youPIX/SF (a safari into brazilian memes and internet culture)

The event is free for everyone, just RSVP here on Facebook by clicking "I'm attending". \o/

youPIX is the largest Internet culture festival in Brazil and is now hitting the road and landing in the US for the first time on October 24th. \o/

The most influent bloggers and internet thinkers from Brazil will provide you with a lot of insights (and some questions) about how Brazilian... [read more]

The event is free for everyone, just RSVP here on Facebook by clicking "I'm attending". \o/

youPIX is the largest Internet culture festival in Brazil and is now hitting the road and landing in the US for the first time on October 24th. \o/

The most influent bloggers and internet thinkers from Brazil will provide you with a lot of insights (and some questions) about how Brazilian Internet users - among the most active and influential in the online world - function.


<<<<SCHEDULE>>>>
•06:00 pm - registration
•06:20 pm - opening

•06:30 pm – THE MOST AWESOME BRAZILIAN MEMES OF ALL TIME!
What about a trip inside the hidden wonders of Brazilian Intertubes? Fun, fun, fun! The best memes, the funniest virals and other bizarre stuff that makes Brazilians LOL and much MOAR! :)

•07:00 pm – F*CKING BRAZILIANS, HOW DO THEY WORK?
Brazilian Internet users are among the most active and influential in the online world. How does our Internet work? What motivates our users? What kind of content are we producing, sharing or liking? Rosana Hermann, one of the most influential bloggers and Internet thinkers in Brazil, will provide us with some insights (and questions) about it.

•08:00 pm – VIDEO OPEN MIC NIGHT
Come watch the most fascinating videos you've never heard of, hand-selected by a panel of web-depth plumbing experts committed to bringing you the finest in weird, unique, cute, unsettling, surprising, and crazy that the Internet has to offer. Safety not guaranteed. Hosted by Jamie Wilkinson (Emmy Award-winning software developer & Internet culture researcher, co-creator of VHX.tv, Know Your Meme and Star Wars Uncut).

•09:00 pm – NERDS ON BEER + FACEBOOK SHOTS
How does networking powered by Facebook Shots (made of special Brazilian cachaça*) sound? EPIC FUN TIMES! To go with that, dj Maestro Billy prepared a special “New Brazilian Singers” mixtape.



MORE INFO ABOUT YOUPIX FESTIVAL: http://bit.ly/pOiFOW

The Internet is full of epic awesomeness and youPIX/SF is here to celebrate it. youPIX is the largest festival of Internet culture in Brazil, and for the first time ever, it will be held in the US.

In its more than nine events since 2009, – the most recent one drew more then six thousand people – youPIX has hosted important Brazilian guests like Gilberto Gil (former Minister of Culture), Marcelo Tas (TV Host), Rosana Hermann (journalist, internet expert), Helio de La Pena (comedian at Globo Tv), Rafinha Bastos (TV host, most influent person on Twitter – NYT) and many international ones, such as Christopher “m00t” Pole (4chan/Canvas), Ben Huh (Cheezburger Network), Jamie Wilkinson (Vhx.Tv, Know your Meme, Star Wars Uncut), Anthony Volodkin (Hype Machine), David After Dentist, Double Rainbow Guy and others.

Joining a youPIX Festival is like jumping live into the Internet or surfing the web outside the browser. Internet memes, personalities, and fans come together for celebration, discussion and a live immersion in this epic revolution called Internet culture.

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