London Startups Fire A Hiring Gun At The Banks

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Back in May, a sort of revolution started in the London tech scene. You see, London is a special place. It has massive industries in the shape of the financial sector and the media industry (like the BBC) right on its doorstep, so any fresh new talent is often attracted to these established industries and their nice cozy salaries. But in May a leading startup of the area Songkick brought together 45 startups the first “Silicon Milkroundabout”, a job fair organized by the startup community in East London. The event was a great success. And now it’s back.

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London Gallery to Host First Instagram Exhibit

Instagram, the fun mobile app that lets users create stunning retro-looking photos with ease, is moving to the world of high art. From 22-23 October, London’s East Gallery at Brick Lane will be hosting the first ever UK exhibit of Instagram photos.

Dubbed “My World Shared“, the exhibit is organized by the London branch of Instagrammers, a community of Instagram users who offers tips and techniques and organizes “photowalks” and other social events for their users.

The exhibit will host photos from 30 participants. As explained on the official website, the idea behind the project is “to record in images our world around us, our lives, our outlook, our views, and share that view with the rest of the world.”

Instagram has been growing like a weed in the last year or so: in August, the service celebrated its 150 millionth photo, just nine months after the iPhone application first landed in the App Store.

Recently, Instagram launched a completely overhauled mobile app with a number of interesting new features, including the possibility of taking high resolution photos, live filters and more.

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Swarovski to Host SCVNGR Hunt in London

SCVNGR and crystal goods manufacturer Swarovski are hosting a citywide treasure hunt in London on Saturday, Sept. 24.

Two-person teams will be given gift bags in which to collect hidden Swarovski presents, such as perfume samples and bracelets, in and around local landmarks. Competitors completing all of the challenges will collect goods valued at approximately $1,000 per person.

Six grand prize winners (three two-person teams) will win a trip to Kristallwelten, Austria and a five-night stay in a fashion capital such as Paris, Florence, Barcelona or Istanbul.

The three-hour event begins and ends at Lawrence Hall at the Royal Horticultural Halls and Conference Center. To participate, individuals must download the app for iPhone [iTunes link] or Android [Android Market link] and pre-register in teams of two at swarovski.tv/discoveryourlight. Registration is capped at 1,300 people.

This is SCVNGR’s first event-based challenge and second major partnership outside the U.S. UK-based retailer TopShop is currently offering prizes to students who complete SCVNGR challenges in its stores.

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