Twestival Hong Kong is very thankful for the support of Planet Yoga as a sponsor. All our guests received free 7 day passes in the goodie bags and 10 of our lucky draw winners won one month memberships.

Real Yoga is an education process where we have the opportunity to learn how to tune into the needs of our body, mind and spirit.  It is a great way to stay physically fit and relieve stress.   At Planet Yoga, world-class yoga masters teach 400 classes a week at our 3 locations in Cental, Causeway Bay and Tsim Sha Tsui.

Planet Yoga, though co-ed, has a special emphasis on the needs of women.  From informative workshops, and specialized classes such as our popular prenatal, detox  and slimming classes, Planet Yoga is constantly
customizing new classes to suit every woman’s needs.

Concern and Twestival aims to raise money to educate the worlds’ poorest girls and this is one of the many important causes Planet Yoga is eager to support.

Chief Operating Officer Mike Apple shares, “Our goal at Planet Yoga everyday, is to help women feel
great about themselves.  Education is one of the many great way to help girls
become confident, healthy and beautiful women and so that is why it is important for Planet Yoga to support this cause.”

As a leader of women’s health in Hong Kong, the charitable event yogathon 2010 which benefits the HK Hereditary Breast Cancer Family registry is very close to Planet Yoga’s heart.  On April 11, 2010 Country manager for Yoga Kapil will be kicking off the event with a Pooma Hatha Yoga demonstation.  Planet Yoga members will be challenging themeselves both mentally and physically by participating in 8 hours of yoga.

All guests at Twestival will receive a 7-day pass to Planet Yoga.  You
may call 2525-8288, 3165-8080 or 2525-8277 to book a class in advance.

Follow Planet Yoga on Twitter at @planetyogahk

Join the Planet Yoga Facebook Page!

BRONZE SPONSORS

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Oasis Beauty

Imaginaria

Red Packet

Show Time

Coast

Princess 2

Twendz

Valupedia

Jiang Shan Xiao

Rock

Kraze Burger

Little Cream Life

April 2010 – Shanghai Tang, China’s premier luxury brand announces the launch of a new interactive ‘City Chic’ digital experience that articulates the brand’s vision of contemporary Chinese chic lifestyle through an emotive tale of the ‘Love Restraint’ Spring Summer collection and recommendations of chic hotspots in China’s most buzzed about city of Shanghai; set against the musical backdrop of the newly released Shanghai Tang Lounge Music collection.

The bilingual English-Chinese microsite ( www.ShanghaiTang.com/SS10 ) captivates you with the lovers’ intense emotions captured within the campaign images of the ‘Love Restraint’ 2010 Spring Summer seasonal collection. You can explore the design inspirations behind the key looks with ‘Designer’s Talk’, see how the outfits move in the runway show videos, and click on to buy them directly online. Or download the wallpapers to ponder over the additions to your fashion wish list

Users can also download the ‘City Chic’ application for the iPhone or iPod Touch which is an interactive travelogue that maps out Shanghai Tang’s recommendation of hotspots for Chic Eating & Cocktails, Chic Shopping, Chic Arts & Culture and Chic Hotels for the brand’s home city of Shanghai. “We are thrilled to share insider access to all the wonders that Shanghai has to offer, through Shanghai Tang’s lens of Contemporary Chinese Chic,” says Raphael Le Masne, Executive Chairman of Shanghai Tang. “This innovative digital forum allows us to showcase our fashion collections alongside the city’s thriving pulse that inspires our designs.” The application also offers ‘Chic Vouchers’ that users can present to enjoy dining and shopping privileges such as redeeming a free travel journal from Shanghai Tang boutiques and discounts at The Shanghai Tang Café.

As part of Shanghai Tang’s multi-sensory brand experience, users will enjoy listening to samplers of key tracks from the newly released Shanghai Tang Lounge Music Collection CD, and register to download a free track titled ‘I Like it’. This music collection captures the spirit of genuine creativity - blending Chinese traditional tunes with contemporary musical arrangements, and features performances by rising Chinese divas and instrumentalists such as Isabella Huang Lin and Li Ya. The result is a cosmopolitan mix of music that is delightfully harmonious and joyous.

Most exciting of all is a competition launched by Shanghai Tang to celebrate this launch - Share & Win. Users have the chance to register a minimum of 3 friends to the site, where upon completion, they are automatically entered into a competition to win the grand prize of The Shanghai Tang City Chic Experience. They will enjoy 2 nights at The Puli Hotel & Spa in Shanghai, a modern Chinese dining experience in the newly opened Shanghai Tang Café, a personal shopping experience to redeem a full seasonal Shanghai Tang wardrobe, and a personally guided tour of the city of Shanghai.

