I recently attended the first ‘Social Media Breakfast’ in Ottawa, an event originally started in Boston by Bryan Person that has been created in other cities including New York City, San Francisco, Austin, Memphis, Phoenix, the Twin Cities, Cincinnati and Singapore. [MORE]

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Some thoughts from the Social Media Breakfast Boston

This morning I attended the Social Media Breakfast in Boston, the 8th one here (check out the site for events in your city). Firstly, Bryan Person, the original founder, did a great job of organizing, although it sounds like this isn’t his first time. [MORE]

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I Have Seen the Future of Internet Video by Len Edgerly

At today's Social Media Breakfast 8 hosted by Bryan Person and Bob Collins, one of the great presentations was by Rob Lane, cofounder and CEO of Overlay.tv .

Rob's demonstration reminded me of a talk I heard by Alex Lindsay of Pixel Corps five months ago at MacWorld Expo. Lindsay wowed me at a podcast workshop with examples of videos with links directly to places where you could buy stuff. [MORE]

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A couple of interesting presentations @ the Social Media Breakfast

A couple of presentations from this morning’s Social Media Breakfast at Ryles in Inman Square are worth mentioning.

First, Overlay TV’s CEO, Rob Lane, presented his business. There are so many social media projects out there, especially video projects, that it is hard to make an impression on me, but Overlay TV has. Embedded overlaid links in videos enable viewers to not be passive anymore but start interacting and enriching the content. [MORE]

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Recap: Social Media Breakfast Ottawa 1 by Simon Chen

Canada’s first Social Media Breakfast in Ottawa, the Nation’s Capital, is now one for the books! The inaugural Breakfast, sponsored by Overlay.TV, was held this past Tuesday. Over 60 guests braved the early hour and sauna-like weather to gather for a morning of social media talk over coffee at the headquarters of Ramius Corporation. [MORE]

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Under the Radar: Eye candy that's actually useful by Josh Lowensohn

MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif.--The Web has come a long way. The aesthetic of a site can oftentimes determine whether or not a wary user will dig deeper and explore your site. The four companies below offer some of the most beautiful products shown off Tuesday at the Under the Radar social media and entertainment conference, but are they really useful? For the most part, yes. Read more about them ... [MORE]

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