http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W1czBcnX1Ww

We are now entering the age of the RoBot.  We can just call them all RoBs for short. I had the pleasure to spend time with the Helen Greiner, Co-founder and Chairman of iRobot. She showed us some cool RoBs at the Future in Review event. Now the folks at Boston Dynamics a bot that is pretty amazing. Watch the video and wait until you see the guy give the Robot a good kick and you will be shocked.

Watchout T2 is coming!  Best, Tim

http://revision3.com/rev3gazette/bitgravity/
They go over the technology behind the DEMO venture conference and cover how video feeds are processed via a very high-end webcasting system. This will you provide with with a glimpse of the future for new media production with price points and technology now approaching viability for companies.

Enjoy! Tim Reha

Dear Friends,

This is the final program update for OnMedia—a “must attend” event for any technology CEO, ad executive, or investor playing in the online media and advertising space. VC Kingpin Tim Draper says, “I wouldn’t miss it, and I’m looking forward to being part of the program!”

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Last year OnMedia was about YouTube and Revver; this year it’s about Joost, Move Networks, and Hulu. Last year was about creating online buzz, and showcasing the handful of Madison Avenue executives who get the Internet. This year will be about the emergence of niche social networks and closing he gap between ad dollars and online eyeballs. This year, we’ll also be unveiling the Madison Avenue IT List — the 12 people in the advertising world that get the Internet — and showcasing the 12 cool Internet video ads that worked.

At OnMedia, our editors will also honor the OnMedia 100 Top Private Companies. Fifty of the top CEOs from the OnMedia 100 will pitch their market strategies to a panel of industry experts in our “CEO Showcase.”

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OnMedia NYC 2008 Schedule and Speakers:

Monday, January 28, 2008

Opening night sessions and reception
* Co-Host: Tony Perkins, Founder, AlwaysOn
* Co-Host: Bill Cleary, Founder, Cleary & Partners

OnMedia 100 Awards
* Brian Hughes, Partner, Venture Capital Group, KPMG

Analysis of the OnMedia 100
* Tolman Geffs, Managing Director, The Jordan, Edmiston Group

The Open Media Revolution Was Not Televised
* Bill Cleary, Founder, Cleary & Partners
* Tony Perkins, Founder, AlwaysOn

Silicon Alley Meets Silicon Valley
Featuring some of the hottest companies on each coast.
Moderator: Henry Blodget, CEO, Editor in Chief, Silicon Alley Insider
* Seth Sternberg, CEO, Meebo
* David Kidder, CEO, Clickable
* John Edwards, CEO, Move Networks
* Waikit Lau, Co-Founder, ScanScout
* Frank Addante, CEO, The Rubicon Project

Tuesday, January 29, 2008

KPMG and AlwaysOn VC Survey — What You’re Telling Us
* Michael Monahan, Partner, KPMG

CEO Showcase — Online Advertising Service Providers
Presentations by CEOs of the hottest companies in this sector, emceed by Ezra Roizen, Contributing Editor, AlwaysOn.
* Bob Kantor, CEO, Hanger Network
* Alistar Goodman, VP Strategic Marketing, Exponential
* Brock Purpura, CEO, Etology
* Doug Walker, Co-founder EVP, Hydra Network
* Christina Tutone, CEO, AdItLast
* Russ Fradin, CEO, Adify
* Keith Ippel, President, Lat49
* Ben Weinberger, CEO, Digitalsmiths
* Dana Ghavami, CEO, CheckM8
Immediately following these CEO presentations, industry experts will comment:
* Satya Patel, Principal, Battery Ventures
* Daniel Ciporin, Partner Canaan Partners
Immediately following this session, the CEOs will be available for 30-minutes of Q&A and demos in the South Salon.

Why I am Bullish on Investing in Media
* Tim Draper, Founder and Managing Director, Draper, Fisher, Jurvetson

Report Card: VC Investment in Content Companies
Just a few years ago, there weren’t many VCs who invested in content. What’s changed to make that far more common now?
Moderator: Sam Angus, Partner, Fenwick & West
* Eric Hippeau, Managing Director, Softbank Capital
* Jonathan Miller, Co-Founder, Velocity Investment Group
* Drew Lipsher, Partner, Greycroft Partners
* Tim Draper, Founder and Managing Director, Draper, Fisher, Jurvetson
* Rick Heitzmann, Partner, Pequot Ventures

Cracking the Code for Online Branding
The web is transforming business in many ways, making conventional wisdom regarding brand building somewhat irrelevant. The panel will explore the complex media and marketing issues confronting clients today — in an effort to crack the code by deciphering workable options.
Moderator: Bill Cleary, Founder, Cleary & Partners
* Jean-Philippe Maheu, Chief Digital Officer, Ogilvy North America
* Tom Bedecarre, CEO, AKQA
* Ben Bajarin, President, Creative Strategies

