http://www.sobelmedia.com Wed, 19 Nov 2008 22:07:03 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en [caption id="attachment_3257" align="alignleft" width="144" caption="Shelly Palmer"][/caption] Part of the success of NY:MIEG is two simple words: Shelly Palmer. When I first had the idea to launch NY:MIEG I wanted to combine the best elements of networking, information/education and an enjoyable pleasant event. And our first breakfast, in June 2006, featured Shelly Palmer ... http://www.sobelmedia.com/2008/11/19/shelly-palmers-upsizing-reinventing-yourself-and-your-career-for-the-new-digital-economy/ For as long as I can remember the notion of being able to order pizza while watching TV and/or surfing the internet is something that was originally invented by Al Gore right? Or at least since the birth of eCommerce. However it never seemed to take off. Well now it ... http://www.sobelmedia.com/2008/11/18/mediapostmarketing-daily-dominos-lets-tivo-users-order-pizza-via-tv/ Fascinating article from PaidContent.org via Forbes.com Staci D. Kramer 11.16.08, 11:02 PM ET Jeffrey Immelt's latest tack to convince people that NBC Universal parent General Electric is staying in the media business -- talk about buying more media assets. The General Electric chairman and chief executive told the FT "There are going to ... http://www.sobelmedia.com/2008/11/17/ges-immelt-some-opportunities-in-media-consolidation/ I am a frequent reader of many of the stuff available on About.com, an online source for original information and advice. It is among the top 15 US Websites (Nielsen Online Spring 2008) and  is owned by The New York Times Company. I found a recent article about successful blogging of ... http://www.sobelmedia.com/2008/11/16/aboutcom-how-to-write-a-blog/ For those of you who attended our breakfast this past Thursday ("The President & The Media: Who's In Charge Here?) know that President-Elect Barack Obama is not only one of the most technologically saavy people moving into the Oval Office but is already starting to make his presence known on ... http://www.sobelmedia.com/2008/11/15/obama-the-youtube-president/ [caption id="attachment_3203" align="alignleft" width="221" caption="(left to right) Ellis Henican (standing), Michael Oreskes, Rachel Sterne, Amanda Michel & Brian Reich"][/caption] A special shout out to Dale Peskin for a fantastic write up about our event on Thursday (November 13th) at Samsung. This was the first of what we plan to be many ... http://www.sobelmedia.com/2008/11/15/mixing-it-up-in-nyc-obama-20-and-we-media/ Moderator Ellis Henican Panelists Michael Oreskes, Rachel Sterne, Amanda Michel and Brian Reich First off...a thank you to our incredble panel at our event "The President & The Media: Who's In Charge Here?" featuring 5 of the best speakers we ever had. Amanda Michel Director of Off The Bus/Huffington ... http://www.sobelmedia.com/2008/11/14/nymieg-panel-on-november-13th/ [caption id="attachment_3189" align="alignleft" width="168" caption="Andrew Chan "War-Mart""][/caption] I thought you'd be interested in an email I received from Shirley Brady at BusinessWeek.com about an exciting gallery opening tonighton little West 12th street in the meatpacking district. One of the things I love about this whole world of social media is the ability ... http://www.sobelmedia.com/2008/11/14/hpgrp-gallery-andrew-chan-opening-tonight/ I came across a fascinating article in TrendCentral this week that I thought you might find of interest. They looked at 3 cool new technologies: Red Swan: An easy way to trade unwanted valuables for cash Vlingo: Send text messages without typing Favtape: a great way to instantly pull songs from anywhere on ... http://www.sobelmedia.com/2008/11/12/trendcentral-new-media-and-services-to-check-out/ Standing on the corner of 7th Avenue and 34th Street I look up and see the Empire State  Building...apparently I'm not in Kansas anymore! From Wikipedia: The Empire State Building is a 102-story Art Deco skyscraper in New York City at the intersection of Fifth Avenue and West 34th Street. Its ... http://www.sobelmedia.com/2008/11/12/just-another-tuesday-morning-at-7am-in-nyc/