New York Business Networking Events for the week of January 25, 2010

January 25, 2010

Tuesday January 26, 2010 05:15 PM to 07:45 PM Cleantech Corridor and the NY Technology Council: “Powering the Nation: Opportunities and Challenges for Smart-Grid Investors” Blank Rome LLC Chrysler Building 405 Lexington Ave 24th Fl. NYC, NY. Directions: Get to Grand Central Station and cross teh Stret on Lexington Ave. and get into our landmark Chrysl. Energy […]

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New York Venture Capital Stages a Small Recovery

January 25, 2010

Crain’s New York Business reports that venture funding for New York startups was up about 1 percent in the 4th quarter. However, only 66 companies received funding, as opposed to 86 the year before. Venture funding in New York area is concentrated in three industries: Biotech Medical Devices and Equipment Software Investors appear to be […]

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Access to Your Archived Tweets

January 22, 2010

If you are a heavy user of Twitter, nothing is worse than trying to find an important link that is buried in your feed. Check out Twitter Archives.  If you think the interface to the Google homepage is stark, wait till you take a look at Twitter Archives. One big problem with the site is […]

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FourSquare Unveils its Blackberry App. Check it out.

January 22, 2010

Location based mobile applications appear to be the hot new area for growth in tech in 2010. FourSquare is  a mobile application that allows people to “check in” when they arrive at a certain spot, such as a restaurant.   The application is able to map locations near where you are located and will let […]

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Bloomberg’s State of the City Speech Contains Only a Few Pledges of Help for NYC Small Businesses

January 21, 2010

Mayor Bloomberg outlined his agenda for helping NYC small businesses in his State of the City speech on Wednesday January 19, 2010.  Unfortunately, it looks like there are only three. He promised to steamline the City’s application process for restaurants and bars; Expand a job program to help immigrants; Help Haitians to apply for temporary […]

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What can Companies do to Protect their IP and Data from a Google-like Cyber Attack?

January 21, 2010

Protecting intellectual property from a cyber attack is something that all companies need to be concerned about. Google recently released information about a targeted attack on their intellectual property and data that occurred in December, 2009. The attack came from China and according to Google, resulted in the “theft of intellectual property from Google.” Apparently they were […]

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A Cheap Way to Build an iPhone and Android App

January 20, 2010

Both TechCrunch and Mashable reported on the launch of iSites, a new service that makes it really easy to launch both an iPhone and Android app for your website in 10 minutes.  As a side note, too bad all the cool lower case i legal names are taken. Perhaps I should rename my firm  iAbramson […]

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January 10, 2010 #140conf NYC Meetup

January 17, 2010

Jeff Pulver is hosting a 140 conference meetup in New York City on January 19, 2010 that I will be attending. Here are the details: Location 3LD Art & Technology Center 80 Greenwich Street New York, NY 10006 RSVP:  http://www.meetup.com/140conf/calendar/11989892/

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Strategic Planning and your first consultation with a New York Business Law Attorney

January 15, 2010

Whether you are interested in starting a business or looking for help with your existing corporation, your first meeting with an attorney should include strategic business planning.  This includes discussing what are the: Desirable course of action your company should take among the different alternatives; Feasability of each alternative; Consequences of each course of action. DESIRABILIITY […]

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An Easy Way to Help Haiti

January 14, 2010

In the wake of yesterday’s earthquake in Haiti, I strongly urge you to do what you can to help the people who inhabit the poorest nation in the western Hemisphere. One simple way to help Haiti is to Text “HAITI” to 90999 to donate $10 to Red Cross relief efforts or visit http://www.redcross.org

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