In the 90's 55 Broad Street in the Financial District was home to Sun and Cornell University. To this day, the building's website reads, "Center of NY's Tech Community and Center of Creativity," but early efforts by Sun and Cornell to put NY on the tech map came up short, according to [Full Story…]
Agency.com Founder Chan Suh’s Stealth Startup, BroomeCrosby #IWNY
May 16, 2012 at 12:02 pm
In 1995, Chan Suh became an instant success with the launch of NY startup Agency.com, an interactive marketing agency. The wealthy, tech-savvy entrepreneur is now starting a new stealth startup company called BroomeCrosby Ltd. and feels that things are changing for the better in Silicon [Full Story…]
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May 16, 2012 at 10:56 am
NY Convergence offers a variety of ways to access our content, updated throughout each day: Twitter - @nyconvergence Free daily e-newsletter Free iOS App & Android App Widget RSS feed Facebook Amazon Kindle Google Gadget Amazon Appstore [Full Story…]
Mayor’s Office of Media & Entertainment Launches PSA Campaign
May 16, 2012 at 9:43 am
"Reel Jobs. Reel Proud. Real New Yorkers." -- is what the newest PSA campaign launched by the Mayor's Office of Media and Entertainment (MOME) states. The initiative's videos and artwork spotlighting various NYers working behind the scenes in film and TV production is being distributed in multiple [Full Story…]
Barry Diller Looks to Reinvent TV…Again
May 16, 2012 at 8:11 am
After starting his career in the mail room at the William Morris Agency, then going on to work at ABC, where he masterminded the "Movie of the Week" program. Barry Diller led Paramount Pictures and created the TV network Fox with Rupert Murdoch. According to recent profile in New York Magazine, [Full Story…]
Fort Lee, NJ Will Fine Pedestrians for “Text-Jaywalking”
May 15, 2012 at 4:19 pm
Police in Fort Lee, NJ have announced an initiative which will see $85 fines being issued to jaywalkers who are using their devices to text, according to ABC News. Thomas Ripoli, Fort Lee's chief of police, said, “it’s a big distraction. Pedestrians aren’t watching where they are going [Full Story…]
Poor Broadband Could Hinder NY Tech Growth
May 15, 2012 at 2:47 pm
A glowing report issued last week by The Center for an Urban Future said the tech industry is growing faster in NY than anywhere else in the nation. Venture capital investment is down 10 percent in the rest of the country, but it’s up by 32 percent in the city. There’s only one problem: [Full Story…]
#NYC Mayor Bloomberg Unveils Online #Tech Map at #IWNY
May 15, 2012 at 12:56 pm
This morning at Internet Week NY HQ in SoHo Mayor Bloomberg released the Made in New York Digital Map (MappedinNY.com), which shows the locations the city's tech start-ups and posts job opportunities. The map, created by Internet Week New York in conjunction with the Mayor’s Office of Media [Full Story…]
#FacebookIPO the Talk of Internet Week NY #IWNY
May 15, 2012 at 10:54 am
With Facebook's upcoming IPO this Friday, several Internet Week NY attendees weighed in -- including IAC chairman and senior executive Barry Diller, who said to Adweek, “I wouldn’t pay attention to [the stock] for several years.” But not everyone shares Diller's wait-and-see [Full Story…]
NY Seeks to Thwart Elevator, Boiler Cyberattacks
May 15, 2012 at 9:12 am
If an unauthorized person were to gain access to the central server controlling NY's elevators and boiler systems, the potential for casualty would be enormous. Access to the network allows a user to set speeds at which elevators operate, and raise heat on municipal boiler systems, causing [Full Story…]
Wiki World’s Fair to Take Place July 7 on Governor’s Island
May 15, 2012 at 8:08 am
On July 7, The Wiki World's Fair/Free Culture World's Fair will be held on Governor's Island and will feature an arcade-themed minigolf course by FIGMENT, sculpture garden, and treehouse. The combo wiki-picnic and civic celebration in the area of event is part of the Great American Wiknic, as well [Full Story…]
#IWNY Giving Silicon Valley a Run for its Money
May 14, 2012 at 3:12 pm
NYers can connect with the city's tech community through NY's fifth Internet Week which began today and runs through May 21. Vying for dominance over tech giant Silicon Valley as the hottest tech hub in the US, David-Michael Davies, founder of the event, told NY Daily News, “it’s a week where [Full Story…]
Tech Startups Across USA Head for NY #IWNY
May 14, 2012 at 2:22 pm
Companies have been known to leave NY as their ranks swelled and they could not afford the rent and employee salaries. But, for tech companies, NY is the new destination for growth possibilities, according to Crain's NY Business. Ex-Boulder, CO-based Next Big Sound, analyzer of data for the [Full Story…]
NY’s ‘Green Book’ Launches Online
May 14, 2012 at 12:57 pm
Late last week, NY released the first ever online edition of the Green Book, the official city government directory. Previously, the directory was published in an annual print edition detailing the responsibilities of specific city agencies and salaries of head officials, as well as names of phone [Full Story…]
Gawker ‘s New Comment System Seeking Advertisers
May 14, 2012 at 11:21 am
Not long since Gawker Media launched its new commenting system, CEO Nick Denton has said that the company will be building a new sales team focused on helping advertisers participate in the engagement with potential customers through links and in-page transactions. As technology has led to a [Full Story…]
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