We hope its no secret, we absolutely love our community. We love bringing together some of the most talented people in the digital industry. We love that you work for the most innovative companies in New York City and the world. We love that you use Digital DUMBO as a way to connect and exchange ideas with one another. We love that you are able to kick back, drink a beer, and have a genuinely good time with like-minded people at our monthly events. We love DUMBO and we love being a part of the New York Tech Community.
We also love when our community receives recognition for being awesome and we try hard to put our community on a pedestal. This time around, we need your help in doing exactly that! If you have a chance, please nominate Digital DUMBO for the 2011 Silicon Alley 100 and show how much you love the Digital DUMBO community.
Google Places wants to make New York City better, whether it’s by helping you discover new places you’ll love, supporting local businesses or bringing members of the community together through a variety of activities.
Please join us for a special discussion with our Tech Lead Manager and local Community Manager about the future and usage of geolocation products. We’d like to know your thoughts on using the desktop and mobile applications, how you use the search and review functionality, the aspects of the app and types of reviews you find useful, and how Google Places could better serve Brooklyn overall.
To thank you for your participation, @GoogleNYC would like to buy you lunch! In addition, they’d like to give you a chance to win dinner for two at reBar. Come and be part of the Google Places community. Please fill out and refer to this form for participation guidelines and check out these quick tutorials on using Google Places for Android and iPhone. We’ll send a follow-up survey on July 25th as part of the workshop.
Key Topics:
- The Future of Geolocation Products
- Engagement with Google Places
- Effectiveness of Reviews
- Local Community Activities
Additional Details: Why not pick up some cool new knowledge while you eat? Digital DUMBO Workshops will be lunchtime events held at reRun Theater at reBar from 12-1:30pm. All workshops will include a reBar lunch. Join us on July 26th!
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Anyone who has set up a business knows that a business plan is obsolete from the moment that it is printed. At best it helps create a centre or a vision for the business, however when the brain becomes attached to a concept it loses its ability to problem solve in an innovative manner. For this reason IEA, the Innovation agency behind WECREATE NYC, has developed tools for a flexible business model, which will help move your business forward while leaving room for innovative problem solving.
Key Topics:
- Tools for business strategy
- Find the core of your business to create sustainability faster
- How the brain views planning and its psychology
About the Speaker
Araceli Camargo-Kilpatrick received her MA in English from Kings College London and from there went on to create the first innovation space in London called THECUBE. She is currently researching neurology and the plasticity of the brain. She is also exploring energy and quantum physics in an aim to understand how the brain works, how we perceive things, and how to encourage success in the idea implementation process.
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Workshop Description:
Sharing’s no longer just about having good manners. Collaboration within a community creates real savings and opportunities for partnership. Finding talent, space, and folks to defray cost of ownership or projects is getting easier every day. You need to learn how to harness this trend for your network and your business. Join DUMBO startups SnapGoods and Loosecubes for a discussion about what collaborative consumption means for your street cred and your bottom line.
Speakers:
Ron J. Williams, Co-Founder of SnapGoods
Campbell McKellar, Founder of Loosecubes
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On March 23rd we quietly organized the first ever Digital DUMBO held outside of the United States in Valencia, Spain – Digital DUMBO Valencia. Over 100 people attended to network and hear presentations from four presenters:
- Andrew Zarick – Co-Founder, Digital DUMBO
- Daniel Casal – Founder, Arroba (recently acquired by Young & Rubicam)
- Vicente Ros – Professor of Advertising and Online Media at CEU Valencia
- Javier Ortiz – Director of Marketing for DCIP Consulting
Digital DUMBO Co-Founder, Andrew Zarick, was in attendance to discuss the growth of innovation in DUMBO, the spirit of Digital DUMBO, and how Digital DUMBO might serve as a platform for building a stronger digital culture in Spain – a country that is ranked 5th in Europe for time spent online, but only 24th in Europe for the size of it’s digital economy.
The event was a massive success and served as a strong proof of concept that creating a platform that showcases local talent and companies, educates the community, and facilities idea exchange and collaboration can not only be successful within the DUMBO community, but in other communities around the world.
We are working on solidifying our model in hopes that Digital DUMBO can work to build stronger digital ecosystems that lead to stronger digital economies in other locations outside of Brooklyn and New York. As these new communities develop, Digital DUMBO will work to better integrate these ecosystems online as well as off to foster new business opportunities for members within our communities.
A special thanks and shout out to the Digital DUMBO Valencia organizers and the first international host sponsor, Comuniqualis.
Click here for more pictures of Digital DUMBO Valencia.
Remember that moment about a month and a half ago when you were making your way across the frozen tundra to another Digital DUMBO, thinking “If only I had Tiger Blood, I would be so much warmer.” Well, that moment has arrived! Spring weather is here and now we are all suddenly feeling as if we are made of Tiger Blood and ready to be in the company of New York’s finest digital thought leaders. And yes, even we are attempting to capitalize on Mr. Sheen! After all, he is hiring a social media intern.
Digital DUMBO, in conjunction with infrastructure provider NYI, is proud to present Spring Forward, an evening whose only agenda is having a good time. There will be themed cocktails and commemorative t-shirts brought to you by Brooklyn- based designer Kayrock Screenprinting.
If NYI sounds familiar, that’s because you probably know them for providing colocation, dedicated servers, managed services and other infrastructure support to the likes of Meetup and RollingStone.com. NYI is also the company you see at the top of the charts whenever there’s a list of the best hosting and data center providers.
In addition to one-of-kind t-shirts, all Digital DUMBO attendees will also be entered into a special raffle for the chance to win cool tech gifts from Digital Dumbo’s own Etsy. As always, the sound system will be spinnin’ your favorite tracks and there will be a free beer and wine bar!
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Date & Time:
Thursday, March 31st
6:30 – 9:30 PM @ The DUMBO Loft
155 Water Street, Brooklyn
