Update 2: The Bring Back BlackBerry campaign is *officially* LIVE!
We kicked it off in Brooklyn with a BBBB Launch Event & QWERTY Meetup along with recording the first episodes of the Bring Back BlackBerry podcast!
Hello Friend,
It’s time for our Second BBBB update! If you missed the first one, you can read it here.
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Let’s click in!
The Bring Back BlackBerry Podcast is here!
The first two episodes of the Bring Back BlackBerry podcast are now live on YouTube, with episode 3 shipping next week!
The show is hosted by CrackBerry Kevin and Jeff Gadway (former BlackBerry Product Marketing Lead) and will feature many special guests. On these episodes we’re deep diving into the plan to BBBB and keeping you updated on the progress as we go.
Be sure to subscribe to the YouTube Channel (already 39k subs!). We’ll setup the audio feed for Spotify and other podcast streamers soon, but appreciate your help in subscribing to the YouTube channel as that will spread awareness to more people.
Episode 2: BlackBerry is back?! The QWERTY Renaissance Explained.
Episode 3: What would a BlackBerry OS successor look like (coming soon)
BBBB Launch Party!
On Wednesday, October 8th we took a moment to make a moment and officially kick off the Bring Back BlackBerry campaign.
It’s always fun to get BlackBerry fans together in room - there’s just SO MUCH PASSION.
We also had team members present from other companies building in the intentional tech space, including Punkt, Minimal, SidePhone, Keyphone and Clicks. As we work to Bring Back BlackBerry, we’ve added a Projects page to the campaign website so you can see more of the builders who are working to fill in the void left by BlackBerry.
More coverage from the Event:
‘Bring Back BlackBerry’: The intentional tech movement just got its rallying cry (by Josh Mcconnell of Ctrl Alt Deliberate)
Gen Z Wants BlackBerry back. Why? (BetaKit)
BBBB Event Photos (CBK Instagram)
The Story of Will! (CBK LinkedIn)
Keep BBelieving!
We’ve had several requests to bring Bring Back BlackBerry events to more cities and towns and we like the idea a lot!
If you have ideas on where we should go next, leave a comment or send us an email.
In the meantime, keep spreading the word and encouraging others to sign up at BringBackBlackBerry.com and following @BringBackBlackBerry on Instagram, Facebook and YouTube.
Catch you again soon!
CBK