The NextNY crew got together to give a bon voyage to Charlie O’Donnell who is heading out on a cross country adventure while he reflects on where his life will take him next.
With the Empire State building looking down upon us we talked tech, NYC & of course, tomorrow’s release of the iPhone.
It was a hot night, but fairly pleasant up on the roof of the Koreatown La Quinta- up until the skies opened.
A good time though- with a lot of new peeps working on some really interesting stuff. A few more pics are here..
After last week’s packed session, I’m putting together a second Hackathon for facebook developers in NYC next Monday, July 2nd. Come and work on your apps, ask questions, and get feedback.
The newest skyrocketing web sensation, The Patrice Oneal Show - Coming Soon! web series and podcast, has its first sponsor in the New Yock City based free daily email for men, Thrillist. The sponsorship is part on-camara endorsement, Patrice Oneal encourages his viewers to sign up for the newsletter, and part clickable banner in the video. The ad supports the national Thrillist marketing campaign to sign up and receive a daily email filled with targeted, relevant information about stuff men actually care about and is the first video ad placed by Thrillist.
Last week Mark Zuckerberg made a surprise appearance at the Facebook Developers Meetup in NYC.
I wanted to get this up before tomorrows Facebook App Hackathon that will be held at the Iridesco Offices. Be sure to RSVP HERE , space is limited.
What: Facebook App Hackathon Time and PlaceDate: Wednesday, June 20, 2007 Time: 6:00pm - 10:00pm Location: Iridesco Offices Street: 224 Centre St, 3rd Floor City/Town: New York, NY View Map
nextNYers, a new weekly web series and iTunes podcast about the New York Metro Web, Media, and Technology community is now entering production in the For Your Imagination studios. The web series is being produced by For Your Imagination and nextNY, a fun way to connect both socially and professionally with young people who have a stake in future of tech and new media in New York City.
nextNYers will feature a 3-5 minute interview with key personnel, highlights of the company pitch and offerings in every episode. The goal of the series is to help the featured companies gain exposure to investors, press, job seekers, other tech and media companies and analysts. The show is expected to launch on July 9, 2007 on the nextNY web site, www.nextNY.org.
New York Metro companies will be selected based on their industries and on a first come first served basis to allow companies of all levels to have the opportunity to be featured. Interview questions will include company history, description, advantages, competitors, long term plans, challenges and opportunities.
I will try to post the rest of the videos some time later, so stay tuned for Q&A with Mark Zuckerberg.
--- On behalf of all attendees I would like to thank Amit Gupta for coordinating the event and Kristian Hansen (of Cresa Partners) for providing the space.
UPDATE: I would also like thank Dave Morin, Mark Zuckerberg, Meagan Marks, Kevin Colleran, Brandee Barker, and all the other Facebook folks that helped out. ---
This is a short feature film about some young artists in love who end up making a movie together. The movie is well put together and sweet and not any longer than it needs to be. BUT the very special thing about this movie is the fantastic story of it's distribution because it is probably one of the first feature films really suited for web distribution.
What happened (as far as I can tell ) is that they started making a video podcast about the making of the movie to get generate some interest outside of the indy filmfest scene. Great timing, because a lot of people were talking about videos on the internet and looking for something interesting, unusual, worth watching repeatedly, more than 'viral'..etc. These people loved the Four Eyed Monsters podcast. And so this film truly found it's audience by going online. The The storyline couldn't be more perfect for the videbloggers (and bloggers,YouTubers, myspacers, et al.) because it's about being young and getting frustrated by trying to
communicate with eachother and the world (such classic youthful angst) with the unique addition of the uber-mediated day-to-day existence many of us now have.
People on the internets not only watched the podcast but they rallied and helped the film get some nice theatrical distribution by, well... using the internet to say they wanted to see the movie that this podcast was about. AND now, the filmmakers have made a deal with YouTube to host the entire film for a week to drive people to an online film community who will then pay them for every new member they bring in. Talk about flipping the system upside down.
Last summer I met the nice hipsters who made it and they recognized me from a video of me on the internets, and I them! That was funny because I am a very very minor internet celebrity, like D-list internet celebrity which is like Z-list for over all celebritatstic-ness. And that is what this whole online video thing is about, right? !
A few questions remain.. What is YouTube's long term strategy for feature length videos? Will the filmmakers ever pay off their credit debt? Will this promotion make Sprout.com the next cool online hangout? Would it pay off for Sprout to do similar promotions for other filmmakers? and if so how many times before they start devouring their own tail? How could other websites or content makers create similar deals? Is being on the Z list awesome? That's an easy one - YES, it F'n Rocks!
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