And some photos …

Hear-ye, hear ye!  On tap for December 17, 2008 is a very special SF New Tech event!

We will be showcasing technologies designed to promote and leverage rich media experiences via the Internet in Dolby Lab’s state-of-the-art screening room.

Patrick Norton, Managing Editor of Revision3 will moderate.

Only 80 tickets will be distributed.

Wine & hors d’oeuvres will be served.

Tickets will go on sale 10am Monday morning, December 15th.

Visit http://1217sfnewtech.eventbrite.com for more information and tickets.

Companies scheduled to demo include:

Boxee
Dave Mathews, User Experience Guy
Boxee is a free, open-source software platform that integrates personal media with Internet media along with social networking. Boxee’s social networking component allows users to share information about what they’re listening to or watching with other boxee users or friends on social networks like twitter, facebook, etc. http://www.boxee.tv

Eye-Fi
Ziv Gillat, Co-Founder and VP of Business Development
Eye-Fi has developed an SD memory card that is embedded with a wireless radio transmitter, to allow for automatic uploading of digital photographs to the home computer and/or a variety of the most popular online photo-sharing websites. http://www.eye.fi

Podaddies
Nate Pagel, Founder & CEO
Podaddies is the leading video advertising solution for online video publishers — supported by our very own video ad network. Podaddies’ proprietary, standards-based, innovative and flexible advertising platform allows marketers to integrate any type of rich media content into the video viewing experience, even after download. http://www.podaddies.com

Dizzywood
Scott Arpajian, CEO & Co-Founder
Dizzywood is a virtual world for kids between ages 8-12. In Dizzywood, kids can play games, explore imaginative areas in a virtual world, and meet new friends in a safe environment. http://www.dizzywood.com

Vator.tv
Bambi Francisco, CEO & Co-Founder
Vator is a next-generation business social media company, combining community-generated approaches to data services and news. http://www.vator.tv

ffwd.com
Patrick Koppula, CEO & Founder
ffwd.com… is your personal remote control for channel surfing the web video explosion. http://www.ffwd.com

Visit http://1217sfnewtech.eventbrite.com for more information and tickets.

[Note: I’ll be out of the country next week — Viva Mexico! — and won’t be able to answer emails. I’ll be back on Monday, December 15th, so hopefully if you need to get in touch with me, it can wait!]

211 happy go lucky techsters bounced off the walls at Mighty last night at the SF New Tech Holiday Bash!

OK, maybe just millin’ around, grooving, and making nice with each other over cold, "free", drinks. Lots of connections made last night.

Anthony was spinning too, if you noticed, and only once did I see a few kicked up feet out there on the pine. And that’s just fine.

Although one nice woman did ask me to turn the music *down* last night. C’est la vie — it was a party!

And a damn good one, if I do say so myself!   Check it out …

(Btw, did you notice the live stream of photos in the back corner?  Sent via wifi from the roaming camera.  It was pretty cool.  Ion from http://www.web2signage.com had it goin’ on!)

And another BIG thanks to our  . . .

Azure Capital Partners

Vircon

Yoono

Bateman Group

Revenue Chic

Apturion 

Sandbox Suites

Future-Works

BOCA Communications

You guys rock!

Up next — 12/17 special event @ Dolby Labs … Stay tuned!

We’re a few short days away from our big 2008 SF New Tech "All You Can Drink" Holiday Bash and we’re pleased as punch to announce BOCA Communications and Future-Works have chipped in as sponsors for this amazing event.

Thank you very much!!

Here’s more info on these two rock stars… please patronize them for your PR and communication strategy needs.  (OR, call me… ha ha.)

BOCA is a marketing communications, event production and sales incentive consulting firm dedicated to high-quality service. BOCA’s team of senior-level executives works with you to develop strategic plans that accentuate your differentiators, increase your visibility in the market and shape the decisions of your employees and customers.

And Future-Works — who’ve been a wonderful sponsor of our monthly events for ages! — are experts in social media and new media marketing.  ‘Nuf said!

Early bird tickets will close out by tomorrow (Sunday) night … so hop on over to http://sfnt2008holidaybash.eventbrite.com/ now to score a discount!

Here’s how we roll!   Mark it down! 

 As a member of SF New Tech, you’re invited to the official San Francisco SF WebGrrl Holiday Party taking place at the Etiquette Lounge from 7-9 pm, for only $10.00.  

Come on down and enjoy the soiree (free cocktails and appetizers!) with the WebGrrls by RSVP’ing here with the code "sfnt" (lowercase): http://www.webgrrls.com/sanfrancisco-ca/

SF New Tech’s BIG Holiday Bash at Mighty starts at 9pm!

Join us for an all-you-can-drink bar (9-11pm), DJ kicking out awesome tunes, spirited conversation and hella fun deep into the evening!    

Early bird tickets are only $10.00.  Snoozers pay $15.00.  Those who show up at the door will need to pull out a $20-spot to join the fun.  

