

With the usual Nextgen Veuve flowing freely and tangerine attire as far as the eye could see, everyone got into the sprit of the occasion, which is simply to connect and celebrate.Ĭongratulations to Best Dressed prize winners, Zoe Streeter (Telstra), Anna Christensen (Cloudian), and Tanya Hovagimian (Crowdstrike). Stephen Bovis from Oracle joined Nextgen Group CEO, John Walters on stage to welcome everyone and get things started with the champagne tower. Nextgen recently held its annual Summer Party in Sydney at the MCA drawing a record of more than 500 attendees. In Pictures: IT for a Cause charity golf day In Pictures: Nextgen celebrates the channel - Sydney Summer Party 2023 The IT industry rallied their support to raise $105,000 for three children’s charities - Ronald McDonald House (RMHC) Sydney, Save our Sons Duchenne Foundation and Cooper Rice-Brading Foundation (CRBF). The annual IT for a Cause charity golf day was in full swing on 19 April at St Michael's Golf Club in Sydney.

Slideshows In Pictures: IT for a Cause charity golf day Got a favourite app? Email our appmeister, Patrick Budmar, your review or the name of the app you would like to see reviewed. Verdict: Proof that niche social networks can work. Also, some of the really great beers being recommended (this is an American-centric app) and really freaking expensive to import. Pros: Beer lovers have the perfect application to help broaden their appreciation of the nectar from the heavens.Ĭons: Well, it’s only for beer drinkers, but that’s hardly a bad thing. So yes, the most useful social network I’ve ever come across. On the iPhone the interface is nice and clean, and there’s Foursquare badges to earn to encourage people to keep coming back to the network. Untappd is a perfect example of a social network for a niche group that works, in bringing them together and helping their engagement with a specific product. I’ve found like-minded beer conisseurs to keep an eye on in the future. I’ve discovered beers I hadn’t heard of before that are now on my radar. They can take photos of the beers, and assign them brief, 140-character reviews, complete with star rating.Īnd as a resource, after just one day’s use, I’ve found Untappd to be brilliant. People can “check in” to pubs around the world, and also “check in” the beers that they’re drinking.

It’s a bit of a mix between Foursquare and Twitter.