CEO Showcase — Digital Content Publishers
Presentations by CEOs of the hottest companies in this sector, emceed by Ezra Roizen, Contributing Editor, AlwaysOn.
* Steven D. Hearn, CEO, PodcastGo
* Steve Rosenbaum, CEO, Magnify.net
* George Hayes, SVP Marketing and Sales, Spiral Frog
* Charlie Muirhead, Founder & CEO, t5m.com
* Marc Campbell, Founder & CEO, Independent Comedy Network
* Ami Kassar, Chief Innovation Officer, Ideablob
* Vincent J. Schiavone, CEO Fountainhead Networks Immediately following these CEO presentations, industry experts will comment:
* Jay MacDonald, Partner, DeSilva & Phillips
* Maha Ibrahim, General Partner, Canaan Partners
Immediately following this session, the CEOs will be available for 30-minutes of Q&A and demos in the South Salon.

Technology and Advertising: A Year of Digital M&A
What a transformative year for ad networks. Microsoft bought aQuantive for $6.0 billion, WPP bought 24/7 Real Media for $650 million, Google’s buying Double Click for $3.1 Billion, Yahoo bought Right Media and Blue Lithium, and AOL bought Tacoda and Third Screen Media. The landscape has changed.
Moderator: Saul Berman, Partner, IBM Global Business Services, IBM
* David Moore, CEO, 24/7 Real Media
* David Morgan, EVP, Global Advertising Strategy, AOL
* Jim Spanfeller, President, Forbes.com
* Imran Khan, Analyst, JP Morgan
* Joshua Tanzer, Managing Director, Revolution Partners

CEO Showcase — Web Services
Presentations by CEOs of the hottest companies in this sector, emceed by Ezra Roizen, Contributing Editor, AlwaysOn.
* Tim Schigel, CEO, ShareThis
* Matt Colebourne, CEO, coComment
* Thede Loder, CEO, Boxbe
* Dan Cohen, CEO, PageFlakes
* Ankesh Kumar, CEO, Grouptivity
* Lee Corkran, Founder & CEO, BrightQube
Immediately following these CEO presentations, industry experts will comment:
* Michael Brandis, Esq., Sedgwick, Detert, Moran & Arnold
Immediately following this session, the CEOs will be available for 30-minutes of Q&A and demos in the South Salon.

CEO Showcase
Presentations by CEOs of the hottest companies in this sector, emceed by Ezra Roizen, Contributing Editor, AlwaysOn.
* Lon Otremba, CEO, Access 360 Media
* Amir Ashkenazi, CEO, Adap.tv
* Jay Bean, Founder and President, OrangeSoda
* Campbell Corfe, CEO, 5th Finger
* Sean Morgan, CEO, ClipSyndicate
* Frank Addante, CEO, The Rubicon Project
Immediately following this session, the CEOs will be available for 30-minutes of Q&A and demos in the South Salon.

The New, New Agency: Why Are They Buying All Those Companies?
Moderator: Mark Wasserberger, Managing Director, Montgomery & Co
* Lance Maerov, SVP Corporate Development, WPP Group
* Trevor Kaufman, CEO, Schematic

The New, New Network Strategy
Fireside chat with a major network exec about all the major shifts he sees as the broadcast business continues to evolve.
Moderator: Tony Perkins, Founder, AlwaysOn
* Kevin Magee, EVP, Fox Business Network

CEO Showcase — Community Platforms
Presentations by CEOs of the hottest companies in this sector, emceed by Ezra Roizen, Contributing Editor, AlwaysOn.
* Jay Hallberg, VP Marketing & co-founder, Spiceworks
* Dan Bruns, CEO, Prospero
* Kate Thorp, CEO, Real Girls Media
* Gordon Gould, CEO, ThisNext
* Kane Bender, Co-Founder, YouChoose.net
Immediately following these CEO presentations, industry experts will comment:
* Sita Vasan, Senior Manager, Strategic Investments, Intel Capital
* Ethan Ayer, Partner, Milestone Venture Partners
Immediately following this session, the CEOs will be available for 30-minutes of Q&A and demos in the South Salon.

