The Find Your Fast website that took the award was the central site for a larger integrated program I had designed to introduce a new game engine for 3DVIA and position it alongside the companies existing social 3D publishing suite.  It also took the Best in Show at the W3 this year as well.  I could describe it but this one is better experienced by clicking on the image above.

As I mentioned earlier, they spared no expense this year and put on quite a show.  Congratulation to Kiki Mills and everyone at MITX for putting on a first-class event.  I was only sad to see that no one was actually Kanye’d this year!

The 2 pictures above were taken with my iPhone and I only wish I had the NIKON.  The picture on the left is me with the crack team at Genuine Interactive.  Check out their augmented reality application that was connected with their print ad in the this years event program.  Can you find Chris (on the right of the pic) do his best Lord of the Dance impression?

See you next year!

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“Unregularradio.com (currently in open beta) is a full social networking site and streaming radio station geared towards the local Boston area scene. We want the station to complement the site by offering local people showcasing local music, events and talents.”

The site built on the Joomla platform is a bit rough around the edges but bringing local user-generated content together with the opportunity to get in at the ground floor could be exciting for the right people.  You also get the chance to hang out in the very cool looking Sanctum Studios.

If you are interested in creating your own show, you are encouraged to email the site ( RADIOAPP@unregularradio.com ).  You can also check out the original post on Craigslist.

Best of luck to this new Boston online venture.

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The following is a list of Boston area company CEOs in no particular order from tech companies large and small.  The pictures and descriptions come right from their Twitter profiles so please do not blame me for the content.  Also, there were a few CEOs that I wanted to include but just could not find a Twitter account online.  Add a comment or send me a tweet if your CEO is not listed? 

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jerallaire (jerBrightcove)
Founder and CEO of Brightcove. Former CTO Macromedia and Co-Founder Allaire
www.brightcove.com

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tomgerace (tomgerace)
Gather CEO, SMAC Chair, social media fanatic, lover of travel, vizsla dad
www.gather.com

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daynagrayson (daynagrayson)
CEO of Viximo. www.viximo.com

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Jon Radoff (jradoff)
Swashbuckler, adventurer, starfighter pilot, slayer of dragons, commando, storyteller, serial entrepreneur, GamerDNA founder/CEO www.gamerdna.com

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Diane Hessan (CommunispaceCEO)
CEO of Communispace, author, lover of all things marketing, baseball and politics. Mom to 2 fabulous daughters. www.communispace.com/

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DD Ganguly (ddganguly)
Co-founder and CEO of Dimdim – Easy, open, affordable Web Conferencing.
www.dimdim.com

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Jenny Floren – CEO (jennyfloren)
Founder & CEO of Experience, Inc. / experience.com – Bridging the gap between education and the working world. www.experience.com

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Brian Halligan (bhalligan)
Inbound Marketing — HubSpot CEO
www.hubspot.com

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Barry Libert (blibert)
Chairman and CEO of Mzinga, Author of We Are Smarter Than Me and Barack, Inc.
www.mzinga.com

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Adam Green (grazr)
CEO of Grazr Corp.
http://grazr.com

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Mike Ford (mikeford)
CEO – Founder, TownConnect – Social Media, Search Marketing, Advertising, Bus Dev, RubyOnRails , Boston. www.townconnect.com

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brianshin (brianshin)
Founder and CEO, Visible Measures, Internet video measurement specialists
www.visiblemeasures.com

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healthyjack (Jack Barrette)
CEO of WEGO Health – I believe health is social media’s higher calling
wegohealth.com

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Stephen Randall (stephenrandall)
CEO LocaModa, Several patents and songs to my name. Father of talented daughter and son. Husband to an actress. Hands full. www.locamoda.com

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Jeff Ray (jeffray)
CEO of DS SolidWorks Corp.
www.solidworks.com

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Robin Chase (rmchase)
Founding CEO of Zipcar, GoLoco, Meadow Networks. Transportation innovator focused on open solutions, pragmatic implementation, and real-time CO2 reductions

