Jelly coworking sessions happen in midtown at House 2.0 once every two weeks or so, and the next one is tomorrow.

We’re just blocks from almost every subway line, and everyone is welcome. If you want a change of pace from working from home or the office, add your name to the list!

Link: Jelly on Thursday, April 12th, 2007

Dare points to this insightful, if nefarious, post on how Microsoft could crush Google in one easy step.

I've long made the argument that Google is not a technology company, but rather an advertising / media company. Clearly, the distinction between technology and media is at least blurring.  In fact, it was observed at a recent nextNY event that a lot of startups - particularly those in New York - are less about "technology" and more about employing it intelligently.

Though it's unrealistic and unlikely that Microsoft would (or could) ever do this, the post recognizes a simple truth sometimes lost in this discussion: unlike Microsoft (or Apple), Google doesn't really "sell" anything. (Search appliances and Google Premier Apps aren't even on the radar). They are largely dependent on advertising, and most of their products, purchases and partnerships are about securing vehicles for that advertising.

As Henry suggests, Google would be disproportionally affected by the loss of a major vehicle for those ads (or, for example, by the loss of a major advertiser).

Today, NYC-based entrepreneur/celeb Darren Herman unveiled his plans to put a coworking space in the ultra-cheap and accessible Financial District. He has good company in those parts, as he’s joining the NYSIA’s Incubator and projecting competitive rates.

To cut to the chase, questions have been raised about whether this is in competition with cafeBricolage… and I wanted to emphatically say “hell no! We’re excited!”

Also, we’re hoping our coworking movement loyalist friends welcome Darren’s move with equally open arms.

We see Darren’s move as one which will ultimately stimulate the NYC new-media/start-up/entrepreneurial community, and we unreservedly believe that his vision for a coworking-only space is an important one in this equation.

Moving forward we’re glad to have another community member standing up for small start-ups, and we look forward to seeing the results! (We also look forward to seeing what he ultimately calls he space, with DarrenCamp and DarrenSalon already is the books, perhaps we can count on another entity bearing his mark.)

Oliver Ryan covers last nights NY Tech Meetup:

In short, not a weak player in last night’s line-up, and that alone is yet another sign that tech start-up fever continues to rise as spring creeps wetly into New York.

A fascinating graph from O’Reilly’s Radar: And who said NY isn’t active in the startup scene? If you are a member of a tech startup or digital media startp here in NY, check out nextNY to meet other likeminded people.

Something very exciting is happening this Thursday, April 5th at 1:30pm, New York City based Waxxi is hosting an interactive live podcast with Wikipedia founder Jimmy Wales. While anyone can listen live without registering, I encourage you to register here and experience the full interactivity of the podcast. It should be a very exciting and interesting event.

On a personal note, I’ve spoken in great detail with Waxxi CEO Tracy Sheridan, and I’ve become a firm believer of her company’s vision. Indeed, the current broadcast/podcast duality is too rigid and Waxxi has a compelling solution. While the most obvious value added is for podcast listeners and would-be-interactive audience members (radio stations should be knocking on her door), it’s just as interesting a service when you consider how important engagement is for the podcast authors: Whether you’re a journalist, media company, or even consumer products company, finding new ways to interact with your audience or customers is a must in today’s and tomorrow’s world. Waxxi presents an option, and, from what I understand, it’s a major reason they’ve relocated to NYC from the other alley.

Anyway, this Thursday’s broadcast/podcast will be my first Waxxi experience, and I look forward to it very much. I’ve already listened to The World of Web 2.0 event with Michael Parekh and Michael Arrington, and I found it to be quite — what’s the word I’m looking for? — engaging, so I think we can only expect the same on Thursday with Mr. Jimmy Wales.

As Charlie mentioned, Adam Quirk is hosting a party in (and for) Brooklyn. Details here.

If you live and/or work in Brooklyn, come join us.

1 Minute, 15 Seconds at Jelly on Vimeo

A short clip from last week’s Jelly. We had people soldering at Jelly for the first time at a Jelly last week. (Yay for hardware!)

If you’re interested in coming to our next Jelly coworking session in midtown at House 2.0, drop me a line and I’ll add you to the list. All are welcome!