When Will Online Advertising Dollars Catch up with Online Viewership?
Moderator: Tolman Geffs, Managing Director, The Jordan, Edmiston Group
* Penry Price, VP Advertising Sales, Google
* Bob Jeffrey, Chairman & CEO, JWT Worldwide
* Michael Leo, President & CEO, Operative
* Jacqueline Corbelli, CEO, Brightline iTV Marketing Specialists
* Bruce Nelson, Vice Chairman, Omnicom

CEO Showcase — Tech Enablers
Presentations by CEOs of the hottest companies in this sector, emceed by Ezra Roizen, Contributing Editor, AlwaysOn.
* Paul Martino, CEO, Aggregate Knowledge, OM100 2007, AO100 2007
* Steve Roberts, CEO, ShopText
* Bob Dykes, CEO, NebuAd
* Steven Krein, CEO, OrganizedWisdom Health
* Alex Quilici, CEO, YouMail
Immediately following these CEO presentations, industry experts will comment:
* Eric Hippeau, Managing Director, Softbank Capital
* Satya Patel, Principal, Battery Ventures
Immediately following this session, the CEOs will be available for 30-minutes of Q&A and demos in the South Salon.

CEO Showcase
Presentations by CEOs of the hottest companies in this sector, emceed by Ezra Roizen, Contributing Editor, AlwaysOn.
* David Koretz, CEO, BlueTie
* Athan Stephanopoulos, CEO, GorillaSpot
* Marketta Silvera, CEO, Apptera
* Anthony Franco, President, EffectiveUI
* Jonathan Cobb, Founder & CTO, Kiptronic
* Jack Jia, CEO, Baynote
Immediately following these CEO presentations, industry experts will comment:
* Ed Lambert, SVP, Bridge Bank
* Amish Jani, Partner, Pequot Ventures
* Jay Rand, Partner, Manatt, Phelps & Phillips
Immediately following this session, the CEOs will be available for 30-minutes of Q&A and demos in the South Salon.

OnMedia 2007’s Top Companies: One Year Later
Moderator: Jay MacDonald, Partner, DeSilva & Philipps
* Michael Yavonditte, Former CEO, Quigo (AOL)
* Paul Martino, CEO, Aggregate Knowledge
* Russ Fradin, CEO, Adify
* J. Scott Hamilton, Founder and CEO, VooDooVox
* Anjula Acharia-Bath , Founder & CEO, Desi Hits!

Finding the Right Exit: IPO, M&A, or Hold
Moderator: Victor Boyajian, National Technology Chair, Sonnenschein
* Warren Lee, Principal, Canaan Partners
* Frank Addante, CEO, The Rubicon Project
* Blake Warner, Managing Director, Thomas Weisel Partners
* Habib Kairouz, Managing Director, Rho Ventures

Introducing the Madison Avenue IT List
Moderator: David Carlick, Managing Director, Vantage Point Venture Partners
* Tom Bedacarre, CEO, AKQA
* Jacqueline Corbelli, CEO, Brightline ITV
* Sean Finnegan, CEO, OMG Digital
* Michael Leo, President & CEO, Operative
* JP Maheu, Chief Digital Officer, Ogilvy North America

Integrating Brands into Virtual Worlds
Moderator: Ron Diorio, VP Community Platforms, The Economist
* Joe Hyrkin, VP Sales, Gaia Online
* Timo Soininen, CEO, Sulake

Presenting the Best of Broadband (BoB) Advertising Awards
* Tony Perkins, Founder, AlwaysOn
* Bill Cleary, Founder, Cleary & Partners

Wednesday, January 30, 2008

So You Have a Cool Internet Video Technology: How Do You Monetize It?
Moderator: Jamie Montgomery, Montgomery & Co
* John Edwards, CEO, Move Networks
* Adam Berrey, SVP Marketing & Strategy, Brightcove
* Iain Scholnick, CEO, ImageSpan
* Jim Diaz, VP Advertising Sales, Vuze

CEO Showcase
Presentations by CEOs of some of the hottest companies, emceed by Ezra Roizen, Contributing Editor, AlwaysOn.
* Alex Campbell, CEO, Vibes
* Levy Cohen, CEO, Collarity
* Matt Palmer, EVP and GM, Stardoll
* Lance Podell, CEO, Seevast
* Sam Lessin, CEO, Drop.io
Immediately following these CEO presentations, industry experts will comment:
* Victor Boyajian, Venture Technology Chair, Sonnenschein, Nath & Rosenthal
* James Min, Principal, Media & Entertainment Practice, Montgomery & Co
Immediately following this session, the CEOs will be available for 30-minutes of Q&A and demos in the South Salon.