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Timothy Rowe (rowe)
CEO at Cambridge Innovation Center; Venture Partner at New Atlantic Ventures; President at Kendall Square Assoc. www.cictr.com

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Stacy DeBroff (MomCentral)  
CEO, social media leader, national mom expert, TV personality, parenting author, and happily imperfect Mom to 2 mostly adorable teens.  www.MomCentral.com

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smarcelo (sheila marcelo)
Founder & CEO of Care.com
www.care.com

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George Colony (gcolony)

CEO, Forrester Research
www.forrester.com

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Ben Saren (bsaren)
Specializing in oxygen intake and safe driving for 30+ years.
www.citysquares.com

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Dave Balter (DaveBalter)
BzzAgent CEO, self-aware workaholic
www.bzzagent.com

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Pano Anthos (ptanthos)
CEO of Hangout Industries — The immersive web is coming
www.hangout.net

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Toby LaVigne (TobyLaVigne)
HubCast CEO and Founder
www.hubcast.com

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dfriend (David Friend)
CEO of Carbonite Online Backup
www.carbonite.com

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My favorite demo from the main 3 presenters had to be Totspot but Zeer and WebNotes both look like promising startups. Of the side demonstrations, it was great to see former colleague Michal Hlavac from local virtual world CreaturePark and to meet Robert DeFranco from 211me. I also had a chance to meet upcoming blogger Amanda Gravel of SocialHoneycomb – add her RSS feed to your reader.

Pictures: You can check out all of the pictures on Flickr. If you have pictures of the event, please add them to the Boston Tech Events group that I just started on Flickr.

Social Media: You can follow the event on (Summize) Twitter Search or join the new Webinno room on FriendFeed started by my colleague and FF star Hao.

Presenters: Please check out each of the local startups from the event last night.

• Totspot – Adam Katz
• WebNotes – Ryan Damico
• Zeer – Michael Putnam
• 211me – Robert DeFranco
• WordChamp – Daniel Blumenthal
• PaperG – Victor Wong & Roger Lee
• Creaturepark / Ingeeni Studios – Michal Hlavac & Henry Kaufman
• YouCastr – Ariel Diaz, Jeff Hebert, Matt Hodgson, & Brad Johnson
• LuckyCal – Sanjay Vakil
• Snipd – Alex Schliker
• Tikatok – Sharon Kan

The next event will be September 15th!

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I will attempt to attend all of these…hope to see you there!

• Build Guild, July 8th, 6:30PM
  Salem Beer Works [ REGISTER ]
  The new kid on the block and my winner for the best use of Twitter to promote an event, Build Guild brings together the cream of the North Shore web design crop in one event.  I love an event that brings together the web, micro-brews and  my old stomping grounds.
• WebInno18 – July 15th, 6:30PM
  Royal Sonesta Cambridge: [ REGISTER ]
  Back after a short hiatus, WebInno is back with a jam packed list of companies including Totspot, WebNotes, Zeer, 211me, WordChamp, PaperG, Creaturepark / Ingeeni Studios, YouCastr, LuckyCal, Snipd, Tikatok
  
• NSWG, July 17th, 6PM
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  Another great event for the North Shore weberati, the North Shore Web Geek event is a monthly drinking / networking event at the Grog in Newburyport set for the third Thursday of every month.
• PodCamp3 Boston – July 19 – 20
  Joseph Martin Conference Center, Harvard Medical School [ REGISTER ]
  Considered an “unconference“, the next installment of social media popstars Christopher Penn (no, not that one) and Chris Brogan’s PodCamp comes back to Boston. Check out the list of presenters already signed up for the show.  This show also takes the “open” concept to the next level by publishing their books.
• TECH Cocktail Boston 2, Boston – July 24th, 6:30PM
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  If you liked the PopSignal event earlier this year and are looking for the party side of Boston web networking, TechCocktail is your event.  Check out the photos from last years TechCocktail event.

There are actually quite a few events and conferences in the area this month and next month even brings the Mashables event series to Boston…am I not cool because I do not have an event attached to my blog?

