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Presentation by Curbed.com's Lockhart Steele @Lock at Inman Connect New York #icny conference on January 13, 2010.
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TEN THINGS
HAPPENING ON THE
NEW YORK TECH SCENE IN ’10
(in no particular order; summarized at end)
10NEW YORK TECH SCENE IS
BACK!(DID IT EVER GO AWAY?)
9THE BIG GUYS
8SOCIAL GOOD
7SOCIAL LOCATION & GAMES
6SOCIAL FASHION
5SOCIAL GLUE
4LOCAL DATA
http://graffiti.fanz.in
http://exitstragegynyc.com
3REAL ESTATE
http://propertyshark.com
2BLOGS!!!!
1SOCIAL PLACES
10. NY Tech Scene Is Back! (Did it ever go away?)• Chris Dixon (cdixon.org) Financing and advice • Fred Wilson (avc.com) Financing and advice • Inspirational quote! (whee!) Let’s get this party started!
9. Big Guys• Tumblr (tumblr.com) Blogging with Twitter-like following capability• Etsy (etsy.com) eBay for DIY/crafts projects • TheLadders (theladders.com) High-end jobs search
8. Social Good• Meetup (meetup.com) Offline gatherings for folks with like-minded interests• Kickstarter (kickstarter.com) Fund a project, no matter the size
7. Social Location & Games• Foursquare (foursquare.com) Social location as addictive gameplay• Hot Potato (hotpotato.com) Foursquare for special events and gatherings• Megaphone (playmegaphone.com) Control billboard games with your mobile phone
6. Social Fashion• Gilt Groupe (gilt.com) Online flash sample sales of high-end goods• Fashishm (fashism.com) Instant feedback on outfits you’re trying on at that moment
SITES & APPS DISCUSSED HEREIN(All based in NYC. All awesome.)
5. Social Glue• Bit.ly (bit.ly) URL shortening and great data about the social spread of links • Bk.ly (bk.ly) URL shortening and social news service for Brooklyn
4. Local Data• Trees Near You (treesnearyou.com) Data on the trees lining the streets of NYC• Graffiti (graffiti.fanz.in) Graffiti spotting and reporting via photo and video uploads• Yogoer (yogoer.com) Guide to yoga and dance classes in NYC• Exit Strategy (exitstrategynyc.com) Where to board subways for fastest exit at other end• Taxi Hack (taxihack.com) Group intelligence sharing about NYC taxis
3. Real Estate• Streeteasy (streeteasy.com) Meta-real estate listings and earlier sales data• Property Shark (propertyshark.com) Deep data about NYC buildings and properties• Wellcome Mat (wellcomemat.com) Video property listings for real estate brokers• Corcoran iPhone App (corcoran.com) Listings and open houses on the go • NabeWise (nabewise.com) Intelligence about neighborhoods from users & filtering• Naked Apartments (nakedapartments.com) Rental service that empowers the renter
SITES & APPS DISCUSSED HEREIN II
(All based in NYC. All awesome.)
2. Blogs !!!!• Curbed (curbed.com) Real estate blogging in NYC, LA, and SF, w/apologies for self-love• Brownstoner (brownstoner.com) Brooklyn’s biggest real estate blog• Gothamist (gothamist.com) Local news for NYC, and, in its network, beyond• Business Insider (businessinsider.com) Silicon Alley, Wall Street, and business coverage• Apartment Therapy (apartmenttherapy.com) Interior design and décor blogging• Mashable (mashable.com) Intensive social media coverage• Gawker (gawker.com) Celebrity and culture from web’s biggest blog network• Outside.in (outside.in) Aggregation of local blogs in NYC and across the USA
1. Social Places• Apple Stores (5th Ave./E. 58th St, Broadway/67th St., among others) • Food Trucks (find them moving around on Twitter!) • Ace Hotel Lobby (Broadway/W. 29th St.)
SITES & APPS DISCUSSED HEREIN III
(All based in NYC. All awesome.)
