Sock it to me! The partyers at the “Meet Our Makers” sneak preview of the upcoming Digital City New York –due on your screens in January — were hosted by visiting Virginians Ted Leonsis (president and CEO of AOL Studios) and Paul Benedictis (president and CEO of Digital City) and consumed over 90 liters of…
In this issue:“You better work! That digital fashionA Swedish BreakfastGirls Inc. Celebration — Strong, smart, boldWineBrats–Napa Valley meets Silicon Alley November 14, 1997 "You better work! That digital fashion “You better work! I’m down with that RuPaul.” Okay, enough hipster talk for me, but being amidst the dramatic setting of the 7th On Sixth Fashion…
You can’t really call a 10-foot roast beef sandwich “streamlined,” but SonicNet’s StreamLand music video product is just that, as the Nov. 14 party celebrating its launch proved. Ed Steinberg (president, Rockamerica) stood out in a fabulous floor length coat from Hyper Hyper in London. Business development rep Maria Aivatzidi was out networking and probably…
POV and Sports New York held a Cybertini party for its latest issue featuring the Top 100 Websites on Nov. 13th. Representatives from most of the selected sites were present, including Gabrielle Middaugh (MSNBC), Art Winslow (The Nation) and Robert Tacchino (Instinet) and many more. The band Very Very played some oldies but goodies (and…
While the banks were closed in honor of America’s veterans, plenty of veteran Web writers were out honoring Steven Johnson and the recent publication of his new book, “Interface Culture.” Feed Magazine (http://www.feedmag.com) sponsored the intimate soiree on Nov. 11th at the Merc Bar’s brick walled and softly votive-lit room. Stefanie Syman, Feed’s co-founder, was…
Related Links:New Media SummitE-pub’s “Uproar”ious launchT3 Media’s Bubbly party November 7, 1997 New Media Summit China was visiting the US, Iraq was burning our flags, Russia and Japan officially ended disagreements from WWII, and the New Media Summit went on with no “We will crush you!”‘s or shoes slamming on table tops. No one expected…
“You better work!” I’m down with that RuPaul. Okay, enough hipster talk for me, but being amidst the dramatic setting of the 7th On Sixth Fashion shows on Chelsea Piers, I couldn’t resist. I was the special guest of Dietmar Petutschnig, technical guru of Image Info Inc. (http://www.imageinfo.com), who gave me a private behind-the-scenes tour…
We all know that New York is the “Capital of the World” (Giuliani), but our dear little Silicon Alley has reached up its new arms and grasped internationalism with a tenacious hold. Everyone knows the Web is boundless and your audience is not just BMT, IRT, or M104 riders, the tri-state area, or even the…
In this issue:International Webgrrls DayHistorical WWWAC & TouchScreen WebCinema parties onDoubleclick’s Beautious Party October 31, 1997 International Webgrrls Day When Mayor Giuliani names a day it *must* be big time and International Webgrrls Day was a true networking experience. Web cams and chats from Japan, New Zealand, Italy, Canada, South Africa and Long Island were…
I headed on down further in Tribeca to the Bubble Lounge (same night folks, Oct.30th) and who should I meet but Aliza Sherman at T3 Media’s party. Michael Diamante looked smashing as the ever cordial host in the downstairs lounge. Champagne was flowing and strawberries were floating as Jennifer Runne, Cliff Ainsworth (Cliffsworld) and Omar…