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Two Simple Statements

by Ben Saren on Nov Sat, 2008 in CitySquares, Entrepreneurship, Networking

As I was leaving the ILM:08 conference Friday afternoon I made my way around the various rooms and hallways to say goodbye and shake the hands of the many people I met with over the last few days. As I neared the lobby of the hotel I bumped into the Localeze crew hanging out and [...]

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Off to ILM

by Ben Saren on Nov Thu, 2008 in Networking, New Media and Web 2.0

Next week myself and Jason (account executive from CitySquares) are off to Santa Clara, CA for The Kelsey Group’s annual superbowl of all things local – ILM:08. This is a fantastic event that I’ve had the pleasure of attending in the past. The panels are excellents, the keynotes as well, but what I really like [...]

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CitySquares at NY Venture Summit

by Ben Saren on Jun Thu, 2008 in CitySquares, Networking

CitySquares was lucky enough to be invited to the NY Venture Summit June 24th and 25th. This is our first NY Venture Summit and we’re really excited to be a part of it. We’ll be one of about 40 exhibitors there. It’ll be myself, Bob Leland (Co-Founder and VP Product), and our Sales Manager Kim [...]

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Choose Your Weapons Wisely

by Ben Saren on May Sat, 2008 in CitySquares, Entrepreneurship, Networking

Thursday evening Bob and I attended a networking event in Waltham hosted by TCN, at Foley Hoag’s Emerging Enterprise Center. As usual, it was well worth our time. We met some great folks who are doing some cool new things in a variety of innovative industries. We also got a chance to catch up with [...]

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Events and Networking for Boston Startups

by Ben Saren on Apr Thu, 2008 in Entrepreneurship, Networking

It’s been over two years since we discovered WebInno and were subsequently invited by David Beisel to be a sidedish. Among other notable Boston area events, WebInno was probably the most exciting for us, and it really gave us the shot in the arm that we needed. We also met some fantastic people that evening, [...]

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At SES NY

At SES NY

by Ben Saren on Mar Sun, 2008 in Networking

I forgot to post this earlier, but better late than never! I will be at Search Engine Strategies New York this week, from Monday through Thursday. I look forward to seeing many friends and acquaintences, including:
Gib, Mike (and Fred?) from Localeze
Andrew Shotland from LocalSEOGuide
My friends from TurnHere
Ryan Sarver from Skyhook Wireless
Danny Moon from UpNext
Jason Calacanis [...]

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At ILM:07

At ILM:07

by Ben Saren on Nov Thu, 2007 in Networking

At ILM:07
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It took a little longer than we’d hoped, but Bob and I made it to ILM:07. Our flight from Boston was delayed and we ended up missing our connection to LA. So we had to crash at a JFK airport and catch a flight to LA bright and early. We arrived [...]

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Going to ILM:07

by Ben Saren on Nov Wed, 2007 in Networking

Being billed as The Premier Event for Interactive Local Media Execs and Local Search Practitioners, ILM:07 is widely known amongst local-media folk as the biggest event of the year. Hosted by The Kelsey Group and organized by my pal Peter Krasilovsky ILM:07 is next week, starting Wednesday and going a full three days. Bob and [...]

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TechCrunch Boston: What I missed

TechCrunch Boston: What I missed

by Ben Saren on Nov Sun, 2007 in Networking

Bob and I went to the TechCrunch Boston Meetup Friday night. We got there at about 6:15 and the place was already filling in nicely. We bumped around upstairs, helped ourselves to a couple drinks, ran into some folks from around the way, checked out some demos, hung out with some new local entrepreneurs and [...]

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SMX LoMo: Day 2 Take-Aways

by Ben Saren on Oct Wed, 2007 in Local Search, Networking

First session I attended yesterday (day 2, final day) was Pay Per Call Ads: Living Up to the Promise. I was disappointed that Ari Jacoby, of VoiceStar, wasn’t on the panel. Greg told me he was ill and had to withdraw from the panel. Ari is an expert in Pay Per Call, Click to Call [...]

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