Internet Week New York

Yahoo! (NASDAQ:YHOO) is the premier digital media company, creating deeply personal digital experiences that keep more than half a billion people connected to what matters most to them, across devices and around the globe. That’s how we deliver your world, your way. And Yahoo!’s unique combination of Science + Art + Scale connects advertisers to the consumers who build their businesses. For more information, visit the pressroom (pressroom.yahoo.com) or the company’s blog, Yodel Anecdotal (yodel.yahoo.com).

The Mayor’s Office of Media and Entertainment consists of the Office of Film, Theatre and Broadcasting, the Office of Digital Coordination and NYC Media, the official TV, radio and online network of the City of New York. The agency’s mission is to streamline government communications by making information accessible, leveraging technology to aid in the transparency of government and by supporting relevant media and entertainment industries in New York City. Visit nyc.gov/mome to learn more or follow NYC Media on Twitter at twitter.com/nyc_media.

Ford Motor Company, a global automotive industry leader based in Dearborn, Mich., manufactures or distributes automobiles across six continents. With about 163,000 employees and about 70 plants worldwide, the company’s automotive brands include Ford and Lincoln. The company provides financial services through Ford Motor Credit Company. For more information regarding Ford’s products, please visit www.ford.com.

AOL Inc. is a premier global media company with a suite of brands and products serving consumers, advertisers and publishers worldwide. The AOL Huffington Post Media Group is a leading source of news, opinion, entertainment, community and digital information comprised of a wide range of destination websites, including AOL.com, The Huffington Post, TechCrunch,Moviefone, Engadget, Patch, AOL Music, StyleList and MapQuest. The AOL Advertising.comGroup includes Advertising.com, ADTECH, goviral, Pictela, Video, and Content Solutions and serves a combined content and advertising market at scale through video, brand advertising, content and ad serving. AOL is focused on engaging consumers and providing online advertising services and solutions on both AOL Huffington Post Media Group destination websites and third party websites, in addition to serving consumer platforms including AOL Mail, AIM, about.me, and mobile experiences. AOL also operates one of the largest Internet subscription access services that serves as another distribution channel for its consumer offerings.
www.aol.com

Meebo provides the easiest, most open way to share on the web. Integrating all communications channels into a single, simple solution, Meebo enables users to share content and communicate in real time with the people who matter to them. It connects them on the numerous websites that use the Meebo Bar, through mobile devices and Meebo Messenger. The privately held Meebo, founded in 2005, reaches 40 percent of U.S Internet users and 168 million uniques worldwide. The company is currently working on enabling discovery across the entire internet through other people with its Meebo MiniBar browser extension and web check-in system. www.meebo.com

ShareThis is the largest platform for sharing and influence across the web, reaching more than 400 million users across nearly 1 million web sites. ShareThis is changing the way information is navigated and organized according to the way people interact and relate to each other online. Based in Palo Alto, CA, with offices in New York and Cincinnati, the company is privately held with funding from Blue Chip Venture Company, Draper Fisher Jurvetson, DFJ Mercury, Illinois Ventures,Matthew Pritzker Company, Queen City Angels, RPM Ventures, and Reservoir Partners.

Our team shares a passion for making sharing simple and valuable. We believe that everyone who shares is an Influencer and we’re constantly creating solutions for the publishers and advertisers who want to provide meaningful consumer experiences.

Founded in 1975, Microsoft (Nasdaq "MSFT") is the worldwide leader in software, services and solutions that help people realize their full potential. Microsoft provides a variety of offerings to consumers and businesses, including the Windows 7 PC operating system, Microsoft Office software suite, Xbox and Xbox Live, Microsoft Dynamics, server and storage software, and more. Microsoft’s cloud services offerings include Windows Azure, SQL Azure, Office 365 and other offerings. In addition, the company has presence in online advertising and search, through its decision-engine Bing, as well as mobile devices such as Windows Phone 7.
www.microsoft.com

With more than 800 topic sites (Guide sites), About.com helps users find solutions to a wide range of daily needs – from parenting, health care and technology to cooking, travel and many others. About.com reaches 40MM average monthly unique visitors in the United States*. Eighty percent of our users come to About.com from search engines, seeking solutions in response to moments of need. About.com continually maintains its relevance to users. About.com covers more than 70,000 topics, and adds more than 6,000 pieces of new content each week. The combined power of trusted expert content and a user-focused site helps the About.com user to efficiently and effectively navigate the "Need. Know. Accomplish" process that arises whenever a need surfaces. For over 14 years, About.com has been the trusted way for our users to solve the large and small needs of everyday life.

