Earlier this week as part of Internet Week NY, city leaders and academics met to talk about the CornellNYC campus on Roosevelt Island and how tech innovation will enhance existing industries in the city. Seth Pinsky, president of the New York City Economic Development Corporation, said, "every [Full Story…]
Social Oriented Fab.com Rolls Out Fab 3.0
May 18, 2012 at 1:33 pm
This week, NY-based Fab.com, a daily deals site focused on design-oriented sales, launched a redesigned Fab 3.0 site. The revamped site offers new social shopping features, Facebook integration and a filter for products. Individual items show the number of shares and prices on Twitter, Facebook [Full Story…]
As Competition Gets Fiercer, What Does the Future Hold for Blip?
May 18, 2012 at 12:28 pm
In 2005, NY-based Blip (formerly known as Blip.tv) seemed ahead of its time. By building a network and tools to help the community of indie web series creators, Blip appealed to those interested in original video content, according to Adweek. Since then YouTube and the 18 other companies that [Full Story…]
NYVideo: Video On Every Topic On Every Screen And Device #NYVM
May 18, 2012 at 10:54 am
By Lauren Keyson NY Video held its monthly meetup at Streaming Media East conference in Midtown this week. No pizza, but the room was filled with videophiles. “I believe in video, it’s a great way to connect with people,” said attendee Scott Gralnick, founder & CEO of Dating Outside [Full Story…]
NYC Tech Mobilizer Helps Developers Find Mentors #IWNY
May 18, 2012 at 9:48 am
At Internet Week NY this week, a panel of presenters offered a piece of advice to developers -- find a mentor. In its second year, NYC Tech Mobilizer is structured to help link up prospective developers with mentors in the field. Mike Lewis, founder of Tech Mobilizer, moved to NYC two years [Full Story…]
#FacebookIPO Shows NY Lagging in Social Media
May 18, 2012 at 8:11 am
With Facebook's IPO shares starting to trade today, Greg David, in Crain's New York Business , points to how the IPO is indicative of social media's advantage in Silicon Valley over NY. He lists the top social media companies in the U.S. and finds that seven out of the eight firms (including [Full Story…]
Fairchild Fashion Media Absorbs Blog Network
May 17, 2012 at 4:03 pm
Fashion Networks International (FNI), known for its NowManifest blog portal, has been acquired by Fairchild Fashion Media (FFM). FThrough this acquistion, FFM, Condé Nast's source of fashion news, has expanded its reach to the FNI blog's 1.2 million visitors per month. Gina Sanders, president [Full Story…]
City Council Passes Resolution for Village Voice to Axe Adult Ads
May 17, 2012 at 2:39 pm
On Monday, the NY City Council voted on a resolution calling on Village Voice Media (VVM) to cease publishing the adult-services section in Backpage.com. Christine Quinn, council speaker, said, "Village Voice Media needs to do all it can, immediately, to stop facilitating the crime of sex [Full Story…]
#NYTECH – Mobile Apps to Solve Problems and Change Behavior
May 17, 2012 at 1:08 pm
By Lauren Keyson At last night’s New York Technology Council mobile event, the four panelists talked about their smartphone experiences. Each armed with an iPhone, they discussed the way mobile media was solving problems and changing desktop behavior. Dan Kurani, the co-founder & CEO of [Full Story…]
New Ideas for Digital Music Mulled at #IWNY
May 17, 2012 at 12:01 pm
A panel of backers for new digital music ideas spoke on this week on an Internet Week NY panel about the need for innovation in digital music, how audiences discover music and new ways of connecting fans to their favorite groups at live venues. According to Xconomy, Jalak Jobanputra, managing [Full Story…]
Advertise on NY Convergence via LocalVox
May 17, 2012 at 10:58 am
NY Convergence has joined Local Vox Media, which creates long term engagement for local NY businesses by helping them to market themselves online across the web via email, social media, directories and search. Businesses interested in advertising on NY Convergence and reaching its audience of tens [Full Story…]
The New Yorker Rebrands Literary Blog ‘Page-Turner’
May 17, 2012 at 9:41 am
This week. The New Yorker relaunched their literary blog Book Bench as Page-Turner. The blog will expand the work of its predecessor, as the introductory post to the site reads “Daily essays will be the blog’s mainstay, with books as an anchor for wide-ranging cultural [Full Story…]
Baruch College Presents Communication Symposium
May 17, 2012 at 8:09 am
On June 1, Baruch College will host the 12th annual symposium on communication, welcoming notable media pros and a live radio interview with former Governor of NYMario Cuomo. The event brings together business and education leaders to "absorb ways to make future students/business people better [Full Story…]
StrayBoots Lets Players Pick Moblie “Scavenger Hunt”
May 16, 2012 at 4:28 pm
Brooklyn-based StrayBoots takes a different approach to the mobile gaming world. Instead of using graphics, functionality and the best technology available for apps, the company uses the limited SMS platform to guide players on a scavenger hunt of their choosing, according to TechCrunch. Users [Full Story…]
Queens Newspaper Offers Competitive Pay Wall — Since 2003
May 16, 2012 at 3:08 pm
With big names like The New York Times, Newsday and The Wall Street Journal all with digital subscriptions for their readers, one NY community newspaper has had a functional paywall since 2003 -- The Wave. The paper, one of the city's oldest since 1893, serves the Rockaway Peninsula in [Full Story…]
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