Thanks to all students who came out for the Nearly Naked Group Charity Run at Emerson College and Boston University! We collected several bags of clothing donations for Big Brother Big Sisters, and hopefully we gave you a chance to let loose during finals week.
Check out our Pinterest page for more footage of the event. Want the Nearly Naked Run to come to your campus next year? Email us!
Tested Among 4th Graders, Social Collaboration Platform Goes Viral With More Than 2,000 Universities and 120,000 Student Groups Around the World
BOSTON, MA–(Marketwire -04/26/12)- Wiggio, the simplest group collaboration platform, announced today that it has virally reached 1 million users. The company also announced the launch of video messaging features, powered by Tokbox, and a new premium, private-labeled version of the service. Started as a Cornell University class project, Wiggio has a fast growing following among college students and professors. Today, Wiggio has customers across over 2,000 universities globally and include organizations like Harvard University Extension, Habitat for Humanity, Science Olympiad, and University of Memphis. The platform features tools from web conferencing, file sharing, chat, and document creation to polls and video messaging.
“We have found Wiggio is an excellent way to reach both our on campus and online students. It is, at once, a bulletin board and a message center where discussion can take place. It is open 24 hours a day. Listening is half of communication, so using Wiggio means the receiver is always on. I also like that it is private and discrete,” said Rick Fischer, Ph.D., University of Memphis.
Wiggio has seen exponential viral growth in the last two years as students and universities organically adopt the platform. Today Wiggio caters to academic groups including study groups, project teams, labs, sections, classes, as well as groups outside the classroom such as clubs, communities, fraternities, student government, social action groups, music/dance groups, sports teams, charity organizations, political organizations. New to the Wiggio platform are:
With a steadfast focus on simplicity, Wiggio continues to add to its platform while keeping its intuitive user interface. Wiggio’s design team takes ease-of-use seriously — each feature is tested among a classroom of 4th graders.
“Most collaboration solutions are clumsy. They focus on features and cool technology, and forget about how people actually want to work in groups,” said Dana Lampert, founder and CEO of Wiggio. “We talked to students and organizers about what they do in their meetings and calls, and what they need to get things done in their groups. And we deliver exactly that. We believe in simplicity, and we believe that simplicity starts and ends with the end user. We know a product feature only has 30 seconds before the user decides whether it’s too complicated to use.”
Pricing and Availability
Wiggio is a free service with advanced collaborative features. Wiggio Premium Communities are priced based on usage.
About Wiggio
Founded in 2008, Wiggio is the simplest group collaboration platform. Born out of a Cornell University class project, Wiggio offers powerful communication tools such as file sharing/editing, web conferencing, calendaring, chatting, video messages, polling and document creation in a single easy-to-use platform. With more than 1 million users around the world, the service is ideal for student groups (higher-ed and K-12), and is also is being adopted by clubs, committees, businesses and non-profit organizations. For more information, visit www.wiggio.com
Wiggio.com - the easiest way to work in groups - is bringing the Nearly Naked Run to Emerson College and Boston University!
The Nearly Naked Run is a a charity event designed to let you “Undress, De-Stress and Do Good.” Students who want to participate can bring clothes to donate to charity, then run a mile-long fun-run.
Last year, we hosted the Nearly Naked Run at several schools - including University of Georgia, University of Alabama, and Vanderbilt - which brought out hundreds of students.
This year, we’re bringing the Nearly Naked Run to the largest college town in the country, and donating clothes to Big Brothers / Big Sisters. With finals right around the corner, as well as this unseasonably warm weather, why not blow off some steam while supporting a great cause?
Click on “Join” on the Facebook events:
Emerson College: http://www.facebook.com/events/142418482550286/
Boston University: http://www.facebook.com/events/293916277344721/
**Please note: This event is a clothing drive for charity. If attending, please wear the appropriate clothing for a public space. Wiggio will not under any circumstances be liable for any damages whatsoever, including any special, indirect, incidental, consequential or exemplary damages such as, but not limited to: willful and malicious misconduct; direct damages to real or tangible personal property; or bodily injury or death caused by negligence. |
At Wiggio, we’re all about working in groups — which is why we’re adding to our team. We’re currently on the lookout for a student to come into the office during the summer and assist with marketing communications tasks.
Responsibilities include:
• Manage social media presence (Facebook, Twitter, Pinterest, etc.)
• Update the Wiggio blog
• Market research
• Assist with email marketing campaigns
• Assist with preparing creative campaigns targeted to college students
This position requires 15-20 hours of work each week at the Wiggio office in Fort Point (near Flour Bakery!) and will report to the Marketing Coordinator. Interns will be compensated with a stipend for working expenses at completion of the internship, as well as a recommendation for future employers and/or class credit.
We’re a laid back yet hard-working team, and we’re looking for a student that can perform the aforementioned tasks as well as play ping-pong and make our CEO laugh. This is a great opportunity to get exposure in the Boston start-up community, and to boost your resume with the experience of working on real marketing campaigns. If interested, please email us your cover letter and resume.
About Wiggio:
Wiggio is a free productivity tool that simplifies group communication. Private groups of any size can quickly and easily communicate and share information in real-time via text, email and voice messaging, live phone and video-conferencing, file sharing and editing, group surveys, shared calendars, schedules and discussion topics. Headquartered in Boston, Wiggio secured $2.1 million in a Series A financing led by New Atlantic Ventures in mid-2010. For more information, please visit www.wiggio.com.
