Event Recap: DC New Media Technology
March 19, 2008 · Print This Article
Tonight I ventured down to the Lotus Lounge for the DC New Media Technology happy hour. It was sponsored by Voxant and was a good time. As usual we are starting to see the beginnings of good things happening on the area and the roots of a core of people that are here in DC to bring the area to tech life. Nick O'Neill form The Social Times was there and we had some really good talks between us and Andrew Wright and others as to the state off affairs here in DC with regards to tech. It was a good time. Nick obviosuly has a lot of irons on the fire and it is always good to catch up with him.
I actaully had a bit of a "double date" thanks to our friends over at WhyGoSolo. I had set up a listing for the event and got a "handshake" form 2 people, David Patton (@dcpatton ) and Keith Casey (look Keith No Quote !!). I tried to keep them both unaware I was 2timing them, but in the end they found out about each other :( Needless to say, I went home alone 
There was one guy, whose card I did not get, but is a young man form Boston who was down to check out the DC startup scene. Of course Nick and I gave him an earful and I think he was kind of impressed with what is happening in DC. My friend Jeremy Epstein of Microsoft was there fresh off the birth of his little girl and enjoying the web social scene.
I was also fortunate to finally get a chance to meet up with Bob and his wife Julliane (hope i got the speeling right) of JobMatchBox.com. He has another SocialMatchBox coming up next week (more to come on this). We will be looking to co sponsor some things in the Rockville area to get some of those startups out into the light as well with JobMatchBox in the near future.
The events keep getting bigger and better and is a great way to get out and meetup with some great people. See you all at the next one !
Thanks for not quoting me!
Seriously though, it’s odd to think that people are agreeing with what I say. I mean… come on, have you listened to me?
And it’s not a date, it’s a handshake!
@Keith you are like the Dali Lama … a great an with a great following and a msg to spread.
A date, a handshake .. you say tomato I say tomaato …
You crack me up.
Though, getting double handshakes shouldn’t be possilble. Once you accept one and they confirm, it should be closed. If you found a bug, I guess I owe you a beer. I did that for @batterista.
Doh, I should learn how to read, you didn’t put a limit on the people.. so everyone there could have handshaked with you.
Whew, my beer debt stays stable for once.
I dunno, The Dalai Lama is kidn of a jerk http://vids.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=vids.individual&VideoID=4328870
Last night turned out well. Enjoyed the chat.
In case anyone is interested in photos, we will be sharing them on Jobmatchbox later today. If anyone is interested in getting more information on Social Matchbox DC they can visit http://www.socialmatchbox.com for details.