NYConvergence ORIGINAL

Last night, a few hundred members of the NY Video 2.0 meetup attended the group’s first 2009 event, a series of presentations at the largest theater in New World Stages located in Manhattan’s Midtown neighborhood.  

At 7 PM on the dot, we were directed into the theater and the presentations began.  They were:

• AttracTV: We were shown how the company creates widgets which can be attached to live broadcasts, allowing users to do everything from find more information about a participant (in this case, a golfer) to order a pizza.
• Feedroom: The company demonstrated their new video platform which enables people with disabilities to browse video on government Web sites.
• Miro 2.0: This non-profit has created a browser interface with channels for users to organize their online video content.  Users can even view content from Hulu, but since this is a browser interface, they don’t expect to have the same problems as Boxee.
• PortalVideo:  Their technology helps editors build films around text-based scripts.
• thePlatform: This Comcast-owned company makes it easier for businesses to manage their video content.

Afterwards, we were invited to talk with companies which were hiring and surprisingly, there were quite a few.