CMO Strategies in an Integrated-Media World
Moderator: Bill Cleary, Founder, Cleary & Partners
* Roger Wood, Sr. VP, GM of the Americas, Amobee Media Systems

Venture Capital and Angel Financing Workshop
Moderator: Sam Angus, Partner, Fenwick & West
* Will Price, Managing Director, Hummer Winblad Venture Partners
* Dan Beldy, Managing Director, Steamboat Ventures
* Jed Simmons , Chief Operating Officer, co-founder, Next New Networks
* Mark Stevens, Partner, Fenwick & West

Unleashing Mobile Advertising
Moderator: Adam Zawel, Chief Collaboration officer, INmobile
* Cyriac Roeding, SVP, CBS
* Scott Kelliher, Director of Mobile Advertising, Virgin Mobile USA
* Mike Baker, VP, Head of Mobile Advertising, Nokia
* Dan Olschwang, CEO, JumpTap
* Are Traasdahl, President & CEO, Thumbplay

Privacy and Targeted Marketing: Where Do You Draw the Line?
Moderator: Frank Connelly, Managing Director, AdMedia Partners
* Jay Rand, Partner, Manatt, Phelps & Phillips
* Jack Jia, CEO, Baynote
* Bob Dykes, CEO, NebuAd
* Janet Cullum, Partner, Intellectual Prop. Litigation, Cooley Godward Kronish

Success Stories in Corporate Partnerships
Moderator: Mark Stevens, Partner, Fenwick & West
* David Horowitz, Principal, Comcast Interactive Capital
* Seth Haberman, CEO, Visible World
* Dan Beldy, Managing Director, Steamboat Ventures
* John Edwards, CEO, Move Networks
* Andrew Cleland, Executive Director, Investments, Time Warner

The Social Network Niche Opportunities
Moderator: Youssef Squali, Managing Director, Jefferies & Co
* Robin Wolaner, CEO, TeeBeeDee
* Adam Bruce, CEO, Streetfire.net
* Roman Tsunder, President, Access 360 Media
* David Birnbaum, CEO, TAKKLE
* Steve Hansen, CEO, WePlay

CEO Showcase
Presentations by CEOs of the hottest companies, emceed by Ezra Roizen, Contributing Editor, AlwaysOn.
* David Saad, CE0, Clupedia
* Don Mathis, President, AzoogleAds
* Anne Bezancon, CEO, 1020 Placecast
* Guy Piekarz, CEO, Unisfair
* Iain Scholnick, CEO, ImageSpan
* Toby Gabriner, CEO, Adzilla
* Robert Tas, CEO, Active Athlete
Immediately following these CEO presentations, industry experts will comment:
* Mark Edmiston, Managing Director, AdMedia Partners
* Janet Cullum, Partner, IP Litigation, Cooley Godward Kronish
Immediately following this session, the CEOs will be available for 30-minutes of Q&A and demos in the South Salon.

Big Media Online. Now Comes the Hard Part: Sustaining Growth
Moderator: Jeff Jarvis, BuzzMachine
* Gordon McLeod, President, The Wall Street Journal Digital Network
* Alisa Bowen, Reuters
* Jeff Price, President, Sports Illustrated Digital
* Caroline Little, CEO and Publisher, Washingtonpost. Newsweek Interative

Closing Remarks

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Best,

Tony Perkins
Founder/Editor, AlwaysOn
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OnMedia NYC CEO Showcase Opportunity
Fifty top CEOs will have the opportunity to present their market strategies and business partnering objectives on the main stage at OnMedia NYC. Qualifying companies are either public or privately held and ideally come from one of the following industry sectors:
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Smart, creative and he always has the new trick gadget. A week or so ago he invited me over to play with the Novint Falcon Haptics Controller.

This is a new type of computer interface (IE Mouse, JoyStick) that uses servos and custom software to provide you with “feed back” that relates to an object on your computer screen that you are manipulating or “touching” with the controller.

If you think about it, our current interface technology, “The Mouse” is actually decades old. Take a look at this video Matt and I shot to stimulate new ideas.

My one thought is to map the Haptics Controller to say Ableton Live or other music program. The hack on the Novint API to connect via MIDI. Now you could actually create say a low bass wave form and add “3D feeling” charastics that control the wave form and perhaps other factors like volume, surround sound and more.

Drop a few of these in a club and then tie the wave form manipulation via haptics controller to a digital media asset, say a DRUM. Now you could feel the drum and effect the virtual drum shown on screen with the haptics controller.

If anyone has some nerd time to hack this out, ping me and we will have some beers and attack it with Matt. That’s the word “FEEL THE MUSIC”!

“You go online and create an entire new physical, emotional and financial identity for yourself - a virtual world that you control and manage. You can be handsome, slim, articulate, and more. This requires hours of your time - emotionally and physically. Is this Internet virtual infidelity an addiction? I say YES. “

Read more here: http://www.fairsharedivorce.com/index.php/web/article/digital-fantasyland-and-infidelity/

Be sure to watch the end of this movie as well and notice the different states and effects that the demo covers in the movie. I think you can glean a lot of information from this video and see how this mix of technology will rapidly transform us into the 3D Web.

YouTube Direktvideo link

PS - if anyone has 3D chops and Flex, please let me know. I have a few ideas and want to create a small working group to innovate the new media space.  Best, Tim