A couple of months ago, we started a project in which we wanted to determine a name for the Swiss Tech scene. Like Hollywood stands for film and the Silicon Valley for technical innovation we feel the need for a brand name which encompasses all the young, dynamic and innovative corporations which form the Swiss Tech ecosystem. Now the voting process has started.More ...

Next week will see Switzerland's first meetup especially for women working in Tech jobs and enterprises. On Monday, March, 15, the event will take place at the Basislager in Zurich Binz. So far, seven ladies have signed up with another seven stating they'll perhaps attend. If you are female, working in IT and in the Zurich area, looking to network with like-minded people: Here's your chance!More ...

Breast Cancer is one of the cancerous diseases which gets a lot of publicity, mostly through very feminine charity events in which celebrities pledge their commitment to take a stand against it. A new project on Amazee tries out a new approach – wage War on Breast Cancer, make an aggressive stand – with a truly youknowwhat-kicking charity day at the paintball range.More ...

A new project on Amazee follows an interesting approach – interesting not because it is entirely new (which it is not), but because of the group of people it targets: artists in developing countries. The [artwork] project was started by a group of students from one of Switzerland's most renown business schools, the University of St. Gallen.More ...

This coming Wednesday will see the installment of another Business Chuchi. The community-style meet-ups called Chuchi (pronounced "koojee", with a j like in Jalapeño, from the Swiss-German word for kitchen) have been running now for almost a year in Zurich and have proven to become a steady fixture in the Startup calendar. It is a chance to test concepts and strategies for young entrepreneurs.More ...

The PaperNow project is one of the projects on Amazee which belong into the technology/innovation category. Besides the ecological and social projects we foster a lot of ideas which aim to develop ideas into real products. PaperNow is one of these ideas: It wants to revolutionize the way we read newspapers online and offers a whole new approach towards news publishing.More ...

Do you remember this project? Last fall we asked for your support in writing a scientific report on the state of the e-society and e-democracy. We received a lot of valuable input from some of you and thus were able to complete an excellent whitepaper on said topic. It only made sense for us to produce it in this way, since online collaboration is also an integral part of Amazee behind the scenes!More ...

We need more of projects like these on Amazee! The Persia project aims at deepening the understanding of the country of the same name, today better known as Iran. We all have, more or less sub-consciously, our preconceptions, if not prejudices towards another nation or country. Projects like this one can help to reduce these barriers in attitudes.More ...

It is a simple plea, but still it is heavily disputed – a fact that shows how deep the issue of society, crime and punishment is rooted. While most people in the West agree that it is not right to kill a person for her wrong-doings, the one remaining superpower, the USA, still execute felons. Our user Scott Cobb wants to put an end to this with his Abolish the Death Penalty project, and he has high hopes.More ...

This coming Monday, March 8, marks the thirteenth installment of the Web Monday in Zurich. The evening event has by now become a steady fixture in the calendars of Webworkers from all over Switzerland. Because it is not only a great platform for new enterprises to present their platforms, but also offers many a possibility for exchange and networking.More ...

This past Tuesday we had closed the nomination phase for the "Amazee works for you" contest. Now the jury has decided upon a winner. The Amazee team will devote three of its working days to the German project "Der unglaubliche HolK" ("The incredible HolK")! The two second-placed "UX Book Club Switzerland" and "Abolish The Death Penalty" will receive free upgrades as prizes.More ...

Some time in the fall of 2009 our Mathias has set up a project the goal of which is to establish a Web Café hangout for those working on the Internet and living the digital bohemian lifestyle in Zurich. He noticed that there were loads of people in the Zurich area who are either working in IT or for a startup or are Bloggers and Web aficionados, but that there is no space to really connect with all of them.More ...

Here's an interesting thought by one of our users: Photography is just like the Swiss Startup scene, or should be, rather. In Mark Melnykowycz's imagination of an ideal photography scene everybody would be eager to help out somebody in need. He has noticed this kind of rule model behavior in the tight-knit Startup community of Switzerland and wants to promote this in the field of photography also.More ...

The environmentalist activists from natchoo.org have a very simple and striking method of dealing with pollution problems. They want you to capture locally polluted spots and upload them to their platform – public shaming is the buzzword here, probably. They hope to combat environmental pollution on a local base by raising the pressure worldwide.More ...

Last night, one minute before midnight, it was crunch-time for the projects involved in the "Amazee works for you" contest. At 11:59 p.m. Central European Time we ran a last database query regarding the activity in all Amazee projects. In other words: The Top Ten projects which proceed into the second round of the contest and out of which the winning project will emerge, are now fixed.More ...

