We'd like to welcome Andrew Baron as this month's speaker. Andrew is best know for the hit videoblog Rocketboom. Andrew will talk about the current state of the industry; Where is the ad market at? Where is traditional media at in moving online? What options are avail to startups? What happened to Podshow and Podtec? What's wrong with Revision3 and Next New Networks?

It should be a great discussion led by someone who really knows and understands the business. Looking forward to seeing everyone!

BIO:

Andrew Michael Baron is the creator and founder of the popular daily videoblog, Rocketboom. He is also the lead writer and producer of the show which has garnered international notoriety.

In Austin during the 1990s, Baron played in bands, ran a visual and performing art gallery and worked a variety of tech jobs. After receiving a BA in Philosophy from Bates College (Maine), Baron graduated with a Master of Fine Arts in Design and Technology in 2003 from Parson in New York City. He was teaching graduate classes at Parsons and MIT when the notion of Rocketboom came to him. Although he has little interest in television (and did not own a TV set during the past decade), Baron has always been inspired by the implications of the democratization of media.

For more information see:

Rocketboom:
http://www.rocketboom...

Portfolio:
http://a.parsons.edu/...

Weblog:
http://www.dembot.com...

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Our Sponsors:

Ariel Publicity has again agreed to host our Meetup at their location in midtown Manhattan. The location is close to subways, Penn Station and the Port Authority. I can not thank her enough!

Any volunteers who wish to bring refreshments please do so (contact me beforehand if you can so we don't duplicate work). Anyone who wants to help Now is the time.

About Ariel Hyatt & Ariel Publicity

Ariel Publicity was founded 10 years ago, with the mission that all artists deserve to be heard and there is a place for artists of every level to receive exposure. Ariel has managed to place tens of thousands of artists in countless outlets from national magazines and TV to the most grassroots online fanzines. The publicity game has changed radically over the last few years and Ariel Publicity is working hard to offer opportunities to indie artists looking to get exposure by exclusively promoting online.

About PodGlo Enterprises, Inc.

PodGlo provides a cross-website, socially linked micro-podcasting service that allows users to express themselves with speech and participate in conversations with easy to use web-based and mobile phone interfaces embedded directly into your site. PodGlo has released in beta. Ask for an invite code.

This event is only open to a limited number of people because of the space available. RSVP ASAP so you don't lose out.

If you would like to speak at a future Meetup please contact me with your contact information so that I can get you in the schedule.

- Doug Kersten