Archive: May 2014

Why ‘Girl Develop It’ launched an open source fellowship

May 30, 2014 12:03 pm

Why ‘Girl Develop It’ launched an open source fellowship

Women make up less than two percent of the open source developer community, according to a 2007 survey by the National Center for Women & Information Technology. The Philadelphia chapter of women's tech education group Girl Develop It wants to get those numbers up, and it's starting locally.
Portfolio Night 12 names top designer, then creative agency Huge hired her

May 30, 2014 11:45 am

Portfolio Night 12 names top designer, then creative agency Huge hired her

Creative aspirants descended on Huge last week for a night of feedback on their porfolios from Art Directors in a position to hire.
Gowanus agency wins Webby for chef Mario Batali website

May 30, 2014 11:21 am

Gowanus agency wins Webby for chef Mario Batali website

Operation CMYK won a Webby for website for a celebrity chef, beating out sites for pop stars and a dead comedy legend.
Sematext: virtual enterprise IT product team with Park Slope founder

May 30, 2014 10:45 am

Sematext: virtual enterprise IT product team with Park Slope founder

A consulting company with expertise in open source search engines is building out a set of SaaS products that will grow the business steadily over time. It's bootstrapping its growth with a virtual team of 12, including its Brooklyn founder.
It’s a ‘Missed Connection’ for Lt. Gov. Brown at debate [Links]

May 30, 2014 10:15 am

It’s a ‘Missed Connection’ for Lt. Gov. Brown at debate [Links]

"Lt. Gov. Anthony G. Brown was a no-show at Tuesday’s debate and someone did what usually happens these days—posted a notice on Craigslist."
Two early SnipSnap investors caught in GSI insider trading scandal [Roundup]

May 30, 2014 8:30 am

Two early SnipSnap investors caught in GSI insider trading scandal [Roundup]

In this week's Startup Roundup, more background on an SEC investigation into Chris Saridakis, a local tech executive and angel investor, plus in other news, Edison Ventures get a 3x return and Biomeme finds a N3rd Street office
Emerging Technology Center ‘created’ 1,100 jobs in 2 years [report]

May 30, 2014 8:15 am

Emerging Technology Center ‘created’ 1,100 jobs in 2 years [report]

It's more from a city-commissioned survey on the economic impact of the incubator program that receives city funding and has become one of the anchors of entrepreneurship in the region.
Bushwick Open Studios: 4 tech picks at 8th annual neighborhood arts crawl

May 30, 2014 7:45 am

Bushwick Open Studios: 4 tech picks at 8th annual neighborhood arts crawl

8 years of Bushwick Open Studios. We give you some technological art to go see.
1 in 4 NYC IT pros live in Brooklyn, with just 7% of the jobs [report]

May 29, 2014 11:45 am

1 in 4 NYC IT pros live in Brooklyn, with just 7% of the jobs [report]

More than three times as many IT professionals live in Brooklyn than work here. That's one of several findings from a new study of the local innovation economy.