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one matchstick SWARM Party- a South African Record
The 'matchstick girl attempts South Africa's first ever SWARM Party on 20 November 2010 – a social networking game and social responsibility project rolled into one exciting live event.
Telana Simpson, also known as the 'matchstick girl, has been trading a single matchstick up in value with the ultimate goal of reaching office space, which she wants to offer to start-up entrepreneurs to help them get their businesses off the ground.
She traded a matchstick for a pen, and then swapped the pen for a toy frog, and the toy for two books. The books she traded for two cases of First Sighting wine, and has continued trading up in value. She is currently on her tenth trade which involves trading 375 designer T-shirts from the Cape Town based start-up company Springleap, with 375 people. She believes she will get to her offices in three or four more trades once she has finished her tenth trade.
Telana is holding South Africa's first SWARM Party where she has organised three of South Africa's up and coming bands to play at the Bluesroom, Village Walk . The rock/pop bands are Broken People, Mantis Moon and Book of Thieves. VIP tickets for R183 include one of her Springleap T-shirts and two Castle Lagers sponsored by SAB, plus entry to the SWARM Party.
A SWARM Party is an event that involves the exciting social networking, location based game Foursquare.com, which is new to South Africa but growing very rapidly in popularity.
Foursquare is a free online game with a phone application where you create an account and connect with your friends. When at a venue, you check-in to that venue and can see if any of your friends are there as well, or where they are at that time. You can leave tips and recommendations about the venue and see nearby venues and any specials they are offering. The person who checks-in the most in a two month period to a certain venue becomes the "Mayor" of that venue.
The more things you do on Foursquare, the more points and badges you can earn which are displayed on your profile. The points are also displayed on the Leaderboard so you can see if you are beating your friends or who is in the lead.
A SWARM Party is an offline event where at least 250 people get together to take part in an online Foursquare flashmob at a designated time. They get together to be part of the Crowd Swarm, and all 250 people have to check-in on Foursquare at the venue, within the same hour, to get points and get awarded the coveted "Super Swarm Badge" on their profile.
This one matchstick SWARM Party on 20 November is an opportunity for South African players of Foursquare to unlock the hard-to-get Super Swarm Badge. Telana is going for a record of this SWARM Party being the first in South Africa to unlock the Super Swarm Badge on the African continent, while at the same time helping her finish her tenth trade and get one step closer to making her 'one matchstick office' dream a reality.
Players who want to attend the SWARM Party need to get their VIP tickets from Telana on 083 730 2979 or onematchstick@gmail.com
Will we set a record for Africa on 20 Nov?
Telana Simpson, also known as the 'Matchstick Girl, has been trading a single matchstick up in value with the ultimate goal of reaching office space, which she wants to offer to start-up entrepreneurs to help them get their businesses off the ground.
She is hosting South Africa's first SWARM Party where she has organised four of South Africa's up and coming bands to play at the Bluesroom in Village Walk. The bands are Broken People, Mantis Moon, Finding Noah and Book of Thieves.
Event: one matchstick SWARM Party
Date: 20 November 2010
Venue: Bluesroom, Village Walk, Johannesburg
Time: 19:00
A SWARM Party is an event that involves the exciting social networking, location based game Foursquare.com, which is new to South Africa but growing rapidly.
Foursquare is a free online game with a phone application where you create an account and connect with your friends. When physically at a venue, you check-in to the virtual venue and can see if any of your friends are there, or where they are at that time. You can leave tips and recommendations about the venue and see nearby venues and specials they are offering. The person who checks-in virtually the most in a two month period to a certain venue becomes the "Mayor" of that venue.
The more things you do on Foursquare, the more points and badges you earn which are displayed on your profile. The points are also displayed on the leaderboard so you can see if you are beating your friends or who is in the lead.
Businesses can make use of foursquare to engage with their increasingly mobile customers by offering discounts and prizes to their loyal customers when they check-in virtually at their venue. They can also track how their venue and specials are performing with the free analytics.
This one matchstick SWARM Party is an opportunity for South Africans to play Foursquare and unlock the hard-to-get Super Swarm Badge. It is an offline event where at least 250 people will be getting together to take part in an online Foursquare flashmob at the designated time. They will be part of the Crowd Swarm, and all 250 people who check-in on Foursquare at the venue, within the same hour, will get points and be awarded the coveted "Super Swarm Badge" on their profile.
Simpson is going for a record of this SWARM Party attempting to be the first to unlock the Super Swarm Badge on the African continent, while at the same time helping her finish her tenth trade and get one step closer to making her 'one matchstick office' dream a reality.
What is one matchstick about?
