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Social Media For Restaurants Made Easier Through Burgers
Rev Ciancio demystifies 10 social networks, helping restauranteurs learn how to use these platforms to foster brand awareness, online engagement and better customer service
Real Cheap Eats: Prototype for a Lean Startup
Crowdsourcing restaurants recommendations and reviews is nothing new in the world of food and tech.
Invitation: Food+Tech Connect Anniversary Party at Brooklyn Grange 9/21
Please join Food+Tech Connect in celebrating our one-year anniversary with an interactive cocktail party at Brooklyn Grange Rooftop Farm on September 21, 2011. The event will feature demonstrations, talks, and new ideas about how to use information and technology to hack the food system from some of our favorite underground chefs and food tech thought
Gojee: Lessons Learned in Building a Data-Driven Startup
One of the great challenges of building a startup is ensuring that your product meets market demand. This seems to be particularly true for data-driven startups, whose initial products often lack appeal for the average consumer. No matter how advanced, complex or innovative the technology is that powers a product, more often than not, user adoption is contingent on the simplicity of its design and user experience. The newly launched Gojee, a recipe site which allows users to search through hand-curated food blogger recipes based on what’s in your ‘pantry’, is case in point
Media Strategy Internship
Interested in food, tech, media, and startups? Food+Tech Connect is looking for a media strategy intern to help us build the food tech community and market new services. The ideal candidate should have an interest in entrepreneurial journalism and be passionate about food and tech. This is a great opportunity to learn first-hand about the
Grubster Aims To Be The “Pandora of Social Restaurant Recommendations”
Meet Jonathan Shapiro, Founder of the recently launched Grubster, a new iPhone application and website that allows you to search for recommendations on specific dishes at a restaurant, currently available in New York and Austin. Like Eastdrink.it and Dinevore, Grubster wants to help you socialize, simplify, and optimize your dish choices at a restaurant. Shapiro
EATS+APPS: Feast on Food Apps During Social Media Week 2011
Food+Tech Connect is dedicated to building community for the growing food and tech sector- both online and off. I am thrilled to be working with Emily Cavalier of Mouth of The Border and Brian Quinn and Jonny Cigar of Noble Rot to bring the community together on next Tuesday, February 8, for an evening of great apps,
Miriam Simun On Human Cheese, Biotechnology, & Sustainable Food
Would you try a slice of human cheese? I’ve asked this question at a dinner of artists and sustainable food advocates, at dinner with my family, and in conversation with friends. There are the brave few who say they would be interested in trying, however, most people react in utter disgust [note to self: bringing
The Product Group Meetup: Jeremy Fisher on Dinevore
The Product Group Meetup: Jeremy Fisher on Dinevore from Food Tech Connect on Vimeo. The January Product Group Meetup featured Dinevore founder Jeremy Fisher. In this video, Fisher and the group discuss his approach to building dinevore.com. Fisher and members of the group offer really interesting insight into process, customer development, and usability experience. It was an all
8 Simple Steps to Hackathon Epiphany
Up until a couple of weeks ago, the largest event I had ever organized were dinner parties for 10 in my apartment. Then the Food+Tech Hackathon came along. With 12 days of lead time, a $100 budget from Gojee, and big aspirations, I joined Danielle Gould (founder of Food+tech Connect), Marc Alt (CEO of Opensourcecities),
2010 Food+Tech Highlights
What a year for food and tech! It has been truly wonderful getting to know all of you over the past couple of months. I can’t wait to connect with more of you at the events (hackathons, classes, and nerdy tech dinners) that are in the works for 2011. Two weeks ago, my friend Charlie
Snowmageddon 2010: Cleaning Up & Building Community
Waiting for your street to be plowed? In need of a shovel or snow blower? Car stuck in the snow? Abandoned your car in the middle of the street? Subway platform snowed in? You could wait (patiently) for the city to dig you out, or you could report your problem http://nyc.snowmageddoncleanup.com (NYC) or http://boston.snowmageddoncleanup.com (Boston). Snowmageddon
Studio Feast’s Datalicious Last Supper
“You’re about to die, what’s your last meal?” Since 2007, Studiofeast supper club founder Mike Lee has asked his mailing list subscribers to answer this question to get a better sense of who he’s cooking for. Four years and 1,200 responses later, Lee and the Studio Feast crew decided to mine that data as inspiration
ThisBatch.com: NYC Tech Entrepreneur Chris Muscarella on Building The Lean CSA
This Batch, uses the power of the web and smart supply management to offer local produce that’s more on demand. Consumers win by getting more choice and flexibility of when they participate and farmers win by having pre-bought produce that they can transport easily along with their other orders, rather than having to speculate on how much to bring to a farmers market
When I’m Mobile: Building Sustainable Mobile Restaurant Websites
Trying to navigate a restaurant’s site from my cellphone is often an annoying and time consuming experience. Which is why startups such as When I’m Mobile & Chompstack have developed tools to easily develop mobile based websites. When I’m Mobile is the brainchild of New Yorker Jonathan Thaler. I was immediately excited when I learned that Thaler’s first restaurant client is personal favorite of mine, Paulee Gee’s. In this interview Thaler shares insights into why mobile restaurant websites are important, the challenges restaurateurs face, and tips for building a mobile website
