Thursday, March 18, 2010

Doug Dimon: 6 Things

January 22, 2010 by Bill Sobel  
Filed under Blog, People

My colleague and panelist, Doug Dimon, speaking at our “Augmented Reality” posted a fascinating article today entitled “6 THINGS” that I thought you’d find of interest.
“6 Things” is a list of things I have recently come across that I find interesting, inspiring, adventurous, or just plain cool. I’ll be publishing these fairly regularly, so keep [...]

The Chrysler Building: A True NYC Icon

December 29, 2009 by Bill Sobel  
Filed under Rants & Raves

I was walking down 42nd street near Grand Central the other night and was struck by a wonderful view of the Chrysler Building…in my mind the one building that represents NYC. I snapped this photo with my phone and decided to do a bit of research.

According to Wikipedia, The Chrysler Building is an Art Deco [...]

Times Square Live Event Coverage

December 29, 2009 by Bill Sobel  
Filed under Rants & Raves, Technology

Many of you reading this have met my daughter Sarah..either in the past or at our recent event at Samsung. When she was with us at the breakfast she met Lloyd Trufelman of TrylonSMR who offered her a pretty cool job for a couple of weeks…helping assist members of the worldwide media with information about [...]

Job Opportunities: Flex UI Engineer, NYC

December 18, 2009 by Bill Sobel  
Filed under Technology

As a member of NYC chapter of SIG-CHI, (Special Interest Group – Computer Human Interaction) part of the ACM, I often receive job posting for interesting positions. I thought this one would be of particular interest.
Flex UI Engineer, NYC
Positions: 1 senior and 2 junior positions
Company: Top Tier Ad Network
Salary: Open
Location: NYC – (Chelsea)
Experience: 5-10 yrs
This [...]

Apple Store opens near Lincoln Center NYC

November 14, 2009 by Bill Sobel  
Filed under Technology

I heard the news about this months ago and have been hearing about and following the construction for a while…especially since we do our events a few blocks away at The Samsung Experience at the Time Warner  Center.
from CNNMoney.com
The Upper West Side, that bastion of liberal thinking and discretionary spending nestled between Central Park and [...]

nombril productions: upcoming projects

November 4, 2009 by Bill Sobel  
Filed under Rants & Raves

A few weeks ago I had the pleasure of meeting Stéphanye Dussud.  Stéphanye founded nombril productions in October 2005 and acts as Executive Director, developing and producing vibrant, provocative and inspiring films, art and theatre productions, including Sadako’s Story (Michael Howard Studios Theater) and Aurora Leigh (Ensemble Studio Theatre). Stéphanye became Chairman of the [...]

Lincoln Center Out of Doors

August 4, 2009 by Bill Sobel  
Filed under Rants & Raves

There are many things that make New York special…and Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts is one of them…and when you combine an outdoor festival with Lincoln Center you get
“Lincoln Center Out of Doors”
Enjoy longstanding favorites and discover something new when Out of Doors brings three jam-packed weeks of world-class music, dance, and spoken [...]

New Apple Store coming to NYC

August 1, 2009 by Bill Sobel  
Filed under Industry News

from Silicon Alley Insider via NYConvergence
Apple’s fourth New York City store at 67th and Broadway on Manhattan’s Upper West Side will open by Thanksgiving, a construction worker told Westside Independent.

Networking Event on April 29th at 6pm

March 29, 2009 by Bill Sobel  
Filed under Events & Shows, Rants & Raves

I had the opportunity to join Marc and Adrian last month at their last event and it was excellent!
Join Marc Lawrence and Adrian Miller for another MA_NY networking cocktail party on Wednesday, April 29th, 6pm – 8pm. (The first MA_NY event held on February 4th was sold-out and an amazing success.)
Our plan is to [...]

Special Discount at The Bath Junkie for NY:MIEG members and FOBS

February 18, 2009 by Bill Sobel  
Filed under Rants & Raves

You might have remembered last week I blogged about my new friend, Trish Rubin
and The Bath Junkie. I had a chance to stop by the store yesterday and was greeted
by Trish, Jennifer and Allie While I was there I was given a guided tour of a most
this most unusual store of Mulberry Street between Prince [...]