The party continued at the National Cristina Foundation (http://www.cristina.org) event at Hansen’s Brewery in mid-town. Seth Goldstein and Nicole Ferber of SiteSpecific (http://www.sitespecific.com) filled me in on this wonderful organization and their efforts to aid disabled people with computers and technology. Our new media gurus are getting quite classy as I spotted Howard Greenstein of…
IT ALL HAPPENS the same night for some reason, but I managed to get to two of Silicon Alley’s top new media events last night. (It was GR8T getting to see everyone). Starting out at Stephen King’s Virtual Growth Inc. (http://www.virtualgrowth.com) party was a revitalizing remix. “The Man” himself (my favorite virtual accountant Steve) says…
BUZZBUZZBUZZ! IT SEEMS everywhere you turn The Mining Company is in your face. Their “spam wear” (T-shirts), posters, and billboard trucks are everywhere. My most recent sighting was at the 19th Cyberchill meeting at alt.coffee on May 15. This free-form meeting was initially created in reaction to the “boring” Cybersuds. Hmm, yet another happy go-er…
April Showers bring Web Flowers and boy what a beavy of parties and events! What’s Happened: Well! It’s about time! Barnes & Noble finally launched their website, giving Amazon dot com a run for their money. Of course we all love Amazon, but come on – B&N has become a mainstay of NYC life like…
May 19 The World Wide Web Artists Consortium WebcastingSIG was formed with the intention to educate developers, marketers, technologists and the content producing community, by discussing various issues facing the emerging webcasting/push industry. The first meeting will feature: Microsoft – Netshow, BackWeb, VXtreme – Web Theater, 6-8:00pm, The Global Community Digital Sandbox/55 Broad St., 4th…
That “homing” instinct has apparently been affecting a flock of us New Yorkers (original and transplants). Luckily, MetroHome, Inc. has come to the rescue. This group, headed up by Brigid Kelly, has created a site that provides up-to-date apartment listings and comprehensive city related housing information. The site has seen a lot of traffic from…
Wednesday, 5/7 I was the lucky guest of Myriad Agency and got a bird’s-eye view of what’s going on at this highly interesting company’s shop. Ciran Bossom, EVP, and I lunched on a yummy gourmet lunch from Olive’s in Soho as we discussed where Myriad is going (far!). I had a chance to hear an…
[Calendar notice: Take in Jonathan Sarno’s “The New York Filmmakers and Webmasters Spring Ball” (http://www.webcinema.org/) on May 3. The Ball is going to be on the “Frying Pan,” an old hull of a ship, moored on Pier 63, one block North of Chelsea Pier. Room for 400 people and next door is a pier with…
THE BALMY AIR, the murky waters of the Hudson, the aromatic fish smells of the docks, the stars in the sky, the great salsa band – what could make a night out on the town better?! Kudos to Jonathan Sarno and his WebCinema group in conjunction with Troma Films, for putting on a nice party…
CONGRATULATIONS were pealed out for the engagement of Jerry Michalski of EdVenture and Jennifer Weissman. The event was hosted by the gracious Emily Davidow at the lovely headquarters for Behome. Tery Spataro looked positively stunning in a black dress with big green flowers, Heather Champ graced the party with her cool sophisticated presence and Omar…