NYC Digital

April 24th, 2013

Made in NY panel: Why They Call NYC Home

Next week on April 30th, AppNexus and Made in NY will host a discussion moderated by NYC Digital’s Chief Digital Officer, Rachel Sterne Haot and 3 Made in NY companies on why they call NYC home and why their successes could only have happened here.

The conversation will include:

Michael Rubenstein, President, AppNexus
Michael Karnjanakorn, CEO and Co-Founder, Skillshare
Vincent Polidoro, CTO and Co-Founder, PublicStuff

Event Details:

When:
Tuesday, April 30
6:00 pm - 7:00 pm with a brief reception to follow

Where:
AppNexus
28 West 23rd Street, 4th Floor
New York, NY

Register at http://www.eventbrite.com/event/6309520947/clientemail

The event is free and open to anyone that RSVPs.

January 4th, 2013

There’s amazing technology going on in New York…New York is truly the most creative city in the world; that is so much of what Tumblr is: a media network, a home for tens of millions of creators.

Tumblr’s David Karp: Why I Love New York, Forbes

August 24th, 2012

nycgov:

Mayor Bloomberg and Chief Digital Officer Rachel Haot today unveiled the 2012 Digital Roadmap, an update to the 2011 roadmap, a comprehensive plan outlining NYC’s digital successes and a look ahead to new initiatives to spur the development of the local tech and digital sector.

With 80 percent of its objectives complete, New York City’s Digital Roadmap: Progress and Innovation demonstrates the strides the City has made to date, driven by a vibrant technology industry, a strong social media presence, infrastructure improvements and historic investments in education. Highlights from the year are shown in the infographics above.

Reblogged from NYC GOV

August 10th, 2012

Tell us your ideas. How can the City of New York improve internet access for all New Yorkers?

(Source: nyc.gov)

June 11th, 2012

Zoom

nycedc:

The Northside Festival, Brooklyn’s biggest music, film, art and innovation event, is returning this year with over 350 bands, 50 new films, Northside Open Studios, and a new track: Northside Entrepreneurship. The 8-day festival will be held June 14-21, 2012 and sprawls across venues in Williamsburg, Greenpoint, and Downtown Brooklyn.

Northside Entrepreneurship (June 14-15) highlights “what’s next” by bringing together New York City’s top innovators, entrepreneurs, and investors through more than 40 panels, 100 speakers, and 20,000 square feet of exhibition space. Find out more about the panelists and schedule at www.northsidefestival.com.

Don’t miss “Startup Campus” on June 14th at NYU-Poly’s Downtown Brooklyn/Metrotech campus, where Northside Festival is partnering with NYU, NYU-Poly and the newly announced NYU CUSP – one of our Applied Sciences NYC campuses! The day-long program pairs young innovators with established business leaders in wide-ranging discussions moderated by academics from NYU and NYU-Poly. Check out the full schedule. Free shuttles from the Northside Warehouse at 149 Kent to the Startup Campus will be running regularly throughout the day.

NYCEDC has been advised that Northside Festival is giving away free Entrepreneurship badges while supplies last and on a first-come basis. To grab a free pass, please complete this form on NYCEDC’s website. Northside Festival will contact you through email to let you know further instructions on picking up your badge. See you in Brooklyn!

Reblogged from NYCEDC

June 7th, 2012

Since the early 2000’s hackathons have been widespread, and until the past couple of years they were mostly held by tech companies and venture capitalists as a way to develop new software collaboratively. In the past couple of years, however, cities have begun hosting their own hackathons to gather tech-savvy citizens and try to not only tackle some of the city’s problems, but also to create innovative applications that could increase civic engagement. This Wired article talks more about the purpose of hackathons and what makes them so great. The City of New York will be holding its second hackathon at the end of this month: Reinvent Green.

June 6th, 2012

The rise of the New York tech scene continues to make headlines. This article from The Next Web outlines a few of the many coworking spaces and tech startups that have been springing up across the city as well as initiatives by Mayor Bloomberg’s administration to grow the New York tech community.

“While we’re hesitant to endorse any politician, when it comes to NYC Mayor Bloomberg’s support of the tech scene, there isn’t much more he could be doing to champion the city. Just to name a few initiatives, there’s the BigApps NYC competition, NYC’s ambitious open data policy, the move to bring WiFi and cellular reception into our beloved, sticky subway stations, the city’s first green hackathon Reinvent Green, and the Made in NY Digital Map, which helps NY Tech Startups find talent all across the city.”

Photo By: GUCWA Manhattan

May 16th, 2012

Google Geo Developers Blog names Made In NY Digital Map, "Map of the Week"

Mayor Bloomberg has high hopes for this Google Map. At the conference Bloomberg stated “We expect this map to be another tool that helps propel our tech industry forward.” With a map as beautifully designed as Made in New York, good things are sure to follow.

May 8th, 2012

The first-class universities, policy initiatives and Silicon Alley, she said, are producing “a groundswell of technology in New York. And we want to be in the places around the world where there is great science and technology.

Jennifer Chayes, Distinguished Scientist and the Managing Director of Microsoft Research New England

(Source: theatlanticcities.com)

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