Oh yes, by all means, this is no joke. The SF Newtech extravaganza hit a new level since it outgrew the CNET digs and graduated to the Metreon (where many a rockstar has played to lucky audiences).
In its first meetup in the new theater, SF Newtech appears to have already outgrown its new home. Kudos to event founder, Myles Weissleder.
It’s no surprise however. Over the last year, the Web 2.0 has truly grown to become a cultural phenomenon that has fortunately, or unfortunately, shed its association with the technology infrastructure which defined it. Now, it’s all about the tech renaissance and the flocks of people who are rushing to be part of the next big thing.
This event also featured none other than Om Malik as the VIP guest moderator.
Christian Perry, founder of Zaptix and SFBeta, stepped in for Adriana Gascoigne to interview an impressive lineup of presenters, including:
- Podtech & ScobleShow – Robert Scoble, Blogger/Vlogger Extraordinaire
- Magnify.net - Steve Rosenbaum, CEO & Founder
- Justin.TV - Justin Kan live from LA w/ Kyle Vogt, Cast, Crew & Hardware Hacker
- Turnhere – John McWeeny, Senior Vice President, Business Development
- Kyte – Daniel Graf, CEO & Founder
Other notable attendees were:
- Debbie Landa and Shay Norin of Dealmaker Media
- Jeremy Pepper
- David Ingram of Izimi
- Ben Wan, angel investor
- Cindy Phung of the Forbin Group
- Ben Metcalfe
- Webware‘s Rafe Needleman
- James Yu of Buzzshout
- Joanne Wan of GigaOM
- Julian Brass of Engage.com
- Mick Liubinskas of Tangler.com
- Victor Karamalis of Authenticated Apparel
More pictures are available at Brian Solis’ flickr album.
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Discussion
Hey Brian, it was a good event, but I fear that it will grow too big and loose it’s funk. I guess that’s how they evolve though. Maybe it’s time for a new one. A focused one. Hmmm
New Net SF?
Mick, interesting point…Christian Perry’s new Geek Sessions kicks off tomorrow night, I wonder if that might be a bit more intimate.
Myles, loved it, great event, i much prefer the more ‘organized’ format to the free-for-all drinks parties. Will catch up soon. Dave
Loose our funk?! Not on my watch. Yo.