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What do you think of StyleFeeder? Let Boston Know.

StyleFeeder
Location: Cambridge, MA
Funding: VC – ($2M Series A in Jan. 08 plus an earlier round)
# of Employees: 7
URL: http://www.stylefeeder.com
Blog: http://blog.stylefeeder.com,
http://blog.tech.stylefeeder.com
Submitted By: Dina Pradel

What’s your elevator pitch?

StyleFeeder combines the best of Web 2.0’s social and personalization aspects in the Web’s only personal shopping engine. By learning about each person’s unique sense of style, StyleFeeder helps shoppers discover new products they’ll love and others who share their tastes. Even search results are returned with the user’s predicted order of preference in mind, providing a much more efficient way to find products like clothes, furniture and gadgets. StyleFeeder has also created the largest shopping application on Facebook, helping social networkers share their latest shopping finds and access their personal recommendations within the Facebook experience.

Who is your target market?

StyleFeeder can help anyone shop better, as our recommendation engine is designed to show users only the people and products we think are going to appeal to them. That being said, we’re really popular among 18-to-30-year-old female power shoppers!

What makes you different or stand out?

There are a lot of sites that say they offer “recommendations” to users…but often, the recommendations are extremely generic, or the onus remains on the user to browse other people’s finds. Current search engines work well if you know exactly what you’re looking for, but what if you only have a vague idea of what you want? We’ve used technology to cut through the clutter and make it much easier to discover products that the unique individual that is you is going to like. Our preference algorithm allows us to recommend not only products from around the web, from major retailers to long-tail boutiques, but also people who share your similar sense of style. Our site is social, in the sense that we’re drawing on the wisdom of the many, but it’s the combination of that social data as interpreted by our preference technology that is really powerful in providing actual utility to shoppers. We’ve also managed to crack the “cold start” problem that has plagued other recommendation engines based on collaborative filtering techniques – we can incorporate new data from users in real time.

Who are the founders?

Philip Jacob, a software architect, technology consultant and veteran of several Boston-area startups, created the initial version of StyleFeeder in 2005 and now serves as the CTO.

The management team is rounded out by VP of Business Development, Shergul Arshad, an e-commerce veteran with experience at companies like eBay and Fairmarket, and VP of Marketing, Dina Pradel, who had a background in targeting young web-savvy users at companies including MTV/Viacom and Y2M: Youth Media and Marketing Networks.

What is your startup story?
(Where did the idea come from, inspiration, funny anecdote, etc., etc.)

The story is actually one of the sections of our site that gets the most comments from users: http://www.stylefeeder.com/about.html! The short version is that Phil noticed that his wife was having a difficult time Christmas shopping with her friends — they were finding great stuff online, but losing track of the links when they tried to email or IM them to each other. Phil developed a site that would allow users to bookmark the items they were shopping for, and that’s how StyleFeeder became the first site in what is now called the “social shopping” space.

But it soon became apparent that shoppers were hungry for more powerful product discovery methods; hence the hiring of Jason Rennie, who holds a PhD from MIT in collaborative filtering. Rennie developed various data analysis techniques to create a sophisticated recommendation algorithm that powers the personalization aspects of the site.

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From the invite…

POPSignal parties are aimed at bringing together the local tech and startup community in a fun and informal environment. There is no format, presentations, or speeches. However, there is always a free open bar, free food, music, fun activities from sponsors (see below), and great conversation. You must RSVP at http://popsignal.eventbrite.com.

Join us for an evening of fun mingling with other technology enthusiasts, VCs, bloggers and entrepreneurs on May 15th, 2008 at Tequila Rain near Fenway Park. The event is from 6:30pm – 9:30pm.

You must be 21+ to attend and must be on the RSVP list for the event to get in. Space is limited, so please RSVP only if you plan on attending. Can’t wait to see you there!