Simpson traded a matchstick for a pen, which she traded for a toy frog, and the toy frog for two books. The books she traded for two cases of First Sighting wine, and has continued trading up in value. She is currently on her tenth trade which involves trading 375 designer T-shirts from Springleap T-shirts. She believes she will get to her office after three or four more trades.
Tickets: VIP tickets for R183 include a Springleap T-shirt, two Castle Lagers and entry to the SWARM Party. General admission is R40.
RSVP, tickets and enquiries: Telana Simpson on 083 730 2979 or onematchstick@gmail.com or http://www.onematchstick.co.za/
Africa's First Swarm Party? 3 Bands, one matchstick, 1 Record!
Join us for South Africa's biggest Swarm Party! It's a foursquare flashmob!
Featuring the bands:
- Broken People
- Book of Thieves
- Harbourlight
Time: doors open 19:00pm, event starts 20:00pm
Venue: Tanz Café Fourways, The Buzz Shopping Centre, Witkoppen Road
R183 on VIP Guestlist, pre-booked (includes trading with me for a Springleap T-shirt (excl delivery), 2 Castle Lagers and free entrance) book with Telana onematchstick@gmail.com or call 083 730 2979
A Swarm Party involves an online flashmob on foursquare.com (the location-based networking site) that unlocks the coveted and hard to get Super Swarm Badge. The party is a way of 250 or more users checking-in to the party location to collect their virtual badge and points.
The Springleap T-shirts are part of the onematchstick.co.za project, and are couriered to VIP's for an additional R36
Entertainment for the night is a pop-rock extravaganza, featuring:
- Broken People (melodic alternative)
- Book of Thieves (contemporary)
- Harbourlight (melodic rock)
RSVP – Book your VIP ticket with Telana on onematchstick@gmail.com or 083 730 2979
Will you be there?
Join the Facebook event here
Join the meetup.com event here
The SWARM Party is postponed to 20 November at Bluesroom
Due to moving venues, we have had to move dates too.
And due to moving dates we have a new exciting line-up of bands.
I've always wondered what could possibly have been happening behind the scenes when someone says "due to circumstances beyond our control we have had to change everything."
So I suppose the next saying that comes to mind is "be careful what you wish for, you just might get it" because for this event, I have had first hand experience that has led me to be in the position to say, "due to circumstances beyond my control, we have had to change everything about the SWARM Party- except the swarm part."
And then another saying comes to mind. Those closest to me who have been watching me zoot all over Jozi and make plenty of phone calls in the last 48 hours to find a new venue, have been saying: "it'll probably work out for the better!"
And it looks like it is doing just that. *sigh of relief*
The news is:
The one matchstick SWARM Party is still on- it's just been postponed to Saturday the 20th November 2010.
The venue is now the awesome Bluesroom in Village Walk, Sandton.
And the line-up of bands: I am busy finalising this, so you'll find out in the next few days, but it is looking super fly! Really! It is exciting!
So look out for the details to follow, and spread the word that we will now be swarming on 20 November at the Bluesroom!
Introducing Harbourlight- a SWARM Party Band
::Harbourlight:: is one of the exciting up and coming three bands playing at the SWARM Party on the 16th October! They formed at the beginning of 2006 and this team of five hardworking musicians (Shaun, Craig, Chris, Josh and Ashley) share a simple yet burning desire to share their message of hope and faith through their music in their own city Johannesburg, country South Africa and beyond!
Their debut album Come Home was released in July of 2008 and I have my own copy. It's worth a listen to the 13 original and self produced songs.
They are about to release their second album entitled Mystery Story in the very near future. If we're lucky, they might play a few of their new tunes for us on at the SWARM party
So check out the little video we made to give you a taste of the entertainment lined up for the SWARM Party- featuring ::Harbourlight::!!
And then rush and book your VIP Tickets with me- you'll get a springleap T-shirt, 2 Castle Lagers and entrance to help us unlock the Super Swarm Badge on foursquare- which if we succeed, will be the first time it is unlocked on the African Continent!
You know you want two!
Tonight we are SWARMing for the first time in Africa. We're attempting to be the first to unlock the Super SWARM badge of foursquare.com. It's your last chance to get VIP Tickets and get two free Castles and a Springleap Tshirt - call me on 0837302979!
And to think this all started with a conversation at a party with my friend Charl in January this year. He offered me two Castle Lagers for each T-shirt I trade as part of my tenth trade. I needed a way to distribute the beers, and so thought of throwing a party.
Then I heard of crowd swarming, and foursquare, and since then the one matchstick SWARM party has evolved.
And it's here… Tonight.
Can we unlock the Super SWARM Badge? We'll see in a few hours!
It is with so much gratitude in my heart that I thank you Charl for your belief in my vision, and for your offer that has sparked us off on our SWARM tonight! You rock!
