New New Media

It's been awhile since I've posted. I have a few minutes before rehearsal to jot down some of my thoughts, so here goes...
On Monday, I attended an overview of different Silicon Alley companies sponsored by NYSIA -- The New York Software Industry Association. I've been involved with the group for about 7 years now. I'm always inspired by hearing stories of successful start-ups, because I know it isn't easy.

There is a lot of activity in the social media, video, and advertising metric space. Also, digital asset management. I'm familiar with a lot of these areas, but I haven't been programming in awhile, so I haven't been building any apps. But, not to worry -- I'm going to pick it all up again.

Web 2.0 seems to me to be all about allowing people to become their own content service providers. The fact that I now have my own website -- hooray! -- and am adding content right here and now shows how mobile this new wired world has become. I'm not even typing this entry at work -- I'm at a publicly accessible terminal at a school. I get to be "citizen journalist". No more needing to get a job as a newspaper reporter. "Just Do It".

So, what can I share with you, my dear reader? Well, let's start out with the companies that I heard presentations on Monday: Vfinity, Motionbox, some company with that begins with a "U" that I can't remember. Stand by...here's the link to the info:

http://www.nysia.org/special_features/article.cfm?pid=431