Follow usHibe has officially launched – for everyone
Last night on December 1st, 2011 our three years of work on the Hibe platform finally came to a peak. At our launch party our President, Jean Dobey, gave an inspiring keynote to investors, supporters and members of the press on the past, present and future of Hibe. This event marks an important milestone in our journey as a prominent social network because as of last night, Hibe is open to everyone, across the world.
To create a Hibe account, simply go to our home page (http://hibe.com) and use the sign up form to the right of the page. We are working on more advanced import options, but for now you can invite all of your contacts by entering their email.
From here our goals include continuing to improve and refine the product, listen and respond to the feedback of all our new users and prepare for the international spotlight as we approach SXSW and other key events in the coming new year.
As always, for updates on Hibe you can follow us on Twitter and Facebook.
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Hibe in 1 Minute
Hibe at SXSW 2012
Hibe at SXSW 2012
We have been developing Hibe since 2009, building a platform to give users the power of choice. We are finally beginning to approach our public launch and have been getting extremely positive feedback from the users currently on the platform.
The public launch of Hibe is an important milestone in our very near future. Today, we are happy to announce another milestone: that we will be attending the South by Southwest (SXSW) conference to showcase Hibe to one of the most prestigious tech events in the world.
SXSW is an annual event held in Austin, Texas during March (this year between the 9th - 18th) that features emerging talents in the music, film and interactive disciplines. It has been a launching platform for many successful bands, film-makers and startups. We are proud to add ourselves to the impressive roster of presenters and we have big plans for our presence at SXSW.
As always for updates on our plans for SXSW you can follow us on Twitter and Facebook.
If you're planning on attending SXSW 2012, stop by our booth and say “hi”!
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Hibe at the Montreal NewTech Demo
Yesterday we met up with members of the Montreal startup community for the Montreal NewTech Demo. We met up at 6PM at McKibbin's Irish Pub downtown and were able to demo Hibe in front of a really great crowd.
There was a total of 5 presentations. Besides Hibe the list included a secure chat service called Crypto.cat, the social movie service GroupMo, a location based sharing and trending service called HuWhere and the social media aggregrator Wavo.me. All the presenters had extremely interesting services and their demonstrations were a testament to the innovation that can be found here in Montreal.
During my presentation of Hibe I was able to give the group a quick introduction to Hibe and demonstrated the power of our faceting system. I explained to the NewTech crowd that on Hibe, Facets go deeper than just lists or groups, but allow you to create a different image for yourself for each of your audiences. Furthermore you can customize your contact and profile information for each facet and allow them to see you exactly how you decide.
As an example of the depth of Hibe's faceting, I showed how even though I may share something with all of my contacts, Hibe's faceting system still respects the contexts I create, and is able to take comments I may get from my family and keep them private from someone viewing the same post from my work.
Overall the Montreal NewTech Demo was an extremely satisfying experience and the crowd seemed extremely receptive. For those interested, the NewTech Demo meets up every month, you can visit their website for more details.
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Hibe at Privacy Camp Toronto 2011
Last Saturday, March 19th 2011, Luc St-Laurent and I participated at the 2nd edition of Privacy Camp Toronto.
We had the opportunity to present Hibe to the various participants of the event and received great feedback. Some were enthusiastic at the idea to socialize online without fear of mixing up their audiences, while others felt that Hibe was the response to their social privacy issues.
Some asked us how we perceive privacy. For us, as a context-based social network, we believe that information shared in a context should remain in that context with the same expectations than real life. No prying eyes, no invisible data sharing.
We also sponsored a fantastic social post event, but we will not discuss it here. That would be a breach of context.
This second year of PrivacyCamp Toronto was organized by Kate Raynes-Goldie and Jason Nolan from the Ryerson’s EdgeLab who did a great job in laying down the right foundation for the discussion. Facilitator extraordinaire Allen Gunn was the catalyst of the day.
Live blogger Melanie Ching (and social post event organizer) wrote a recap of the event and Vlad Cazan posted his review of the day (and of Hibe).
Privacy Camp Toronto 2011 was a success and we feel privileged to have taken part of this event.
Hibe at PrivacyCamp in Toronto, June 19th 2010
We are happy to be a part of the PrivacyCamp in Toronto on June 19th, where we will spark a conversion around "Being Social".
PrivacyCamp Toronto is a full day event sponsored by the Privacy Commissioner of Canada. It will happen at the Ryerson University.
Check out privacycampto.org for registration and directions.
Hope to see you there.
IdentityCamp, June 8th 2010
It was a great evening on June 8th, 2010. A friendly crowd welcomed my presentation. I enjoyed the interactions and I am really impressed by the interest people have about their online life. I thank everybody for the opportunity and the great time. You can find the full presentation on IdentityCamp.org. I am open to answer any questions you may have on "Being Social".
Discussing "Being Social" at IdentityCamp
Olivier Zara took over after my presentation to discuss the concepts from his most recent book with great insights on how to improve your career using personal branding.
IdentityCamp are currently looking for volunteers for their next season. Do not hesitate, they are a great team.
