10 Things Happening on NYC Tech Scene in '10

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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?)

http://cdixon.org

http://avc.com

9THE BIG GUYS

http://theladders.com

8SOCIAL GOOD

http://meetup.com

http://kickstarter.com

7SOCIAL LOCATION & GAMES

http://foursquare.com

http://hotpotato.com

http://playmegaphone.com

6SOCIAL FASHION

http://gilt.com

http://fashism.com

5SOCIAL GLUE

http://bit.ly

http://bk.ly

4LOCAL DATA

http://yogoer.com

3REAL ESTATE

http://wellcomemat.com

http://corcoran.com

http://nabewise.com

http://nakedapartments.com

2BLOGS!!!!

http://curbed.com

http://brownstoner.com

http://gothamist.com

http://businessinsider.com

http://mashable.com

http://gawker.com

http://outside.in

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.)

0lock@curbed.com

twitter.com/Lock

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