About Shanghai Tang
Since its inception in 1994, Shanghai Tang has been the pioneering luxury lifestyle brand from China. With its mission as the global ambassador of contemporary Chinese Chic, Shanghai Tang interprets Chinese culture and craftsmanship with a contemporary vibrant sophistication. Offering ready-to-wear for women, men and children, as well as accessories and home ware, Shanghai Tang supports an international network of 40 boutiques in the world’s most prestigious shopping districts.

YiYi is sponsoring Twestival Hong Kong and you should download their mobile app right now as it has all the Twestival events loaded into it.

Its available for iPhone and Android. And you can follow YiYi on Twitter @YiYi_HQ

BUT WAIT THERE’S MORE: It’s also a location-based app that helps you find venues in Hong Kong. We spoke to CEO of YiYi Hong Kong Limited Kris Marszalek for more info:

YiYi is a mobile service, that allows you to discover interesting places, events and deals near you. The app currently works on Iphone and Google Android based handsets, automatically detecting your location and pushing the most relevant information to your phone instantly. Different content is divided into what we call “Channels”, so you will have Restaurants channel, Nightlife channel, Events channel, Coupons channel, the list goes on - at this moment we have close to 50 different channels in Hong Kong. Users get the ability to set a custom deck of channels that fit their needs and interest (i.e. if you like hiking, you may want to add GPSies.com channel, which shows all trails around Hong Kong; if you are a tourist visiting HK for the first time, the DiscoverHongKong channel would be a good choice to see all the attractions nearby, if you are flathunting right now, Property channel will allow you to see all the places nearby to rent or buy).

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It is the new Twitter friendly app that is all the rage taking the social media experience just one step further to geo-tagging our location.  What are we talking about?  Foursquare of course.  You can download the app on almost any smart-phone. When you check-in to Twestival Hong Kong at Stauntons you will be entered in an exclusive Foursquare Lucky Draw.

As Foursquare grows in Hong Kong, it is a great way to meet new people by “bumping” into them on the grid, seeing what venues have promotions on offer, or if you are a business, finding yet another way to connect with and get to know your customers.

If you are on Foursquare, Twestival is a great place to meet more people Foursquaring too!

Most Hong Kong’ers know how to enjoy a touch of luxury, so where better to be pampered by five star service than at the Four Seasons Hotel when sharing a meal at Caprice with someone special or the Blue Bar for one of 88 signature blue cocktails.  Imagine how thrilled TwestivalHK was to receive The Four Seasons Hotel’s generous sponsorship for this Thursday’s event for charity.  Twestival is a great way for The Four Seasons Hotel to connect with HK’s vibrant social media network as well as support the important work that Concern Worldwide are doing to educate the less privileged.

We took a look at what’s on at Four Seasons and top of our list for Twestival goers is the Suite Memories Package.  Here’s the deal.  When you check into your Luxurious Suite, relax and refresh yourselves with complimentary privileges at the Executive Club.   This is the perfect opportunity to tweet to envious friends while you treat yourselves with complimentary cocktails overlooking Hong Kong harbour.  With a relaxed state of mind, you’ll be thinking ’spa’, right?  Included in the package you and your partner will be pampered with a Romantic Reflection in a private suite, perfect to refresh and revitalise you both.  And in case you were feeling peckish for something especially indulgent, this deal also includes complimentary chocolate-covered strawberries and a chilled bottle of fine champagne. The Four Seasons Hotel know something about treats so savour the moment and don’t rush off the next day; sleep late and enjoy your breakfast buffet then try the gym, the pool or just enjoy relaxing in your suite.  Sounds perfect doesn’t it?!

The insider to follow at The Four Seasons Hotel is @NicolaChilton.

This prize will be on auction the night of Twestival and is valued at over $10,000 HKD.

For more than 40 years, Intel has been at the forefront of technology innovation and the Intel Foundation, a philanthropic organization founded in 1989, focuses on programs that advance education and improve communities worldwide. Intel believes that students everywhere deserve the skills necessary to succeed in a knowledge-based economy.

With improved teaching and learning environments, students are better able to develop the required skills. Intel has invested over one billion dollars to create programs and resources to help teachers teach, students learn, and universities around the world innovate—particularly in the areas of math, science, and technology. By providing funding for national and localized grants, the foundation helps fuel innovation in classrooms, empower women and underserved youth, and enables Intel employees to serve the needs of their communities.