Rackspace® Hosting (NYSE: RAX), the world’s leader in the hosting and cloud computing industry, provides Fanatical Support® to more than 99,000 customers in 120 countries through its portfolio of hosted IT services, including Managed Hosting, Cloud Computing and Email and Apps. The San Antonio-based company has grown from a local start-up in 1998 to the global leader today, exiting 2009 with more than $600 million dollars in revenue and customers from 40% of the FORTUNE® 100. For more information, visit www.rackspace.com.

In its 40th year of service, Southwest Airlines continues to differentiate itself from other low-fare carriers--offering a reliable product with exemplary Customer Service. Southwest Airlines is the nation's largest carrier in terms of originating domestic passengers boarded; now serving 72 cities in 37 states. Southwest also is one of the most honored airlines in the world known for its commitment to the triple bottom line of Performance, People, and Planet. To read more about how Southwest is doing its part to be a good citizen, visit southwest.com/cares to read the Southwest Airlines One Report(TM). Based in Dallas, Southwest currently operates more than 3,400 flights a day and has more than 35,000 Employees systemwide.
www.southwest.com

The Buddy Media Platform is the Facebook management system of choice for eight out of the ten top global advertisers. With its scalable, secure architecture and straightforward administrative tools, it is the only solution that allows brands to launch, maintain and measure their Facebook presence in any country and in any language. Buddy Media shares four investors with Facebook and was one of the first companies selected by Facebook as a preferred developer partner. The company is backed by WPP, Softbank Capital, Institutional Venture Partners, GGVC, Greycroft Partners, Facebook investor Ron Conway, Facebook board member Peter Thiel, Zynga founder and CEO Mark Pincus, Roger Ehrenberg, and others. For more information, visit http://www.buddymedia.com

.CO is the new web address that gives you a truly global, recognizable, and credible option for branding your online presence. It's the online space where possibility meets opportunity; where people can fulfill their dreams and the world's next great enterprises will have a home. This summer, 25 years after the introduction of .com, a new era of the Internet will be born - an era where the name of your website, business or brand is based on what you really want - not just what's left over. .CO is the the perfect platform for today’s socially networked individuals, entrepreneurs and companies to create .COmmunities, share .COntent, and .COnnect, .COmmunicate and .COllaborate. For more information, please visit www.cointernet.co.

We have a simple philosophy at Vitamin T: to personally place the best creative talent in the best jobs for the best companies. Since we’re massively nerdy fans of creative, this sort of thing comes naturally to us, which means as a client, you get hand-picked talent perfectly suited to your job, and as talent, you get freelance work that doesn’t make you want to wash your eyes out with hand sanitizer. Win-win! Visit us at www.vitamintalent.com.

Foursquare is a location-based mobile platform that makes cities easier to use and more interesting to explore. By “checking in” via a smartphone app or SMS, users share their location with friends while collecting points and virtual badges. Foursquare guides real-world experiences by allowing users to bookmark information about venues that they want to visit and surfacing relevant suggestions about nearby venues. Merchants and brands leverage the foursquare platform by utilizing a wide set of tools to obtain, engage, and retain customers and audiences.

www.foursquare.com

IAC operates more than 50 leading and diversified Internet businesses across 30 countries... our mission is to harness the power of interactivity to make daily life easier and more productive for people all over the world. To view a full list of the companies of IAC please visit our website at www.iac.com.

Design Within Reach, Inc., founded in 1998 and headquartered in Stamford, Connecticut, is the source for the best in modern design. The company markets and sells its furniture and accessories to both residential and contract customers through its retail Studios in the United States and Canada, dwr.com, and its Connecticut-based phone sales team at 1.800.944.2233.

