February 2012
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Watchnycedc:
Via the Wall Street Journal, take a look inside Google’s NYC office, which encourages “casual collisions” between people who don’t normally work with each other that could lead to the next big idea. In the past year, Google has dramatically expanded its New York presence, in one of the most prominent examples of a technology company shifting its focus to New York. Read the full article.
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Reimagining City Life: One Startup’s Vision of the... →
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“‘Many of the most talented and creative engineers and scientists in our...”
– Emily Glazer, “Google Web Grows in City”
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Congratulations to Seamless, a great NYC startup hiring engineers right here in NYC, on the release of its new iPad app.
You can find it at http://www.seamless.com/mobile-apps/ipad/.
You can find it at http://www.seamless.com/mobile-apps/ipad/.
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“I’ve been involved with NYC BigApps since its creation three years ago. It’s a...”
– Fred Wilson, venture capitalist, discusses NYC BigApps 3.0 on his blog. Check out the record number of submissions and vote for your favorite NYC BigApps now. (via nycedc)
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Social Media Press Conference - City Proclamation →
Seth Pinsky, President, NYC Economic Development Corp; Toby Daniels, Founder, Social Media Week; Carole Post, Commissioner of NYCDoITT & NYC CIO; Rachel Sterne, NYC Chief Digital Officer.
Source: NYCDoITT Flickr Photostream
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Etsy Artisans to be Profiled on NYC TV →
“It seems the local DIY culture is starting to get noticed by the big leagues for its capital power. NYC TV gets next to Etsy in a new series profiling artisans called Handmade Portraits, on Mondays at 8:30pm on NYC life (Channel 25).”
Source: Brooklyn the Borough
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“In the past year, Facebook, Twitter, Skype, Zynga, and other technology players...”
– Source: Bloomberg Businessweek
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WatchTech Start-Ups Choosing New York City Over Silicon Valley
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“The plan is to start operating more or less immediately. We’re starting to look...”
– Cornell’s Dean Huttenlocher, in an interview with TechCrunch on expanding into NYC and building a tech ecosystem. (via nycedc)
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NYC OpenData: NYC Zip Code Boundaries →
nycopendata:
NYC has 262 Zip Codes. Find out which areas of NYC correspond to which Zip Codes below:
<a href=”http://nycopendata.socrata.com/Social-Services/Zip-Codes-Map/zsjh-u7ve”…
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Silicon Valley Sets Up Shop in New York: Facebook,... →
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Adventures (in code) - Alastair Coote: Think all... →
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Great post by one of our Reinvent NYC.gov Hackathon winners, Alastair Coote:
alastaircoote:
There’s a ton of government data out there- you probably already know that. But it’s no good to you, right? Education statistics, financial reports… very important stuff, of course, but kind of… dry. Not exactly “every day use” sort of stuff.
Well, I’m going to try to challenge that...
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“In this era of the information age, these social media platforms are where so...”
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New York City's 2.0 Plan →
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“But when comparing 2011 numbers to 2010 numbers, VC investments in New York are...”
– VentureBeat
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DreamIt Ventures Formalizes Focus on... →
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NYC OpenData: NYC Colleges and Universities →
nycopendata:
Mayor Bloomberg often touts the fact that NYC has more college students than Boston has people.
Below is a map showing NYC’s 76 colleges and universities, created from NYC OpenData.
<a…
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“NYC is the hub of Social Media Week.”
– Mike Lazerow
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Get your taxes prepared for free or at low cost, online or at one of the NYC Department of Consumer Affairs’ tax assistance sites.
Read more.
Source: NYC Department of Consumer Affairs
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