Register here, now!  (Or click the image below!)

The Big Holiday Bash has been made possible, thanks to our amazing party sponsors: Azure Capital Partners, Yoono, Bateman Group, Vircon, Revenue Chic, Apturion, and Sandbox Suites.  

We’d also like to thank our year-long sponsors for all their support in 2008.  So, thanks Sun Startup Essentials, Bullivant Houser Bailey, GoGrid, Tractor, Mylermedia, and Future-Works.

Azure Capital Partners
Azure Capital Partners is a venture capital firm with over $650 million under management, headquartered in San Francisco, California. Our goal is to identify, invest in and help build earlier stage information technology companies that are at the forefront of a transformative opportunity for growth. Our partners have a long track record of identifying and helping to build some of the most successful companies in communications, consumer, enterprise and Internet technology segments. The Azure team is recognized for industry thought leadership and a unique professional investment approach to venture investing.  Our proven methodology and primary research enable us to identify  young companies in attractive markets whose business models provide sustainable competitive advantage.  Examples of Azure’s investments include Bill Me Later (acquired by eBay for $1.0bn), Top Tier (acquired by SAP for $400m), World Wide Packets (acquired by Ciena for  300m), VMware (acquired by EMC for $635m) and Calix.

Yoono
Socialize your browser. Bring all your friends into your browser with Yoono and follow what they’re doing on Facebook, MySpace, Flickr, Twitter, iMeem and Friendfeed.  Gather all your MSN, Gtalk, Yahoo and AIM chats into one place. Share your shopping discoveries on Facebook, Twitter and StumbleUpon.
Vircon     Vircon is a technology consulting company that was founded back in 1993.  The company gained a reputation for developing quality IT applications built on a solid foundation and has since expanded to offer full Life Cycle IT solutions and Infrastructure Development.  Vircon holds strong relationships with clients; with a clientele portfolio consisting of Fortune 500 companies along with a handful of mid-sized companies.
Bateman Group    

Bateman Group
Launched in 2004, the Bateman Group is a full-service public relations and social media marketing firm focused exclusively on the business of technology.  Differentiated by genuine content expertise, exceptional writing quality and a senior-level staffing model, the Bateman Group is making a bigger market impact for a smaller, more select group of companies. In 2008, the firm was a Silver SABRE award finalist and named one of the "Best Boutique Agencies to Work for in the U.S." by The Holmes Report, a leading industry trade publication. The Bateman Group is headquartered in San Francisco with additional employees in New York City and Boston.

Revenue Chic
Revenue Chic is new online community that gets every great idea funded. It is free to join, and we never reject.

Apturion 
Apturion provides outsourced product development services to emerging and established software companies.  Apturion helps their clients through multiple rapid releases in accelerated time frames and reduced costs.

Sandbox Suites
Get your work done at Sandbox Suites, San Francisco’s premier coworking space. We provide a flexible and affordable place to work or meet for independent professionals and entrepreneurs. Conveniently located near BART and Muni, our open-plan facility offers Wi-Fi desks, meeting rooms, copy/fax/printing, comfortable lounges with an espresso service, weekly networking events and a company of like-minded professionals. Best of all, you pay by the day or month. Book your FREE trial today at http://www.sandboxsuites.com
 

Future-Works

Experts in social media and new media marketing.

BOCA Communications

Boca is a marketing communications, event production and sales incentive consulting firm dedicated to high-quality service. BOCA’s team of senior-level executives works with you to develop strategic plans that accentuate your differentiators, increase your visibility in the market and shape the decisions of your employees and customers.

60 Second Spots are posted!

To view the announcements from …

Myles Weissleder  -  Mylermedia
Stephen  Sorrow  -  Self Employed
Mark Plakias - Orange Labs Drupal Project 
George Barnett  -  BlueGreenWorld
Michael Agustin -  GameSalad
Yaacov Silberman - Rimon Law Group
Alex Khomenko  -  23andMe
Jason Houck - Ohmji

… visit

https://sfnt.wufoo.com/reports/sf-new-tech-60-second-spots-111808/

(The password is "seabird")

Hey All -

We’re seeking to depart from the standard demo event at Mighty in December in exchange for a throw-down bash where we can all come together and drink up, dance, have fun and just party for the sake of it… and, oh yeah, celebrate the "holiday" season while we’re at it.

We’re on the hunt for 3-5 companies who’d like to sponsor drinks at the bash.  

We’ll give you full signage on site, mentions in emails and during registration, big logo flashing on the big screen, and even a table to set up your wares if you’re interested.  

SF New Tech, as you know, is a cornerstone of the Bay Area Tech scene.  If you’re interested in making nice with and impressing upon the tech community here by buying them some cocktails — let’s talk.

Please email me at myles [at] sfnewtech.com…

Party on!

