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IdeaBounty does a video interview with Personera founders
IdeaBounty Blog, March 4, 2010. I'm sure you will agree its a simple service, but that's what makes it so great - and I honestly think the best is yet to come. Having printed products which are based on what goes on in the online world is fast becoming a trend - You can buy books full of Tweets now! - and I personally can't wait to see what the guys at Personera come up with next.Read more...
Episode 58: Web 2.0 Entrepreneurs
The Digital Edge, February 28, 2010. Personera co-founder Sheraan Amod was interviewed in the Digital Edge podcast: "This week The Digital Edge takes a trip down to the Silicon Cape to speak to five local entrepreneurs that are blazing a path for the South African digital space. With issues like funding, securing talent and taking an idea international being issues for any local endevour, we speak to these local entrepreneurs to understand how they overcame these issues."Read more...
AfrinCast Episode #6: Sheraan Amod
Afrinnovator, February 25, 2010. We talked with Sheraan Amod from South Africa for the latest edition of AfrinCast. Sheraan Amod is the Co-Founder and CEO of Personera, a global personalized publishing service offering useful print products integrated with Facebook content. He is a winner of the FNB Enablis Launchpad- the biggest small business competition in Africa- and Curator of the Startup Digest [Cape Town]. Sheraan holds a degree in Electrical and Computer Engineering from the University of Cape Town. Sheraan is also the curator for the Cape Town Startup Digest. We talk about this and his experience as a startup founder in Africa, the startup scene in South Africa and much more.Read more...
Show 'Em, Girl! - Make a Wall Calendar
Cosmopolitan, February 22, 2010. Local website Personera (www.personera.com) allows you to create a wall calendar using your Facebook photos. Just sign up, give it access to your Facebook albums and tagged photos, pick a template, and drag and drop your photos. You can also have it insert all your friends' birthdays automatically (if you have too many friends, overflow birthdays are printed on the inside back page) and you can even add your own events and dated notes. The high-quality calendars comprise two A4 pages per month and include a removable photo-collage page, all for R200. Flickr support is coming soon too.Read the full article on page 56 of the March 2010 issue of Cosmopolitan South Africa.
Personera.com's story
GeekDigest, February 21, 2010. Sheraan's story is one of those that any budding South African entrepreneur has to love: the concept of Personera is innovative, unique and has global potential and reach (in fact they do have customers from around the world). It is the first project launched under the SiliconCape banner, and they have a bridge to the global markets via Vinny Lingham who is an investor in the startup.Read more...
[Labs Project] The Personera Story
IS Labs, February 20, 2010. After several vigorous conversations at the event (while everyone else was in session), we stumbled onto this remarkable idea: what if Facebook content was integrated into normal, everyday print products? What if the calendar on our walls actually showed us who's birthdays were coming up?The idea of producing calendars and other popular products upgraded with a person's existing social data (such as relevant birthdays, photos and events) was compelling, and impossible to shake. We knew our girlfriends, and their friends, would love it (and when we launched, they did).
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The GeekRetreat & Some Great Ideas
IdeaBounty Blog, January 17, 2010. Personera - Not focused on the education side but one amazing idea never the less. Personera uses the Facebook API to allow users to pull together information from their profiles (photos, birthdays, events etc.) and then gives users the opportunity to create physical personalised calendars, wallpapers and other gifts. This project is so awesome I will do a full post on it soon!Read more...
Geekretreat
cognician, January 17, 2010. Although every part of it was hugely interesting and inspiring, some of my personal highlights included: [...] Sheraan Amod's lighting-quick presentation on the Personera. (Watch out for this one! Personera is taking full advantage of Facebook's traffic and it's going to be big.)Read more...
And we're off
xsyn's blog at cognasium, January 17, 2010. Various projects were showcased which peaked interest: [...] Personera - An interesting project that piggyback's on Facebook in order to put together a profile of pictures etc, in order for you to create personalised calendars, wallpaper or gifts.Read more...
Personera: Personalized Print Calendars Made From Your Facebook Content
Slapstart, January 11, 2010. Personera's aim is to make the offline world as personalized and relevant as the online one. The result is a great gift idea for yourself, your friends, or perhaps for people who aren't on Facebook regularly like your grandparents, aunts, uncles, and older friends.Read more (PDF)...
Personera: A better Facebook app built by Africans
ICTworks, January 7, 2010. So often Africa is a consumer of software applications written by outsiders that its great to hear of a home-grown app that is actually better than its competition.StartUp Africa writes about Personera which can create personalized print calendars using Facebook content. Ismail says this service is better than its rivals as well.
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Printed personalized facebook calendars
StartupAfrica, January 7, 2010. Personera, a South African based startup which launched in November last year seems to have some competition, from copy cat services. The company was launched by South African entrepreneur Sheran Amod. [...] It took a mere two months for the service to be copied, however i have tested the service from Itasveer and Personera, and its clear that Personera is much more well thought out.Read more...
