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Mark Hoffman, Peter Stern, Kay Koplovitz and Howard Belk talk Media Trends at YJP Media Summit

The Young Jewish Professionals hosted a Media Trends in Communications Summit at the Hudson Terrace on Monday, May 21st. The 75+ attendees were mainly from digital, advertising, media, both enterprise and startup types. The panel include Mark Hoffman, President of CNBC, Kay Koplovitz, Founder of USA Network, Howard Belk, Co-CEO & Chief Creative Officer of [...]

Meet the Media with Brittany Earls, Bill Corbett and Christine Lagorio of Inc.

Photo: Christine Lagorio, Executive Editor, Inc.; Brittany Earls, The Genesis Group; Bill Corbett, Corbett PR I was very honored to join the panel for Meet the Media on Thursday, April 25th, presented by the Genesis Group. This is a monthly event hosted by Brittany Earls, Partner at the Genesis Group where attendees are business owners [...]

Felicia Day hosted the 2013 Shorty Awards

The fifth annual Shorty Awards was held Monday night at the Times Center in New York. Hosted by actress Felicia Day, the event honors top short-form content creators on popular social media platforms. Checkout my article on NBC New York!     Here’s George Takei’s Shorty Awards Acceptance Speech for Distinguished Achievement in Internet Culture:

The Webby Awards 2013 and Winners Gallery Relaunch

The Webby Awards is a leading international award honoring excellence on the internet. The International Academy of Digital Arts and Sciences has presented this award annually since The Webbys establishment in 1996 in over 100 categories such as Online Film & Video, Interactive Advertising & Media, Mobile & Apps, and Social. Last year, the 16th [...]

SXSW Day 3: Rachel Maddow, Cory Booker, Leap Motion, Mashable and Twitter Parties

Rachel Maddow The featured session for SXSW Interactive Day 3 was A Conversation with MSNBC’s Rachel Maddow. The conversation started on a serious tone, Rachel talked about her new book, Drift: The Unmooring of American Military Power. She talked about how the U.S. became a nation that frequently sends its military to war in remote [...]

Evry Lets You Make Plans with Friends and Not Get Stuck with the Bill

Evry’one has experienced being the one in their social group that planned all the group activities. This ‘Planner’ takes on responsibilities of doing research, putting down deposits, hassling friends for RSVPs and very importantly, collecting money. But what happens when people “forgot to bring cash” or don’t tell you if they can make it until [...]

China-Axlr8r and the Chinese Startup Scene

Startup accelerators such as TechStars, Y Combinator, 500 Startups, etc. have been kickstarting entrepreneurs’ dreams by creating early-stage accelerator programs, providing workspace and mentorship from industry idols, and at times leading rounds of funding. China-Axlr8r (formerly China Accelerator) does just that, for those across the Pacific. China-Axlr8r is the first mentorship-driven seed-funding program in China. It [...]

How to build a 5 Star Business Mobile App: Problemio Apps Case Study

Alex went from learning how to develop for Android and IOS apps to earning hundreds of reviews of 4.5 to 5 stars in Google Play & iTunes in 4 months. About the author: Alex Genadinik is a software developer with a background in marketing, strategy, and have helped thousands of businesses started across his apps.  [...]

Mobile Startups Pitch Showdown at NYC Mobile Apps

NYC Mobile Apps hosted an App Pitch Showdown at Alley NYC where early stage mobile startups pitched to a panel of judges and 100+ attendees. The goal of the showdown is to inform the community of what’s happening in the mobile startup scene and to help the mobile developers refine their pitches and business models [...]

Uncubed NYC – a New Kind of Startup Talent Event

[image source: Gawker] Imagine a job fair with open bar, artists painting live, opportunities to network with your industry idols, ping-pong tournaments, and an after party with LCD Sound System. Formerly the Silicon Alley Talent Fair, Uncubed NYC rallied 80+ New York startups and emerging companies to throw this new kind of startup talent event [...]