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Taap.it is the geographically aware classified  buying app that I first saw at TechCrunch. On Tuesday, the Taap.it crew were on the big stage at New York Tech Meetup. I wasn’t there, but fortunately the video of their presentation is … Continue reading →

My reportage of last night’s New York Tech Meetup is based on listening to the Livestream while I was in the kitchen preparing dinner, but making quick visits between sautes to my MacBook to take a peek. Yup, another quirky, … Continue reading →

Flickr Last night at New York Tech Meetup there were clear signs that the local tech ecosystem is growing and evolving. First, the NYTM organization itself is looking for a managing director to essentially oversee the affairs of the organization—events, … Continue reading →

With a case of post-holiday ennui setting in, I decided to forgo a visit to Skirball and instead tuned into last night’s NYTM video stream from my couch. It was great entertainment and far more edifying than what’s transmitted over … Continue reading →

It’s the most wonderful time of the year. And there is no other place I’d rather be than New York City in December— chestnuts roasting, falafels cooking, and Food52 giving a demo at New York Tech Meetup. Of course, this … Continue reading →

At New York Tech Meetup’s election day event, a bunch of young college-age upstarts stole the show from some of the slightly older incumbents.  I’m referring to student projects and hackathon winners who were up on stage at Skirball demoing … Continue reading →

I couldn’t make last night’s New York Tech Meetup in person, so I grabbed my laptop, settled into my sofa chair (after removing the cat), and watched the Livestream broadcast.  Besides liking introspectr (more on them in a later post), … Continue reading →

I missed this month’s New York Tech Meetup due to a previous engagement that was scheduled over 5000 years ago. By the way, Matt Merriam has a nice summary of September’s NYTM demos. One of the startups, Kodingen, caught my … Continue reading →

My ears are still ringing from a rant by Sam Lessin, Drop.io founder, as he went about trying to disprove intrinsic altruism and trust, and reclaim the commanding heights with neo-classical economics. More on this later, but it is a … Continue reading →

I took a quick peek at the Internet Week NY headquarters on 18th street in Manhattan while on the way to New York Tech Meetup’s “action packed” June event. I had just enough time to see some of the booths, … Continue reading →