-Myles

PS:  Stay tuned for a more exclusive demo event to take place on 12/17 at the famous state-of-the-art Dolby Labs theater.  I’m putting the program together now.  It’ll be moderated by someone smarter than me and will only accommodate ~80 people.   (If you’re working on something that would look good on a big crispy screen with Dolby surround sound, now’s the time to hit:  www.sfnewtech.com… )

We’ve finalized the line-up for our next SF New Tech event and boy, oh boy it’s going to amazing.   Mark it down and secure your spot… we’ll be seeing and hearing from some of the best, including a company Time Magazine just crowned the "2008 Invention of the Year".

5 minute live demos on tap from:

1. 11SquareFeet’s Dale Cook, Founder & CEO
2. MixMatchMusic’s Charles N. Feinn, President & CEO & Alan D. Khalfin, CFO & Director of A&R
3. ChoiceBot’s Nick Desbarats, CEO
4. 23andMe’s Alexander Wong, Director of Products
5. Hubpages‘ Ryan Hupfer, Vice President, Marketing
6. FixYa’s Yaniv  Bensadon, Founder & CEO

More information on this incredible event and tickets can be found here: http://november18sfnewtech.eventbrite.com

And now, ready, set, GO!  It’s discount time!

50 tickets are FREE — try the code:  seeyouthere
50 tickets are 50% off — try the code:  yeahbaby
50 tickets are 25% off — try the code:  whatadeal
50 tickets are 10% off — try the code: isnoozed
 

Go baby go!

Team chi.mp will be in town for the Web 2.0 Summit and partnered up with SF New Tech for a very special Belly Up on Thursday @ 6pm.  (I’m a co-founder of chi.mp so a mutual belly up was a no brainer.)

We’ll be celebrating the Open Web … and holding court at The House of Shields Saloon, right next to the Palace Hotel where the Summit is taking place.

No MC. No name tags. No presentations. No pressure.

Come join us belly up to the bar… hangin’, drinkin’, and talkin’ about the Open Web … with chi.mp!

RSVP here

and/or on Meetup.com.

About The SF New Tech Belly Up:

The Belly Up isn’t meant to replace our regular SF New Tech events where you see and hear from the latest and greatest new tech. This is just a celebration of the community. Why not a regularly scheduled hang-time over cocktails with no pressure? Cheers! Now there is!

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Have you been wondering how to generate revenue from your unsold ad inventory?  

Learn how.  Now.

SF New Tech is proud to partner with AdRevenue08 taking place at the Golden Gate Club on November 14, 2008.

And we’re doubly-psyched to be able to offer our members (and all you lucky voyeurs!) a whopping 50% off the normal $799.00 ticket for this amazing event.

Here’s the scoop.   Hope you can make it!

AdRevenue08: Improving Unsold Ad Inventory Strategies
Friday, November 14, 2008
Golden Gate Club, SF, CA

"70% of online ad inventory goes unsold. With the uncertainty of the economy and its possible impact on the digital advertising industry, companies and independent publishers should re-evaluate their ad monetization strategies to ensure maximum yield. AdRevenue 08 is the first open conference totally dedicated to improving the monetary value of ad inventory for online publishers and ad networks so you can go from having unsold ads to revenue."

Opening Keynote by Barry Parr, Analyst, Forrester Research who’ll speak on "Online Advertising: A Volatile Ecosystem.  The future of online advertising requires the creation of value for advertisers, media, agencies, networks, and other services. How can we build an industry in a time of difficult transitions, while keeping it in equilibrium?"

Speakers Include:

    * Adam Gerber, CMO, Quantcast
    * Anand Subramanian, CEO, ContextWeb
    * Barry Parr, Analyst, Forrester Research, Inc.
    * Brian Morrissey, Digital Editor, AdWeek
    * Chas Edwards, CRO, Federated Media
    * Chris Moore, General Partner, Redpoint Ventures
    * Geoff Katz, Director of Advertising Services, Razorfish
    * Jarvis Mak, Global Director of Research & Insight, Havas Digital
    * Jeff Green, COO, AdECN
    * Joe Zawadzki, Founder and CEO, Media Math
    * Martin Green, COO, Meebo
    * Matthew Boyd, Head, North America, ValueClick
    * Michael Rubenstein , Director, Ad Exchange, Google, Inc.
    * Omar Tawakol, CEO, Blue Kai
    * Nick Johnson, VP Digital Media Sales, NBC Universal
    * Rajeev Goel, Co-Founder and President, PubMatic
    * Ravi Belani, Analyst, Draper Fisher Jurvetson
    * Rick Vorhaus, Senior VP of Business Development, Six Apart
    * Russ Fradin, Co-Founder and President, Adify
    * Sam Wick, GM Userplane, & VP, AOL
    * Steve Polsky, President and COO, Flixster
    * Troy Young, CMO, VideoEgg

SF New Tech members receive 50% off regular ticket prices.

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