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Every so often, there’s an event I have to tell you about, and Ignite NYC is one of those. Founded by Brady Forest and Bre Pettis, this event is like a traveling TED Conference. I’ve seen Ignite in San Francisco, and let me tell you: it’s quite an event.
Here are the deets from the Facebook [...]

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One of the greatest benefits of my new job as EIR for Rose Tech Ventures is working in the soon-to-open “startup coworking” space called “SparkSpace.”
It’s a great place to work and colllaborate with other entrepreneurs.
Recently, Mary Kathleen Flynn, of TheDeal.com’s Tech Confidential, came by our space, took a tour, and interviewed David Rose about the [...]

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This week is Internet Week in New York.
If you’re looking for a good list of activities, check out these two sites.
The Official Internet Week Site
Gary’s Guide to Internet Week
Also, remember that I’m on the Host Committee for TruthThroughAction.org’s launch party on Thursday night. Head to the website to get your tickets. It’s going to be [...]

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This Saturday at noon in Central Park, live from the Bandshell (map), check out the Peace X Piece festival.
There will be live music (I know and really like one of the bands, Glint) and the whole thing will be solar powered. It will be good fun and good for the earth.
See you there.
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I met up with my friend Charlie O’Donnell for a quick afternoon Jamba Juice. We chatted about Twitter, his love of Jamba Juice, and whether or not he’d ever join a Branded Social Networks:

Charlie on Twitter, Jamba Juice, and Branded Social Networks from Nate Westheimer on Vimeo.

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Very cool video about NYC Jelly. It was produced by the awesome guys at 10ton and released on Current:

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If you haven’t gotten your BarCampNYC3 tickets yet, and you planned on being there, you should signup soon — we’re almost sold out! Here’s the link to the RSVP page.
For more information about BarCamp, head to the website. Also, here’s a description:
BarCampNYC3 is an ad-hoc gathering born from the desire for people to share and [...]

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I overheard this.
Seriously.
(If you don’t the Overheard family of sites, get into it! Great example of a Social Content Website!)

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UPDATE 1: My friends over at Silicon Alley Insider and Caroline McCarthy of CNET have just reblogged this question.
I’m always shocked by how few people apparently read Chris Sacca’s blog. Yeah, he never writes on it, but he was one of the most influential folks at the Google, and THE most influential in the Google [...]

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With that headline, some of you would think we were replacing Kyle. Rest easy — we’re totally not doing that.
But I do want my technologically inclined readers, as well as any business folks interested in film and new media distribution, to take a look at these job posting for one of my friends’ new eFilm [...]

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