Since 1995 Core77.com has served a devoted global audience of industrial designers ranging from students through seasoned professionals. Core77 is an online resource publishing articles, discussion forums, an extensive event calendar, hosts portfolios, job listings, a database of design firms, schools, vendors and services. Over the past 16 years, Core77 has provided a gathering point for designers and enthusiasts alike.

Cake is an ideas company that helps brands become part of peoples’ lives. With clients such as Sears, Kmart, Havaianas, Volvo, Oppenheimer Funds and Strivectin, Cake incorporates brands into the social media consumers trust, into the social networks they choose to be part of, and into the real world experiences they enjoy when they log off. Cake creates content, manages social media campaigns, and builds events and branded experiences. If you’re interested in learning more about Cake, please go to www.cakegroup.com.

HP creates new possibilities for technology to have a meaningful impact on people, businesses, governments and society. The world’s largest technology company, HP brings together a portfolio that spans printing, personal computing, software, services and IT infrastructure at the convergence of the cloud and connectivity, creating seamless, secure, context-aware experiences for a connected world. More information about HP (NYSE: HPQ) is available at www.hp.com.

Positioned on the border of SoHo and TriBeCa, Tribeca Grand Hotel's location is utterly unrivaled in a neighborhood that is both charming and cosmopolitan. Cast iron buildings, beautifully restored 19th-century town houses, and unparalleled waterfront access have made TriBeCa the downtown refuge for boldface celebrities and successful execs alike. The neighborhood is an affluent haven, and major Manhattan tourist attractions are just a short train ride away. Experience some of the culinary world's most exclusive restaurants and elegant wine bars and shop from haute couture boutiques and upscale furniture galleries to original wares from New York’s famed designers. As the first New York boutique hotel located in TriBeCa New York, Tribeca Grand has long offered guests unparalleled service, stylish accommodations, and its very own nightlife destination, Church Lounge.

2 Avenue of the Americas New York, NY 10013
Reservations:212 519 6600

www.tribecagrand.com

The fourth Standard Hotel is in Manhattan's thriving Meatpacking District. 337 rooms on 18 floors, The Standard, New York boasts full business amenities, extensive event space, and each room has unparalleled views of the Hudson River and the New York City skyline. The Standard, New York is built above the High Line, the former elevated rail road that has been developed into New York's new favorite public park. The Standard is home to The Standard Grill, the hotel's acclaimed restaurant as well as an outdoor Biergarten serving traditional German food and beer as well and the 18th floor cocktail lounge which boasts 360° views of the city.

http://www.standardhotels.com/new-york-city

Substantial is a technology product consulting firm that builds world-class applications, whether web, mobile, or embedded, for a client roster that includes everything from startups to rappers to banks. Substantial creates fantastic products by coupling the best practices of both design and development, responding quickly to changing requirements and fostering client relationships that are unparalleled in rapport and productivity. Substantial's portfolio includes Citibank, Kanye West, BigChampagne, Internet Week and more. Visit substantial.com for more information.

USA TODAY is a multi-platform news and information media company. Founded in 1982, USA TODAY’s mission is to serve as a forum for better understanding and unity to help make the USA truly one nation. Today, through its newspaper, website and mobile platforms, USA TODAY connects readers and engages the national conversation. USA TODAY, the nation's number one newspaper in print circulation with an average of more than 1.8 million daily, and USATODAY.com, an award-winning newspaper website  launched in 1995, reach a combined 5.9 million readers daily. USA TODAY is a leader in mobile applications with more than eight million downloads on mobile devices.  The USA TODAY brand also includes USA TODAY Education and USA TODAY Sports Weekly. USA TODAY is owned by Gannett Co., Inc. (NYSE: GCI).
www.usatoday.com

Gloto provides brands, publishers, and agencies a powerful mobile/social platform to drive integrated, location-aware consumer experiences across mobile and Web channels - enabling engagement and amplifying reach. Gloto's patented technology delivers unparalleled scale and flexibility and is trusted by the world's leading companies including Google, YouTube, Yahoo!, NBCUniversal, and Wyndham. Social + Local + Mobile = Gloto. For more information, please visit www.gloto.com.