Image via CrunchBaseThe evening was as fabulous as I expected it to be, although the next time I think I am going to pull a Miko Mercer (@mikomercer) and not drink any beer. Only a few days back I learned Ann Curry is half Japanese like Miko. (Ann Curry Commencement)
All beer drinking is obligatory drinking for me. I don't enjoy the process. I enjoy the effect even less. I far more enjoy working the crowd, hopping from one puddle to the next and next.
I paid my compliments, first at my blog in the morning, and then in person to Andrew in the evening. I was 15 minutes late, and still one of the first to show. Digital Dumbo is what the NY Tech MeetUp after party should be, I said.
"I am friends with Nate," he said. If Andrew Zarick is a Louisville guy, Nate Westheimer is a Cincinnati guy. Between them they have all the bases covered. Nate organizes the NY Tech MeetUp. Of course I am familiar with Cincy too. And I am friends with Nate. His is a delightful presence on the local tech scene.
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I really like the Dumbo name, and it can't be all technology, although it is the only geographical locale of its kind in the city. The name Dumbo reminds me of Appu, the mascot for the Asian games in Delhi in 1982.
My family and relatives call me Pappu, not Paramendra. Paramendra is the name they came up with when it was time for me to go to school. And a good name too, totally Google friendly. Elephants and mangoes are so India.
One day a high school friend showed up at our house - my grandfather was out on the verandah - and he made the mistake of asking for Paramendra. He was promptly asked to keep walking down the street. My grandfather did not recognize the name off the bat.
I really appreciated the space. The Dumbo Loft is special. I hope they stick to the venue. They might not have anything better in Dumbo. To a few people I said, this space, and this floor, makes me want to practice my kicks, throw around my lower limbs, try out some basic martial arts.
You had to enter your name on a computer when you got there, and the computer would generate a name for you. Mine was DJ something Dog.
The guy serving beer remembered me from last time. Why not? I was the guy who asked for water.
I liked working the room. I would go from one group of two people to another group of three people, until I was tipsy and no longer effective. I left around 9 PM. Most people had formed small groups around people they worked with, people they showed up with. I'd show up and stir the water a bit.
This event had the healthiest male female ratio of any tech event I have ever been to. How did this happen? I think it was pretty much half and half. That sure was not the case at the last Digital Dumbo. And that sure does not happen at the NY Tech MeetUp. I was impressed but also perplexed. I got into a lengthy conversation with this one woman coder. I asked her why she thought most coders were men. She said, beats me, your guess is as good as mine.
You gotta ask, what is Andrew Zarick's secret sauce?
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was able to convince the 
people, AnyClip needs to be able to convince the 
people. No small undertaking, but it can be done.
as a category rose in the search results. They are big as they are. 2% of all searches are for 8,000 movies and 1,000 actors, right?
stayed in hiding until they organized all the world's information. You release, you iterate, you take the site through a few different incarnations. 
has a thought or two on this one. That guy is not just in the sports business. He is one restless entrepreneur. He is also in the movie business.![Reblog this post [with Zemanta]](https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/blogger_img_proxy/AEn0k_s_Y_gVH0zNXvCSDJqH3Rbg8ui2dckhygIBph7jndMVxZCI94TbxCTLIHDJj1m4ljKbANy2cFPa2PHMw7txaAgu6ylcqRAC2UfKgaPuUAwZaej4EjfvJSItf4Z7LmeMGOJLItdryX9kCHjriXrfrOvZ=s0-d)
post is warranted.
also for AnyClip, but the longer the site is on the better. Take care of the 
issues best you can. That is basic. Expect traffic. Fulfill the basic promises made.
are a good starting point. But 
knows more than 2,000 
feature is a powerul one. Every 
clips is giving AnyClip much needed 
matters, but of course. There are studies showing 
has overtaken 
itself as the most visited site in America. If I find a clip on AnyClip that I like and want to share, I should be able to share easy. Over time there has to be a sense of community at the site itself. As to how you go about it, there are a few different ways. The Disqus integration is a very good idea. A lot of people link their Disqus profiles to their blogs and 
accounts. That gives you the option to get to know them better. That builds community.
get made. They put out trailers before they put out movies. AnyClip is like saying no movie ever made has to go stale. The best 
have a 
quality to them. If you are going to watch four minutes of a movie that you end up liking, you might as well rent or buy the movie. AnyClip's SceneSearch tool is a major 
engine.
integrations on AnyClip are a great first move. I wonder if it would be possible to have those integrations to also be part of the embedded clips. So someone watches a clip at my blog, and they get to go straight to ![Reblog this post [with Zemanta]](https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/blogger_img_proxy/AEn0k_uKqoKMeW0afjn3bt6SAHRG025JzRPwIleLx3cSMxvLJFj_IO13xLHkaABHffZnQEANznWZ9hqgbfgKJjbemQ3dak9zGsmwIFvr35ta5uHo9oIy3ZwUZDvwHukJlUiwO8OOGhc_Wwqdur5ueoea9hsw=s0-d)
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