Monthly Archives: October 2010

Oct
29

SCVNGR-ween — A Ghoulish Success

On Wednesday, employees gathered together at the witching hour (lunchtime) for a Halloween party complete with countless sugar OD’s and two fun contests–Best Costume and Spookiest Food. Entries for the latter ranged from classic Dirt Cups to “blood”-filled cupcakes. Event Visionary Karen Wooley took home the ceremonial pumpkin in both categories. Her clever “Executioner” costume [...]

Friday, October 29th by admin
Oct
28

The Badge That Won’t Stay Dead

It’s no secret that SCVNGR conducts countless top-secret experiments here at HQ. We do our best to keep the results under wraps (there was, of course, the incident.) This time, it’s out of our control. Yesterday, one employee had a little too much candy corn at our Halloween party and knocked over a series of [...]

Thursday, October 28th by admin
Oct
27

The Dash Is On- SCVNGR Helps Couples Win The Bling With Diamonds Hidden Throughout The Country

Everyone loves something sparkly and special like a diamond ring, and now couples in cities across the country stand the chance to win the bling by completing fun, one day high tech treks from their mobile phone.  SCVNGR is partnering with top-notch jewelers across the country for these fun and interactive Diamond Dashes (like the [...]

Wednesday, October 27th by admin
Oct
27

SCVNGR Shellacs Hubspot in Paintball Match

Update: SCVNGR has been contacted by Steven Spielberg and Tom Hanks regarding an HBO miniseries centered on the company’s rise to paintball glory. On Sunday, Oct 24, SCVNGR stung  HubSpot‘s ego in a much-anticipated paintball battle. SCVNGR won 5 out of 7 matches, despite having nearly 10 players less than the bad guys. Here’s a breakdown of the carnage [...]

Wednesday, October 27th by admin
Oct
22

SCVNGR 3.5 | Brand New Apps for iPhone and Android

Good morning everybody! It’s been a pretty exciting week here at SCVNGR. We just hit 500,000 users earlier this week (after only 20 weeks!) and we’re now about to release something awesome, completely new and improved apps for iPhone and Android! Get excited. SCVNGR 3.5 is full of sweet new features and makes the ones [...]

Friday, October 22nd by admin