Introducing the SWARM MC: Rabin Harduth
The brilliant stand up comedian Rabin Harduth has delightfully agreed to be our MC for the evening of the SWARM. It's not only going to be a fun evening, but a funny one too!
Will you be joining us?
Event: one matchstick SWARM Party
Date: 20 November 2010
Venue: Bluesroom, Village Walk, Johannesburg
Time: 19:00
Tickets:
VIP tickets for R183 include a Springleap T-shirt, two Castle Lagers and entry to the SWARM Party.
General admission is R40 at the door.
RSVP, tickets and enquiries: Telana on 083 730 2979 or onematchstick@gmail.com
Swarm Party venue gone!
Who'll be our MC for the SWARM Party?
And Jolandie recently organised and donated a whole stack of Glow Sticks for us to SWARM with! Thanks Jolandie, you rock!
image from glowsticks4less.org
VIP Tickets include 2 free Castle Lager beers and a Springleap T-shirt! (book with me asap)
With all the activities of swarming and listening to the bands and lighting up the room with glow sticks, I think we need a funky, funny, fabulous MC for the evening. Don't you think so too?
So I'm asking if anyone would like to step up and be our SWARM MC for the night? Anyone?
Get in touch (call 0837302979) and we can chat about the details if you are keen :)
Thanks!
SWARMer T
We did and didn't do it! :)
For the first time in Africa!
Yayyy!! Wooohooo!
But unfortunately we didn't get to the Super SWARM Badge (250 people). That we'll unlock at the next SWARM Party.
Thank you to all who got behind the one matchstick SWARM Party, especially our sponsors:
- SAB - Castle Lager
- Jolandie Rust
- Glow Bangles
- Distro Tech
- Poken
- Rabin Harduth of Comic Revolution
- Stan of the Bluesroom
Book of Thieves will be swarming- will you?
The SWARM is getting closer, and so far we have 103 people RSVP'd as a definite YES to attend via Facebook , with 231 maybes (mmm, wonder what it's going to take to convert those maybe's to definite's!?) and on meetup another 7 yes's and 2 maybe's.
That makes it 110 definate's! YAYY!!
And so we are 140 people away from setting a record for the African Continent of being the first to unlock the Super Swarm Badge on foursquare.com on 20 November at the Bluesroom.
Maybe if those maybe's were to listen to this sneak preview of one of the four bands, being "Book of Thieves", they might be converted to definate's? What do you think?
"Book of Thieves" consists of brothers Kyle and Ryan Engelsman (who've recently had birthdays: Happy Birthday guys!) and friends Jonathan Eva, Gareth Bertolani and Carl Seytler from the East Rand. They are a contemporary alternative band with a blend that appeals to a broad market. And they have a distinctly diverse sound that every time I've heard them, I cant help but tap a foot or my fingers or jive around! With influences from progressive 70's rock, reggae, blues and country, there is no doubt in my mind that the "Book of Thieves" will be taking us on an easy listening but refreshing journey as we SWARM on the 20th November.
"Book of Thieves" formed in December last year, and have just recorded their debut album which will be released soon. They're even planning their first overseas tour to Australia! Having had the privilege to have spent some time with the band, I have to agree with the music journalist Shawn Greyling that their album "will be blowing away the local radio scene soon and taking over the country with great hurricane effect"!
So join me at the party of the year and get to enjoy "Book of Thieves" live! After all, how can you not be intrigued to hear these 5 guys live when Greyling describes them as:
"... a romantically divine comedy of brilliant sound. The conversation between the vocals and musical instruments form a choir of sound that can outstand, outwit and outlast any international act that has been brought to the table." --Shawn Greyling – music journalist, 2010
The headline act at the SWARM Party: Mantis Moon
Mantis Moon started off as the duo "The Little Black Hats" with guitarist Michael Sadie and violinist Waldo Alexander in 1993. They claimed first place at the Andy McGibbon's Acoustic Arts Duo Competition for their awesome song Firefly (which you’ll hear at the SWARM Party- yayy!)
Recently they had a chance meeting with the drummer Clement Benny, and through his efforts the new band was formed in February 2010 along with bass player Giom Mouton and guitarist Dugal Harris.
Join Mantis Moon in unlocking the Foursquare Super SWARM Badge on Saturday at the Bluesroom. They are the headline act, and will be keeping us entertained along with comedian Rabin Harduth our MC, and the other awesome bands Broken People, Book of Thieves and Finding Noah.
What are you doing to get to the SWARM Party in November?
Sonja Kruse, the Ubuntu Girl, challenges you to be there at the one matchstick SWARM Party- South Africa's chance to unlock the foursquare Super Swarm badge for the first time.
Saturday 20 November
At the Bluesroom, Johannesburg
Facebook invite here
Meetup invite here
What is Foursquare all about?
