diff --git a/home-geektime.html b/home-geektime.html
index 4aaf2d1de..06bb603ae 100644
--- a/home-geektime.html
+++ b/home-geektime.html
@@ -1,19 +1,29 @@
-Welcome to the GeekTime Techfest Riot!
+Welcome to the Geektime Devfest 2016 Riot!
+
+This is where you can meet and chat with all the other attendees and speakers and ask them more questions following their sessions.
+
+
To get started, please join some chat rooms!
@@ -25,5 +35,7 @@ Riot is also available on Matrix.org - and to better understand Riot, check out the official Riot Website.
+Riot is built on Matrix - a new open protocol for interoperable and secure decentralised communication.
+
+To learn more, head over to Matrix.org - and to better understand Riot, check out the official Riot Website.
diff --git a/src/skins/vector/css/matrix-react-sdk/views/rooms/RoomPreviewBar.css b/src/skins/vector/css/matrix-react-sdk/views/rooms/RoomPreviewBar.css
index c1af5ace7..d4ba49976 100644
--- a/src/skins/vector/css/matrix-react-sdk/views/rooms/RoomPreviewBar.css
+++ b/src/skins/vector/css/matrix-react-sdk/views/rooms/RoomPreviewBar.css
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ limitations under the License.
text-align: center;
height: 176px;
- background-color: #eeeeee;
+ background-color: #f7f7f7;
-webkit-align-items: center;
align-items: center;
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