Happy 10th Birthday, Blogs!

Happy 10th birthday/anniversary to blogs... article from WSJ Online here.
Special props go to Confabb co-founder Cameron Barrett, who gets a nice mention in the article. Read all about his past 10 years in the blogosphere on his blog, CamWorld. Interesting stuff for any bloggers or blog readers.

My first public speaking appearance

Last night @ NY Tech MeetUp

Last night I had the chance to do a 5 minute Confabb presentation at the 33rd NY Tech MeetUp. I was a little skeptical at first since we aren't exactly providing any new type of technology at Confabb, just an awesome new service. The 5 minutes seemed to last forever, especially when Scott asked I do a demo instead of my boring power point. I eventually got through it, and successfully wrapped up my first encounter with having to speak to an audience of 500 tech-savvy folks. The experience was great, and it was good exposure for Confabb.

Oh, for any NYers reading this... you have to check out this site called UpNext. They debuted last night, and it's pretty freakin' awesome.

nextNYers

via foryourimagination.com:

Web Series "nextNYers" Enters Production

"nextNYers, a new weekly web series and iTunes podcast about the New York Metro Web, Media, and Technology community is now entering production in the For Your Imagination studios. The web series is being produced by For Your Imagination and nextNY, a fun way to connect both socially and professionally with young people who have a stake in future of tech and new media in New York City.

nextNYers will feature a 3-5 minute interview with key personnel, highlights of the company pitch and offerings in every episode. The goal of the series is to help the featured companies gain exposure to investors, press, job seekers, other tech and media companies and analysts. The show is expected to launch on July 9, 2007 on the nextNY web site, www.nextNY.org.

New York Metro companies will be selected based on their industries and on a first come first served basis to allow companies of all levels to have the opportunity to be featured. Interview questions will include company history, description, advantages, competitors, long term plans, challenges and opportunities."

I am having THIS much fun!

This conference has been amazing so far... and we are only halfway through!

Last night I got to see Sen. Bernie Sanders (VT), Sen. Amy Klobuchar (MN), and Sen. Sherrod Brown (OH) talk about "The New Populist Energy." The session was mediated by Katrina vanden Heuvel, editor of The Nation.

Today I sat front row for speeches by 4 Democratic Presidential hopefuls: Sen. Mike Gravel (AK), Gov. Bill Richardson (NM), Sen. Barack Obama (IL), and Sen. John Edwards (NC). Here is my analysis of these candidates: Gravel-so passionate, but nobody takes him seriously. Richardson-some great ideas, great speaker, but better off as a running mate. Obama-what can I say, he's a rockstar and hopefully our next President. Edwards-smooth, like his style, but is missing something... can't put my finger on it. Here is video of the first 2 speeches: Gravel and Richardson. Obama and Edwards should be up shortly.

Tomorrow is going to be a good one, too. Sen. Hillary Clinton (NY) and Rep. Dennis Kucinich (OH) will be speaking in the morning, followed by Speaker Nancy Pelosi. Festivities continue with Michael Moore (who will be talking about his new documentary, Sicko), an abundance of relevant and interesting sessions, and a closing rally by Howard Dean and Jesse Jackson.

Confabb partners with Userplane

We are very excited about working with userplane, which is a subsidiary of AOL. Read the press release here.

It keeps getting better...

(via skype)Jon Mandell 12:35 PM michael moore is coming
Jason Rozenblat 12:36 PM what??? awesome
So it's starting to shape up pretty nicely. Here is the lineup of speakers as of today. Jon and I are heading out to DC Saturday morning on Amtrak, partying it up for the weekend, then getting ready for the conference to start on Monday. It's going to be incredible. Jon's favorite, Mike Gravel is going to be there too. This clip from the Democratic Debates is classic... this guy is great. I'll be sure to take tons of pics.