tag:typepad.com,2003:weblog-105070 2008-11-20T10:05:57-05:00 NYConvergence is a digest of media and technology news of interest to the New York, New Jersey, and Connecticut tri-state area maintained by Trylon SMR. Trylon SMR is a New York City-based, public-relations firm serving clients in the media, technology, telecommunications, and related industries. TypePad 434789http://www.feedburner.com tag:typepad.com,2003:post-58779450 2008-11-20T10:05:57-05:00 2008-11-20T10:06:43-05:00 NYConvergence The 2008 State New Economy Index, a new report released by the Kauffman Foundation and the Information Technology and Innovation Foundation, has ranked states based on twenty nine factors that determine the prevalence of IT-based jobs. New Jersey is fifth...<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~f/Nyconvergence?a=JqfwN"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~f/Nyconvergence?i=JqfwN" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~f/Nyconvergence?a=sRsON"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~f/Nyconvergence?i=sRsON" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~f/Nyconvergence?a=RnfZN"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~f/Nyconvergence?i=RnfZN" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~f/Nyconvergence?a=4UOtn"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~f/Nyconvergence?i=4UOtn" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~f/Nyconvergence?a=JxJCN"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~f/Nyconvergence?i=JxJCN" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~f/Nyconvergence?a=CgMnN"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~f/Nyconvergence?i=CgMnN" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~f/Nyconvergence?a=1Gabn"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~f/Nyconvergence?i=1Gabn" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~f/Nyconvergence?a=nionn"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~f/Nyconvergence?i=nionn" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~f/Nyconvergence?a=WghAn"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~f/Nyconvergence?i=WghAn" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/Nyconvergence/~4/459646235" height="1" width="1"/> tag:typepad.com,2003:post-58778914 2008-11-20T09:56:05-05:00 2008-11-20T09:56:22-05:00 NYConvergence NYConvergence ORIGINALWe stopped by Web2NewYork's meetup at the Gallery Bar on the Lower East Side Tuesday night and caught presentations by Parnell Pierre-Louis, mDialog, Emily Gannett and Roger Wu, KlickableTV, and David Reinke, StyleHop.Each offers to improve existing Web-based services....<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~f/Nyconvergence?a=2GF3N"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~f/Nyconvergence?i=2GF3N" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~f/Nyconvergence?a=sSA9N"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~f/Nyconvergence?i=sSA9N" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~f/Nyconvergence?a=r5fdN"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~f/Nyconvergence?i=r5fdN" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~f/Nyconvergence?a=ZVWdn"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~f/Nyconvergence?i=ZVWdn" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~f/Nyconvergence?a=WUNUN"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~f/Nyconvergence?i=WUNUN" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~f/Nyconvergence?a=URzYN"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~f/Nyconvergence?i=URzYN" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~f/Nyconvergence?a=gdQNn"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~f/Nyconvergence?i=gdQNn" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~f/Nyconvergence?a=hITAn"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~f/Nyconvergence?i=hITAn" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~f/Nyconvergence?a=8RbGn"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~f/Nyconvergence?i=8RbGn" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/Nyconvergence/~4/459638609" height="1" width="1"/> tag:typepad.com,2003:post-58778784 2008-11-20T09:53:05-05:00 2008-11-20T09:55:13-05:00 NYConvergence NYC-based software developer Boxee has raised $4 million from Union Square Ventures and Spark Capital. The company makes software that enables web content from video sites like Hulu, CBS, Comedy Central and Last.fm to be viewed on TV.In 2009, Boxee's...<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~f/Nyconvergence?a=0MDaN"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~f/Nyconvergence?i=0MDaN" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~f/Nyconvergence?a=WRd4N"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~f/Nyconvergence?i=WRd4N" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~f/Nyconvergence?a=KHdqN"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~f/Nyconvergence?i=KHdqN" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~f/Nyconvergence?a=h72xn"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~f/Nyconvergence?i=h72xn" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~f/Nyconvergence?a=pbVsN"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~f/Nyconvergence?i=pbVsN" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~f/Nyconvergence?a=CkatN"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~f/Nyconvergence?i=CkatN" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~f/Nyconvergence?a=xUnnn"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~f/Nyconvergence?i=xUnnn" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~f/Nyconvergence?a=SXd6n"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~f/Nyconvergence?i=SXd6n" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~f/Nyconvergence?a=sEjVn"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~f/Nyconvergence?i=sEjVn" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/Nyconvergence/~4/459636826" height="1" width="1"/> tag:typepad.com,2003:post-58778216 2008-11-20T09:40:29-05:00 2008-11-20T09:40:29-05:00 NYConvergence Beginning today, the NYC-based company has arranged for Lexus to share its three, low-emission hybrid vehicles with NBC News' iCue consumers through the "Innovation & Technology" and "In The News " content available as part of the iCue Facebook application...