Upcoming Events

September 1st, 2010

Spring break!

Need we say more? Look for Poken at Spring Break from 23rd September. Imagine not needing to ask that hottie for a phone number, you could just Poken! Just remember to stay in touch afterwards…

Look for us on Facebook and on Twitter as well and remember you can order your Poken online through the Facebook page!

Otherwise, look for Poken Africa at Jozi Tweetups, Heavy Chef events or 27Dinners, which we attend whenever we can, so look for us there and say hi.

Or high4 us, it’s fun and easy! All you need is a Poken…

Blog

September 1st, 2010

The Discovery Invest Leadership Summit as well as Markex 2010 have come and gone, and Poken Africa was seen at both.

In fact, roughly 1500 Poken were handed out to the delegates at the Leadership Summit, giving them the oppertunity to do safe, secure (and Fun!) networking, by a simple High4. This is such an obvious improvement to handing out business cards and we hope to see all of South Africa adopt this strategy in future.

Markex was immense as well and we are in fact still doing data entry of the curious and potential customers. If only the visitors had had Pokens, we could have gotten back to them by now!

Hope to see you all out there, connecting in the real world.

Meanwhile, contact us anytime!

High 4!

Internet Show Africa August 2010

August 4th, 2010

The Sandton Convention Centre was the venue for the Internet Show Africa and of course Poken was there!

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Not sure about the hair Walter, but thanks for the mention during your presentation!

Thanks again to terrapinn for hosting the event, well done guys! The Show was an excellent forum for anyone interested in the possibilities of the Internet. Well presented seminars kept everyone busy, although we seemed to find enough time to answer loads of questions about Poken. Remember to Contact Us if you have any more questions, we are always happy to hear from you.

Thanks also to marketing maven Walter Pike for handing out a few Poken during his standing room only presentation. Great presentation by the way, but that’s what we expect from Mr. Pike!

Congrats to Duncan Band, Account Manager at Liquid Telecom, as well as Kevin van Zanten from Innomation Design Studios, some of the happy recipients of Poken, courtesy of our lucky draw.

Kevin van Zanten showing off his new Gorilla Poken

Kevin van Zanten with his new Gorilla Poken

Duncan Band (right) showing off his Poken

Duncan Band (right) showing off his Poken

27 Dinner: PayPal Edition

April 2nd, 2010

25381_10150186987420417_877800416_13152320_6348041_sAnother fantastic evening out with great food platters at Pappas on the Square.

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We had a nice chat about how PayPal and FNB revealing how they’re making eCommerce better with the team who made it happen and heard from a senior PayPal representative who was very excited to meet everyone there & chat about PayPal functionality in South Africa, the opportunities such functionality presents and the way forward

Tweet-up on Rails

March 15th, 2010

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Words can’t describe what a wonderful opportunity and fun filled day this was,
From great refreshments and a really interesting chat, to being a part of the first group of people to ride on the Gautrain, and yes we did take our Pokens and so did everyone else there who has one!

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This was all just a very wonderful experience, there very so many interesting and exciting people there, and overall it was a great crowd and a day we will always remember, as this was one of many great days for Poken still to come.

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All these people now know what a Poken is and most of them already had one!

We were really proud to see so many people turn up all with their Poken, and would like to thank @RyanAGibson from Jhbtweetups and @TheGautrain for making a dream like this possible for us and all the other tweeps that were there.Tweetup on Rails 002

27 Dinner- Microsoft: Melrose Arch 27 January 2010

January 28th, 2010

A nice evening out where Microsoft representatives discussed various points.

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Amor with another high 4 and a big smile!

We the Poken Africa team had a great time once again with some familiar faces and some new ones, but then again, that’s what Poken is all about…Meeting new people, and staying in touch!

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There was a big buzz on Poken and many new people to join the world of Poken, a great night to remember.

Tweet-up: Mythos Greek Restaurant:

January 27th, 2010

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Much fun filled evening at Mythos Greek Restaurant in Bryanston, it was our first tweet-up, and what started off as a slightly nervous evening, ended with @MarlizeV from Poken Africa standing on a table to draw the names of 3 lucky tweeps who won themselves a Poken from @PokenAfrica. After that everyone there was willing to do (almost!) anything to get their hands on one!

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Everyone had a great time and all responded to Poken with great excitement.

Cell C

October 15th, 2009
Pokening At CellC MWA09

Amor from Poken Africa demonstrating a high4

A lot of people pitched for the two-day CellC event and the friendliness all round created a great vibe. Reaction to Poken was once again intense with people showing great interest and becoming very excited at the social networking possibilities that Poken offers. The Poken team enthusiastically answered questions and shared in the general excitement!

We had a really great time, and this was only one of many still to come Poken experiences.

Gay Pride 2009

October 5th, 2009

Gay Pride 09

A rainy day turned into a day filled with sunshine, general excitement and enthusiastic participation. Hundreds of people attended and took part in the Gay Pride Parade while enjoying the live entertainment provided by Highveld Stereo. Even Barney was proud in purple!

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Many people were very curious about Poken and bombarded the Poken team with questions about the functionalities of a Poken.

Recess Foam party

September 25th, 2009

Recess Faom PartyFor two consecutive nights we had foam parties all in the name of work. What a way to earn a living!
People were very keen on Poken and after learning more about it there was a remarkable increase in the general level of excitement.
We had great feedback, the vibe was wonderful, and we had the chance to test whether Pokens would be foam proof. Once again Poken proved its worth as the ideal social networking device: they were foam proof and could indeed still function as networking devices even at foam parties. Amazing!

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People especially loved the fact that there are different models so you get to choose one that fits your personality, or one that you just really love, which is just great!
Times like these makes promoting fun to do can’t wait for the next one!

Will you be there?
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