Technology Events, Promotion & Marketing

WE E K LY N E W SL E TT ER

ISSUE 16 DECEMBER 2011

Happy Friday! It was great to get the opportunity to spend some time with those who attended Tuesday's event, SocMed 2011, at the great loft-space that is ContraStudios. You were all great audience members - Matthew Knell and Dave Kerpen didn't know what was coming to them. I look forward to getting the chance to meet more of you in the future and to learn more about your projects. Feel free to contact me if you have any questions about NYSA / TechMeetups and/or would like to sponsor or get more involved. Our next event, Tech Startup Night, is scheduled for 17-Jan-2012. The focus for Jan is "Startups for Social Good" as in, (a) the startup is solely a 'social good' based company or (b) the startup is not based around 'social good' (i.e. not inherent in business model), instead there contributions are an offset. If you are doing great things in this area or know someone who is, do send me an email (luisa@techmeetups.com) - it'd be great to have you or your friend speak next month! Thank you for the wonderful reviews! NYSA would not exist, in it's current iteration, if not for the TechMeetups team and our wonderful NYC-based assistant organizers. Thank you Rik Willard, Carol Pak, Lou Leone, Wilfredo Pena, Ellen Sea and, an honorary assistant organizer for SocMed 2011, Jose Diaz-Gonzalez, who provided the appropriate cabling so we'd be able to get the projector working. Have a wonderful weekend.

Cheers, Luisa

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EVENTS
19-Dec: TechDrinks XIII: Happy Christmahanukwanzivus! - Coworking Community NYC 19-Dec: TSPN Presents: Meet Your Designer! 19-Dec: Meet and brainstorm 20-Dec: NJTech Workshop: Patent and Trademark Primer for Startups 20-Dec: Art Hack Day 21-Dec: SharePoint Workspace 2010 for Developers 21-Dec: One minute pitch or intro 23-Dec: Rochester NY Software Testing Club Meetup

IN THE NEWS
Facebook hires Gowalla team, will shut it down December 12, 2011 NEW YORK Facebook has hired the team behind Gowalla, the location service that lets people share where they are using their mobile phones.Gowalla started out in 2009 as a way for people to share their location with friends and strangers by checking in. Now, Facebook will wind down the service, as it often does when buying a startup to hire its talent. It did not acquire the Gowalla service or technology. New Yorks Newest Tenant: Facebook December 12, 2011 Facebook will open its first engineering office away from the West Coast in New York, where the tech scene continues to grow.

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New York Web: Is Thrillists Ben Lerer Silicon Alleys Original Rockstar? December 12, 2011 Rockstar entrepreneurs. Thats what Internet startups are made of, and Im sitting across from one of New Yorks first, Ben Lerer. Seven years ago, Lerer and his college friend Adam Rich started a mens lifestyle brand, Thrillist, born from an idea and $7 domain name. Fast-forward to today: Thrillist is reaching more than four million subscribers daily. Its an astounding number, especially for a city guide email, and Lerer, current CEO of Thrillist, looks back on the companys infancy with reverence

JOBS
Lead Developer/Chief Technology Officer @ Carbon Unity (Part-Time) The requirement for this role is to ensure the successful execution of the business mission through development and deployment of its web presence. This requires envisioning the service offerings as a web-based business, leading implementation of web applications, and planning for risk and growth. This role will have the opportunity to develop into a CTO role if the candidate is willing, successful and enthusiastic. iOS Developer @ zeebox (Full-Time) A track record in building high-profile iOS apps. First class engineering skills, acquired through years of blood, sweat and tears studying computer science and working with other great software engineers. Attracted to working in a fast paced, high energy startup with modern, agile practices. Passionate about TV, desperate to drag it kicking and screaming out of the analogue, one-way, un-social era.

READING & VIEWING

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