By Lauren Keyson The four panelists at NYTECH’s event earlier this week at Citrin Cooperman in Midtown talked about what it’s like to be a successful woman technology entrepreneur in NY. They recognized that it had long been a boy’s club, but according to new studies, NY has attracted [Full Story…]
Live Web and TV Coverage of NY City Council to Start on May 1st
April 27, 2012 at 3:02 pm
Today NY City Council Speaker Chrisine C. Quinn, along with council members and the Mayor's Office of Media and Entertainment (MOME) announced that City Council Hearings will be available via live TV and Web starting May 1. According to NYC Media, the official TV network of NY, the city is now the [Full Story…]
#NYEBN – Presentations, Contracts and Teddy Bears Eating Teddy Grahams
April 26, 2012 at 5:06 pm
By Lauren Keyson There was only supposed to be one winner of NY Entrepreneur Business Network’s Silicon Alley Battlefield Series 15 pitching event at Chadbourne & Parke in Rockefeller Plaza this past Tuesday. But two of the startups were seemed neck and neck: Paperlex, a way for [Full Story…]
NY Video: Tiny People, a Talking Sword and Dancing in the Barrio #NYVM
April 24, 2012 at 10:55 am
By Lauren Keyson NY Video’s recent April event focused largely on content with some funny, interesting and unique takes on slices of life. Held at AOL's headquarters, the Meetup started with a presentation from the producers of the Shorty Awards, a show that honors the best of social media. It [Full Story…]
#NYEBN – Insider Tips From Successful Startup Founders
April 23, 2012 at 12:16 pm
By Lauren Keyson The NY Entrepreneurs Business Network put together a panel of three accomplished NYC founders -- Adam Rich of Thrillist & JackThreads, Vin Vacanti of Yipit, a one email daily deal; and Dan Kurani of Thumb, an opinion app for Smart phones -- this past Friday at [Full Story…]
#NYTD – Flying Fish, 75 Feet of Balloons and a Pomeranian
April 20, 2012 at 12:22 pm
By Lauren Keyson John Peterson, 29, co-organizer of yesterday’s NY Tech Day, said that he and his partner Alec Hartman, 26, created yesterday’s event at the Lexington Armory, “To support New York's awesome startup ecosystem. We wanted to show the strength of the NY tech community by getting [Full Story…]
NY Council Speaker Quinn to Spotlight City’s Tech Sector at NYC Startup Job Fair
April 20, 2012 at 8:11 am
Today at 1:00 pm, City Council Speaker Christine Quinn and AT&T's NY president Marissa Shorenstein, will be “rebuilding NYC from the World Trade Center” at the 3rd annual NYC Startup Job Fair at 7 World Trade Center, 10th Floor. According to information received by NY Convergence, [Full Story…]
DID: The Future of Fashion -Trendsetting in the High-Tech Age #wtechseries
April 12, 2012 at 10:41 am
By Lauren Keyson At the Damsel in Design NYC event on Tuesday night at General Assembly, Julia Lovallo of Clinton Global Initiative moderated a discussion with Mariah Chase, president and co-founder of NY-based startup Send The Trend, an e-commerce shopping destination that was recently picked up [Full Story…]
AT&T Expands 4G LTE Coverage in Staten Island
April 11, 2012 at 4:01 pm
As part of AT&T's ongoing efforts to expand its 4G LTE wireless service across the NY market, the company announced today that it is has increased its network size in Staten Island, effectively bringing coverage to all five boroughs. “We’ve seen positive response from customers on our 4G [Full Story…]
Tribeca Film Festival Offers Extensive Online Content for 2012 Event
April 11, 2012 at 8:08 am
For three years, the Tribeca Film Festival has dabbled into the realm of offering digital content to people unable to attend the live events. The upcoming 2012 festival is going even further, as audiences will be given access to the streaming of four of the featured film's from this year, along [Full Story…]
As Baseball Begins, NY-area Verizon FiOS Subscribers Get Free HD Games On Demand #Yankees #Mets
April 6, 2012 at 1:28 pm
In case local fans missed yesterday's Mets opening game or can't catch the Yankees season opener taking place this afternoon against the Tampa Bay Rays, local fans of both teams can watch high-def baseball--whenever they want, as Verizon announced this week that NY-area FiOS TV subscribers have [Full Story…]
NYIT: Social Media, Groupon-like Deals and Location Transactions
April 6, 2012 at 11:31 am
By Lauren Keyson While enthused about most NY technology startup ideas, the panelists at NYIT’s BizDen 2012 Summit Wednesday night all seemed to agree on where new ideas should be focused: social media and Groupon-like deals are overplayed, but global-focused startups are hot. “There has [Full Story…]
NY Startups Cross River to Take Honors at NJTC Venture Conference
April 3, 2012 at 11:33 am
By Esther Surden Real business took place at the booths and tables on the crowded floor at the 2012 NJTC Venture Conference, in Somerset, NJ in late March, where tech and life sciences companies vied for the attention of the many VCs and angels who came to the event. More than 40 companies [Full Story…]
#NYEBN – Charity Startup Wins the Silicon Alley Battle
April 2, 2012 at 5:02 pm
By Lauren Keyson At the NY Entrepreneur Business Network event late last week, seven well rehearsed entrepreneurs stood before a panel of investors in The Silicon Alley Battle Series pitch contest. WebThriftStore overwhelming won as The Best Startup Pitcher, garnering 40% of the panelists’ [Full Story…]
AT&T Upgrades NY Network
March 30, 2012 at 2:01 pm
Over the years AT&T has gotten a lot of flak from NYers about dropped calls and other quality issues with its wireless network both in Manhattan and in the outer boroughs. To fight the perception that it is indifferent to NYers needs, AT&T today launched a microsite at Focus: New York [Full Story…]
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