<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~f/Nyconvergence?a=D3jmN"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~f/Nyconvergence?i=D3jmN" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~f/Nyconvergence?a=RYufN"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~f/Nyconvergence?i=RYufN" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~f/Nyconvergence?a=RmZYN"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~f/Nyconvergence?i=RmZYN" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~f/Nyconvergence?a=MieRn"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~f/Nyconvergence?i=MieRn" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~f/Nyconvergence?a=K2NAN"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~f/Nyconvergence?i=K2NAN" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~f/Nyconvergence?a=X3XkN"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~f/Nyconvergence?i=X3XkN" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~f/Nyconvergence?a=wpXLn"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~f/Nyconvergence?i=wpXLn" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~f/Nyconvergence?a=nA1Dn"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~f/Nyconvergence?i=nA1Dn" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~f/Nyconvergence?a=duWon"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~f/Nyconvergence?i=duWon" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/Nyconvergence/~4/459624236" height="1" width="1"/> tag:typepad.com,2003:post-58777982 2008-11-20T09:34:24-05:00 2008-11-20T09:38:27-05:00 NYConvergence Since hitting stores on Friday, New Yorkers are reporting positive reviews of the new BlackBerry Storm. The feature most liked is the tactile feel of the touchscreen keyboard, which sets it apart from Apple's iPhone. The phone retails for $199....<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~f/Nyconvergence?a=xmPxN"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~f/Nyconvergence?i=xmPxN" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~f/Nyconvergence?a=JfoWN"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~f/Nyconvergence?i=JfoWN" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~f/Nyconvergence?a=FXWcN"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~f/Nyconvergence?i=FXWcN" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~f/Nyconvergence?a=dECxn"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~f/Nyconvergence?i=dECxn" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~f/Nyconvergence?a=3ntzN"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~f/Nyconvergence?i=3ntzN" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~f/Nyconvergence?a=A9DbN"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~f/Nyconvergence?i=A9DbN" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~f/Nyconvergence?a=eqUen"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~f/Nyconvergence?i=eqUen" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~f/Nyconvergence?a=8ts4n"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~f/Nyconvergence?i=8ts4n" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~f/Nyconvergence?a=DIbun"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~f/Nyconvergence?i=DIbun" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/Nyconvergence/~4/459618721" height="1" width="1"/> tag:typepad.com,2003:post-58777722 2008-11-20T09:27:56-05:00 2008-11-20T09:27:57-05:00 NYConvergence The company creates content such as theatrical trailers, television advertisements, promotions, and print advertisements. It also produces the FX series "Life After Film School." 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NYConvergence...<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~f/Nyconvergence?a=WKETN"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~f/Nyconvergence?i=WKETN" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~f/Nyconvergence?a=9hTaN"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~f/Nyconvergence?i=9hTaN" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~f/Nyconvergence?a=XxLJN"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~f/Nyconvergence?i=XxLJN" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~f/Nyconvergence?a=goI2n"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~f/Nyconvergence?i=goI2n" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~f/Nyconvergence?a=KPLQN"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~f/Nyconvergence?i=KPLQN" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~f/Nyconvergence?a=x3lRN"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~f/Nyconvergence?i=x3lRN" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~f/Nyconvergence?a=Ijkan"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~f/Nyconvergence?i=Ijkan" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~f/Nyconvergence?a=5qFWn"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~f/Nyconvergence?i=5qFWn" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~f/Nyconvergence?a=lENLn"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~f/Nyconvergence?i=lENLn" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/Nyconvergence/~4/459606644" height="1" width="1"/> tag:typepad.com,2003:post-58739612 2008-11-19T13:33:10-05:00 2008-11-19T13:33:10-05:00 NYConvergence While most New Yorkers cannot imagine living without their electronic devices, they are relying on other outdated technologies daily. 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