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Date
Thursday, May 15, 2008

Time
6:30 pm ET – 9:30 pm ET

Location
Tequila Rain by Fenway
3 Lansdowne Street
Boston, MA 02215

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StyleFeeder, the local social shopping startup, announced partnerships with both Shopping.com and The Glam Network today. The company will extend it’s reach and technology to Shopping.com users and the Glam Publisher Network of more than 400 popular lifestyle websites and blogs targeting women.

StyleFeeder recently announced a new open API initiative for social media developers and since last year has grown significantly with more than four million page views each month and more than 800,000 unique visitors per month. StyleFeeder is currently the largest shopping application on Facebook with nearly one million installs.

Is it me, or does the team image on their management page look like the back cover of a 90s-era rock band?

Which one is the bass player? Is Shergul on the phone and his celly?

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Somehow, I think the site might be better titled Stuff Cantabrigians Like?

Here is the complete list of "Stuff White People Like"

• #95 Rugby
• #94 Free Healthcare
• #93 Music Piracy
• #92 Book Deals
• #91 San Francisco
• #90 Dinner Parties
• #89 St. Patrick’s Day
• #88 Having Gay Friends
• #87 Outdoor Performance Clothes
• #86 Shorts
• #85 The Wire
• #84 T-Shirts
• #83 Bad Memories of High School
• #82 Hating Corporations
• #81 Graduate School
  
• #80 The Idea of Soccer
• #79 Modern Furniture
• #78 Multilingual Children
• #77 Musical Comedy
• #76 Bottles of Water
• #75 Threatening to Move to Canada
• #74 Oscar Parties
• #73 Gentrification
• #72 Study Abroad
• #71 Being the only white person around
• #70 Difficult Breakups
• #69 Mos Def
• #68 Michel Gondry
• #67 Standing Still at Concerts
• #66 Divorce
• #65 Co-Ed Sports
• #64 Recycling
• #63 Expensive Sandwiches
• #62 Knowing What’s Best for Poor People
• #61 Bicycles
• #60 Toyota Prius
• #59 Natural Medicine
• #58 Japan
• #57 Juno
• #56 Lawyers
• #55 Apologies
• #54 Kitchen Gadgets
• #53 Dogs
• #52 Sarah Silverman
• #51 Living by the Water
• #50 Irony
• #49 Vintage
• #48 Whole Foods and Grocery Co-ops
• #47 Arts Degrees
• #46 The Sunday New York Times
• #45 Asian Fusion Food
• #44 Public Radio
• #43 Plays
• #42 Sushi
• #41 Indie Music
• #40 Apple Products
• #39 Netflix
• #38 Arrested Development
• #37 Renovations
• #36 Breakfast Places
• #35 The Daily Show/Colbert Report
• #34 Architecture
• #33 Marijuana
• #32 Vegan/Vegetarianism
• #31 Snowboarding
• #30 Wrigley Field
• #29 80s Night
• #28 Not having a TV
• #27 Marathons
• #26 Manhattan (now Brooklyn too!)
• #25 David Sedaris
• #24 Wine
• #23 Microbreweries
• #22 Having Two Last Names
• #21 Writers Workshops
• #20 Being an expert on YOUR culture
• #19 Traveling
• #18 Awareness
• #17 Hating their Parents
• #16 Gifted Children
• #15 Yoga
• #14 Having Black Friends
• #13 Tea
• #12 Non-Profit Organizations
• #11 Asian Girls
• #10 Wes Anderson Movies
• #9 Making you feel bad about not going outside
• #8 Barack Obama
• #7 Diversity
• #6 Organic Food
• #5 Farmer’s Markets
• #4 Assists
• #3 Film Festivals
• #2 Religions their parents don’t belong to
• #1 Coffee

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The are many blog and site template sites on the web but Templamatic is looking to set it’s offering aside by focusing on quality vs. quantity designs and also creating a very designer friendly site.  The site currently offers a 75% commission for contributing designers and openly promotes the designers identities with each template.  This allows designers to be contacted directly by companies looking for custom work.

If you are a Boston area web designer looking for extra exposure and cash, Templamatic is actively looking for designers to contribute to the marketplace. 

As a bit of disclosure…I’m actively working with Ben for design work.

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