New Websites You Want to See
The Businessmakers Radio Show, January 5, 2010. Katie and Esther discuss the funky small businesses that are making waves in today's economy.Katie: "So Personera's really cool to me because it takes what a lotta people are feeling really comfortable with. [...] So it takes this little realm, where you already have content. You already totally love and feel, you know, amazing in, and it lets you pull your content from Facebook into printed materials."
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Personera.com-Another Facebook Derived Business
GreatStartups.com, December 30, 2009. The site is real simple to use and with the launch behind them, Personera.com looks forward to creating new markets in old media.Read more...
Top Websites-Personera-Stop Forgetting Birthdays
Top Site Tally, December 18, 2009. Make a printed calendar of your Facebook friends' birthdays, photos and events. Just connect your Facebook account and add the information you want to add to your calendar. So far, there is just one product - the calendar - with plans for more in the future.Read more...
Personera.com - Bringing The Online World Offline
Killer Startups, December 17, 2009. There is no real reason why the offline and the online world should stand apart. In actuality, the social web implies that both dimensions are correlative. [...] It is a simple service, granted, but I dare say that the best is yet to come. Having print products which are based on what goes online is becoming a new, clear trend.Read more...
Pasgemaakte Tempo-kalender
Tempo, November 30, 2009. Hier is 'n lekker bonus! Bestel jou pasgemaakte Huisgenoot-Tempo-kalender deur op die skakel op die Facebook-blad te klik of besoek www.personera.com. Jy kan die 2010-kalender bestel met Facebook-foto's van jouself en foto's van jou gunsteling-musiekmense. Al jou Facebook-vriende se verjaardae sal outomaties daarin verskyn.Download PDF version.
Personera: Print Out Your Favorite Facebook Content
App Sheriff, November 24, 2009. Personera is your life in print. When media is concerned, the offline world has be as personalized and also relevant to us as the online world. In order to make that happen, we are going for one print product at a time.If you have wished to print your favorite Facebook photos in high quality and for the next year if you would like to have a calendar which is 100% tailored to you, then you can start creating your Personera Calendar right away.
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Pixable lets you print out customized calendars from Facebook content
DigitalBeat, November 23, 2009. Personera, a new startup out of South Africa, similarly connects to Facebook, but doesn't allow for the same degree of customization, only allowing for either all or no birthdays or birthdays based on an existing Facebook friend list, although Personera's interface is somewhat cleaner and easier to use.Read more...
FIRST LOOK: Personera - Your Facebook Calendar.
samrag.com, November 14, 2009. It is almost sad how little we print of photos after the whole world went digital, but many smart services such as Personera might help change that. [...] The whole process is very simple [...]Read more...
South African entrepreneur sets example for GEW participants
Global Entrepreneurship Week Blog, November 12, 2009. The format for the calendars is quite simple, yet ingenious. Friends' birthdays, upcoming events and photos are lifted from Facebook and printed on the 12-month calendar, each one unique to the user. In a world that has shifted almost entirely from print to digital, Personera works in the opposite way.Read more...
Personera verkauft personalisierte Kalender - Facebook sei Dank
Leander Wattig, November 11, 2009. Personalisierte Produkte werden immer wichtiger und auch immer leichter herstellbar. Die Personalisierung kann zudem Produkte aufwerten, die sonst nur auf begrenztes Interesse stoßen. Das haben sich auch die Macher von Personera gedacht. [...] Ein kluger Ansatz.Read more...
Personera - Your life in print
neurosoftware.ro programming blog, November 11, 2009. Create a personalized calendar with all your Facebook content. All about you, a unique print calendar to suit your style.Read more...
Personera launches Facebook-created calendars
VatorNews, November 11, 2009. Facebook Connect-powered site seeks to excite users about actual, physical calendars.Read more...
Personera Connects With Facebook To Make Custom Print Calendars
TechCrunch, November 10, 2009. Launching today, Personera, hopes to bring print calendars into the Web Age by combining the old with the new. The company is offering the world's first print calendar that is personalized with the birthdays of your Facebook friends, upcoming events, and photos.Read more...
Personera Launches Facebook Personalized Print Calendars for Everyone
Personera, Cape Town, South Africa, November 12, 2009. Whoever declared that print was dead may soon have to swallow their words. Personera (www.personera.com), an online to offline media technology startup, launched its unique service to Facebook users around the world this week. The company is offering the world's first print calendar that is fully personalized with a user's Facebook friends' birthdays, upcoming events, and photos. Personera is also first to launch under the banner of the Silicon Cape initiative, a government and industry endorsed movement to create a global Silicon Valley style startup culture in Cape Town, South Africa.Read more... or download PDF.