The Intel Education Initiative is transforming math, science and technology education around the world, with free tools and resources for children from kindergarten age up through university. The Intel Higher Education Program provides innovative curricula encouraging students to pursue technical degrees and entrepreneurship programs that help move technology from universities into local communities. Other programs such as the Intel Computer Clubhouse Network and the Intel Learn Program reach beyond the classroom and into the community to help to educate, inspire and provide opportunities for children in otherwise underserved communities around the world.

Twestival Hong Kong 2010 applauds Intel’s amazing commitment to Corporate Social Responsibility and is very proud to have Intel as our corporate sponsor.

For further information, please visit the following sites:

Intel Foundation:  http://www.intel.com/intel/foundation/index.htm

Intel Corporate Responsibility:
http://www.intel.com/intel/corpresponsibility/index.htm

All About Intel Education:

http://www.intel.com/intel/education/index.htm?iid=intel_corp+body_education
Intel CSR Blog:  http://blogs.intel.com/csr/

Twestival Global site:  http://twestival.com/
Hong Kong Twestival 2010:  http://hongkong.twestival.com/

We are really excited to have a new Twitter logo designed by two young designers Adrian Leung and Edmund Ip of ad:ed design. You can follow them on Twitter at @adeddesign! Funny enough we met them one evening having a beer in one of Staunton’s Group’s venue’s Soho 8, and they were really excited to help out with the new Twestival Logo!  @JayOatway Hong Kong’s Top Twitter Tech Geek is behind the concept this year.  Thanks guys! We love it!

And what could be more exciting for a young designer than to have your logo picked up by legendary Goods of Desire Hong Kong designer Douglas Young - maker of cool, funky, unmistakable T-shirts!  That’s right, Twestival T-shirts will be limited edition designed and sponsored by G.O.D.! Make sure to get to Twestival early in order to get one! We met them, guess how? Yup. On Twitter!! You can follow them at @delaynomore.  We won’t be revealing the design until the night of!  It is a SURPRISE!  But let’s just say we think it is pretty cool! wOOt!!

Hey Hong Kong! We want to hear about your coolest experiences on Twitter, or maybe how it has led to new and interesting experiences off of Twitter!

WILDFIRE PROMOTION BUILDER has agreed to be our Social Media Sponsor to help us run this contest.

Once the contest is launched and underway, everyone will have an opportunity to vote for their favorite entries before Twestival on March 25.

We will announce the winner at Twestival and the winner will receive a prize from one of our sponsors (yet to be determined!).

Keep a look out for how to enter once we launch the application!

香港推特節 - 博客比賽公告!  ( 活動由Wildfire Apps贊助 ）

香港朋友好！我們想你分享一下你在推特感受最正的經驗，抑或是你如何透過推持，遇上新奇、有趣的事情。

Wildfire 已應允提供交誼坪台，幫我們推行這個賽事。

當比賽開始後，所有人都有機會投票給最喜愛的參選項目，直至 3 月 25 日截止投票。

我們將在推特節當晚宣佈得獎者，並頒發獎品。

請繼續關注推持節，留意報名詳情！

Twestival is an event when the Twitter community across the globe made up 100% of volunteers gets together to raise money for charity.  Twestival Global which will take place on March 25 will be a day where over 200 cities will coordinate efforts around one cause.

What will we DO at Twestival??

Twestival is meant to be a night of social networking and fun among the Twitter community and beyond.  Drinking, food, music and fun.  We will have an auction and lucky draw with lots of great prizes raising money for CONCERN WORLDWIDE.  Since this is the center of the digerati community of Hong Kong you can expect some cool Tech features like a TweetWall, Ustreaming with other Asian Cities and some other cool things.

Why come to Twestival??

The Social Media Community has been growing rapidly over the past few months with new people and new businesses signing up to Twitter daily.  If giving to a good cause isn’t a good cause isn’t a good enough reason for you, well, it is the day before Rugby 7s weekend, we are going to be taking over STAUNTON’s & SCIRROCCO! on the corner of Staunton Street on the Escaltor & everyone is going to be there!  It is a networking event NOT TO BE MISSED!  Tickets go on this sale for

$200 HKD - 1 Drink Ticket, Canapes, & 2 Lucky Draw Tickets Inclusive

Happy Hour Prices for all drinks until 11pm!