I managed to get Walter Pike away for a few minutes from Ryan Gibson's popular and such fun Joburg Tweetup recently, to ask him a few questions and film him!
Walter shared with me what Foursquare.com is all about, and why the Super Swarm Badge is such an exciting thing to achieve. He also mentions how businesses can be using Foursquare to their advantage. Considering I have heard that foursquare is the fourth most popular app to be downloaded on iPhones right now in South Africa- businesses should take note.
Take a look here at what he had to say:
So if you want to help us unlock the very hard to get Super Swarm Badge- join us on the 20 November at the one matchstick Swarm Party at the Bluesroom!
I'm this serious about SWARMing
And our mischief making has got some international attention.
YES- I am that serious about this SWARM party and setting the record of being the first to unlock the Foursquare Super SWARM Badge on the African continent. And trade all my Springleap T-shirts in the process.
So if you ever doubted that we would pull this off, I hope this mischief making dissolves those doubts. ;)
Yip. Solo- no support vehicles.
And yip. On a bike- pedal power!
Her event is starting on the 5th November at the Tyger Valley Shopping Centre in Cape Town, where she will be literally on a bike for 48 hours to raise awareness and funds for three different causes. You can support her by popping by during the 48 hours (and especially between midnight and 4:00 in the morning- she will realllllly appreciate the company ;) and making a donation of R100. You'll get 2 CD’s by the awesome SA musician and motivational speaker - Verity Price.
And even if you are not in Cape Town, you can support Jolandi by still making a donation. Check out the info on her blog or the facebook event 'Stuck on a Bike'!
Jolandie and I are THAT serious about reaching our dreams and goals, that we would not only sit on a bike for 48 hours, but would also spend our Sunday graffiti'ing about our events.
So who's serious enough to support us and join in the fun? Give me a call 0837302979 or email.
What is a SWARM Party?
I asked South Africans what a SWARM Party is- this is the response I got:
Details about South Africa's first SWARM Party here.
See you there?
Flyer for the SWARM Party on 16 October 2010
The Bluesroom - where the SWARM is happening in 7 days
The Bluesroom - Village Walk, Sandton.
Meet us here on Saturday 20 November at the one matchstick SWARM Party
We'll see if we can set a record for Africa!
My home run
I'm on the last stretch- the home run! I have only 92 Springleap T-shirts (at the time of writing) left to trade, and then I'll have finished my tenth trade.
I've done a few things over the last year and a bit to help trade the T-shirts on, including throwing Africa's first SWARM Party, doing three-ways, handing out matchsticks with my blog written on them in the traffic, giving talks to companies, holding joke competitions, and even begging on my knees! (Yes, someone said they would trade if I begged- so I did. #IWillGetToMyOffice!)
Most recently I tried my hand at match-making and we had the onematchstick Bachelor and Bachelorette at an exclusive cocktail party for singles.
Well, the last idea got some attention, and so after receiving a few nudges and chatting to quite a few people, and with some planning done and some more still to do, for my "home run" to help trade the last 93 T-shirts I'll be hosting, together with Serena of Fastdate, another exclusive cocktail party. And at this cocktail party we'll be hosting the onematchstick Gay Bachelor!
I'm finalizing the details, and will be announcing it all as soon as possible!
For now though, I'm continuing with the three-ways, and have a reverse three-way offer to put out there- reverse in that it's a request and I need to find someone with the item requested:
My friend Grant wants to get to London for a holiday, so has suggested that if someone has a flight, or lots of voyager miles, and would like to be "paid" in return with Springleap T-shirts for the flight, he's willing to do the trade through me to help move some more of my T-shirts.
So if you just happen to have a return flight to London lying around your house, and don't have any T-shirts and would like about… say… 35 new T-shirts, then give me a call!
Seriously.
If you have tons of voyager miles and would be willing to swop them for a lot of T-shirts (and you can get vouchers for T-shirts too to give as gifts to friends and family) then get in touch and let's see if we can give you a new wardrobe and put a smile on Grants face. And I'll then have a reverse-three-way to add to my story!
Super fly!
Finding Noah is easy!
Finding Noah is a three piece rock group with Jacques Du Bruyn on lead guitar and vox, Dale Paulson on bass and Josh Roscoe on drums! They are newly reformed, with new songs and a new hair-do for the lead singer!
You'll remember their hit from last year, that made it to number on on Highveld Stereo in Augusts 2010, called "This is your moment".
So to find Finding Noah, and hear them live for the first time in their newly formed band, come to the SWARM Party on 20 November at the Bluesroom.
Here's a little interview I had with them, and a bit of that hit "This is your moment" to tantalise your ears!
VIP Tickets include entrance, a Springleap T-shirt and 2 Castles- book with me.
For more info check out the invite here.
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