.com – Monday 9th March 2009

Ryan Singer of 37signals – Monday 27th April 2009

Tara Hunt of Citizen Agency - Monday 22nd June 2009 More Information

Daniel Burka of digg/Pownce - Tuesday 8th September 2009

Dan Cederholm of SimpleBits – November 2009

Passes are available to book for Ben Huh, Paul Boag and Tara Hunt. Be quick as there are only 10 early bird passes at £375 +VAT. If you would like to register your interest for the other workshops and receive more information please e-mail natasha at carsonified dot com.

Have a great Christmas and hopefully see you all in the new year :)