This Wednesday will see the coming of another UX Book Club meeting. This time around the event will be held at the Zurich office of the Namics corporation; the project member Thomas Link is hosting the club night there. In the center of attention: "Neuro Web Design – What makes them click?" by Susan M. Weinschenk.More ...

Here's another awesome idea that will spread like wildfire from Amazee, and it proves that Amazee is also a place for creative minds as well as for organizing meetups and connecting with your local base. The (likemind) zrh project wants to start a series of monthly meetings of creative people in the Zurich area – but watch out, this one's for early birds!More ...

If you come to think about it, it's the brand names that give a corporation meaning and importance. The same goes for places and industries. Take the American film industry for example – everyone refers to it as Hollywood, even if its not connected to the actual geographical location. Or the Silicon Valley for technological innovation. We are looking for something like this for the Swiss Tech scene.More ...

Last year we launched a little project in honor of Earth Hour 2009. This global event which is to raise awareness for energy consumption takes place each year on a Saturday towards the end of March. It has been thought up and is organized by the World Wildlife Fund and has managed to raise widespread interest since its first installment in 2007. This year's Earth Hour will be held on March 27.More ...

This past Tuesday our "Amazee works for you" contest entered into its crucial phase – the last week. On February 23rd we will finally know which ten projects on Amazee have been the most active over the course of the last two months. Next week the five members of the contest jury will have to decide which three out of the ten projects shall be the overall winners.More ...

If you have been on Amazee before, you might have already heard of the Piracanga project. It is a wonderful holistic project which not only wants to preserve the beautiful nature in the Bahia region in Brazil, but also aims at educating the local population as well as visitors about environmental issues as well as teach them in modern recycling methods.More ...

Hey, you! Are you a girl or a woman interested in and/or working in an IT or Tech profession? Then this might be of interest to you: A new project at Amazee wants to connect you with like-minded Ladies in Switzerland. IT and Tech still are fields of business where the majority of employees are male and therefore the Tech Girls Switzerland are now starting their own exclusive club.More ...

We are having quite a number of projects on Amazee which are revolving around environmental issues as well as around development aid and nutritional topics. All of these are somehow connected to the subject of the project by Daniel Kövary: his "Insects as food source" project aims at promoting, well, insects as a source of food. Bon appetit!More ...

The earthquake in Haiti in January has left a country in ruins, virtually, and the rest of the World united for a brief moment in a show of support and solidarity. We at Amazee have cooperated in a donation drive of Swiss companies, and many of us have donated personally. But what now, as the public attention starts to focus on other topics again?More ...

One of the most interesting things on Amazee is watching projects grow from the very conception to the reaching of the goal. Therefore we like to hint you into the direction of a new project every now and then. Like the Bassötthaus project, which has just been set up this week. What exactly it is about, we cannot tell yet, but it seems to be about design – of some kind.More ...

We have just under two weeks to go until the "Amazee works for you" contest ends. And sure enough it is getting exciting towards the end now. The Top Ten, the candidates which actually will have a chance at winning, are slowly forming. The most active projects can almost be certain to enter the second round, but the lower parts of the Top Ten are nowhere near safety yet!More ...

Next week is going to see a very special UX Chuchi installment. On Tuesday, the 16th, the hot topic of the evening will be Amazee itself! During a UX Chuchi meeting, one online product is introduced by its producers and then everybody else will scrutinize its functionalities and general User Experience (hence the name, Chuchi is the Swiss German word for kitchen).More ...

We have exciting news from one of our groups: The Web Portraits Zurich project has produced its first pictures! As we have told you before, our Editor and Community Manager Mathias has volunteered to be photographed first in this series of activities that aims at giving the Zurich Web scene a face. Last week, the first shooting took place and the results are in.More ...

We have a lot of projects on Amazee which revolve around either human or animal rights or around preservation of the Earth. But to our knowledge, there is only one project which is solely dedicated to saving the oceans. Water is life is an old saying, but we are aware that it is nonetheless very much a timeless one. Saving the oceans is key to saving the planet!More ...

Next Saturday you will find the Amazee team in Basel, collectively. For on February, 13th, the 2nd annual StartupCamp Switzerland will take place in Basel, and of course we all attend. So do (until now) about 140 other actors from the Swiss Startup scene. If you'd like to attend: You can still sign up for the Camp, it is organized on Amazee.More ...