Archive for August, 2007
August 30, 2007 at 12:49 pm · Filed under Events, Web 2.0, Social Media Club, Community, Social Media, Networking, Social Networking, nextNY, Meetup
The September Web 2.0 Meetup may be three weeks away (Monday September 24th), but we’re ready to announce a few details about the event.
First, as fall approaches, we’ve decided to add a few new features. We’ve decided upon a mobile theme for the the September Web 2.0 Meetup. We’re going to choose a different theme every month so that we can showcase many of the new and innovative companies in New York who fall into a specific category.
Next, our presenter, John C. Havens, will be streaming the event live via his company, BlogTalkRadio.com. John will not only be fielding questions from our live audience, but his listeners online as well. (We’ll hopefully have our own video equipment set up as well so that we may stream the event live online).
Our other two confirmed presenters are Socialight and Winksite.
Socialight allows its user to use their mobile phones to “…create, share, and discover virtual Sticky Notes placed at specific locations using your mobile phone or the web.” An example of Socialight’s service include posting a review about a restaurant your friends can read, or you can learn about specific landmarks in an area with additional information before you’re even there. Some of their new features include adding text and photos as well as (soon) video and audio clips. CEO Dan Melinger will be both speaking and presenting on behalf of the company.
Winksite is a company that focuses upon mobile social networking. Users are allowed to create their own personalized website/profile, which are accessible on both regular and mobile Internet browsers, and establish connections with other members of the service. Other additional features include the addition of Twitter, comments, places you like, and more. David Harper, founder of Winksite, is also the co-founder of Mobile Monday NY.
Click here to RSVP to the Web 2.0 September 2007 Meetup, or stop on by on Monday September 24th. We’re holding the event at Slate Plus, which is located at 54 West 21st Street.
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August 22, 2007 at 8:54 pm · Filed under Community, Web 2.0, nextNY, Social Networking, Business, Meetup
CafeMom, the mother-oriented social networking community, just announced yesterday that it has raised $5 million in their latest round of funding from Highland Capital Partners and Draper Fisher Jurvetson. (source: VentureWire)
On Monday, CafeMom presented at the Web 2.0 Meetup in New York City. Matt Zarzecki, CafeMom’s Senior Director of Design and User Experience, spoke about the company’s history and success as well as the influence the web 2.0 community has had on their ability to grow. They have developed some innovative tools and features that raised a number of eyebrows (and questions) from the audience.
CafeMom has introduced a handful of new features that help bring web 2.0 to the mainstream. Some of the features include a Twitter-like tool that allows its members to post their “thought bubbles”, a robust third party and sponsor widget library, and the ability to personalize/customize the design and layouts of member pages (with design and layout tools).
CafeMom is owned by CMI Marketing, which was founded in 1999 by Andrew Shue (of Melrose Place fame and brother to actress Elisabeth Shue) and Michael Sanchez.
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August 15, 2007 at 1:36 pm · Filed under Events, Social Media, nextNY
There’s a lot happening these days at/with the Web 2.0 Meetup!
First, Michael Chin, Senior Vice President of Marketing at KickApps, will be speaking/presenting on behalf of the company. As previously reported on the nextNY blog, Mashable and others tech-related sources KickApps received an additional $11 million (totaling $18 million with previous rounds) of funding that will go towards various divisions of their company.
In other great news New York-based CafeMom announced their 500,000th member today. They’re set to take the microphone once again at the Web 2.0 Meetup. The mother-oriented social networking community is making quite the splash these days. They’ll be demonstrating their online community, its functionality, and other news related to the growing company.
Finally, we have some big news to unveil at the Web 2.0 Meetup as well. We look forward to seeing you there!
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August 7, 2007 at 6:00 am · Filed under Community, nextNY
Yesterday, Colorado-based Me.dium launched an add-on for the IE7 platform, which was previously available for only the Firefox and Flock browsers.
Me.dium is an add-on that “… shows you your online world and allows you to communicate with friends and others” in real time. The Me.dium Map allows users to view all other people online who are viewing similar things (incl. the website they are currently on) or what they have visited in the past. Other options, such as the Talk tab, enables users to post a question or thought, as well as an easy way to initiate a conversation. You can see Me.dium in action through their tutorial.
The extension is currently available exclusively through Download.com here. If you’d like to join Me.dium, use this invitation link
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