RUSSIAN MOSAIC CULTURAL FESTIVAL

This Sunday September 20 2009. My company Media Components LLC is sponsoring the Russian Mosiac Cultural Festival. This will be the 3rd year we are involved with the Russian-Americans Chamber of Commerce and help organize the entertainment portion of the festival along with promotions.

Each year the Chamber & Russian-Americans United Arts Council organizes this festival to represent the Russian Community of Philadelphia. Last year I organized an end of the festival program that included the top 2 DJS from my promotion company WildinOut.com, we also had live percosionist and dancers. This year we will have all of our staff gathering in a more dedicated area on the outside deck of Penn’s Landing Arena.

Please stop by and say HI if you are in the area or attending this annual festival!

WHEN: September 20th 2008, from noon until 6 pm.
WHERE: Penn’s Landing Great Plaza
WHAT TO DO:

* See great performances of the best community artists and children’s groups.
* Sample delicious ethnic food from various Philadelphia restaurants.
* Patronize the arts and crafts of talented local artists.
* Browse local merchants for unique souvenirs.
* Enjoy great family weekend on the Delaware waterfront.

September 14, 2009 | Filed Under Events | View Comments

PodCamp Philly 2009 at Temple University

I am involved again this year with PodCamp Philly. This will be our 3rd year and I am excited to be part of it again and help out with this awesome event.

PodCamp is a Barcamp-style community unconference for anyone interested in podcasting, blogging, video-casting and social media. Held for the first time in Boston during the fall of 2006, the PodCamp events have spread across the globe to include 35 events in cities like Toronto, Berlin, New York, Cape Town, Stockholm and Pittsburgh.

The purpose of PodCamp is to:

Share information.
Build & develop relationships
Grow the new media community

PodCamp Philly 2009 is being held October 3rd & 4th at Philadelphia’s Temple University. Rapidly becoming known as one of the area’s preeminent technical universities, Temple features the Tuttleman Learning Center containing 30 state-of-the-art multimedia classrooms, as well as the 75,000 ft² Temple TECH Center.

PodCamp Philly/SearchCamp Philly Details:

Dates: October 3rd & 4th
Location: Tuttleman Center at Temple University
Price: under $21.00 for both days and both Camps
Register at: http://www.podcampphilly3.eventbrite.com/
Websites: www.podcampphilly.com and www.searchcampphilly.com

September 14, 2009 | Filed Under Events | View Comments

Philly New Media Weekend

Had a great time this weekend attending BarCamp Philly and catching up with several of my new media friends from Philadelphia Area.

I ran into Alex Hillman from IndyHall, Whitney Hoffman, Beth Harte, Christine Cavalier, Mark Magliocco & few other local new media attendies who were there.

Walt Ribeiro - Building Your Brand Session

Some of the sessions I attented really insipired me to work on some of the ideas I had for a long time. The one sessions stood out for me was Walt Ribeiro’s Building your Brand Session.

He is very energized internet music teacher and lives off by doing a video show on his blog – WaltRibeiro.net. This dude reminded me so much of Gary Vaynerchuk, and I think he will make it far in the online music space.

Philly New Media Community is definatelly an exciting place right now and I am looking forward to attending more events like this.

Photos of the event can be viewed on Flickr.

November 12, 2008 | Filed Under Events, Networking | View Comments

Russian Mosaic Festival On Penn’s Landing

If you speak, think, and understand Russian…

Have already forgotten or are still learning…

If you would like to experience our culture…

Or are just curious about different cultures…

YOU ARE INVITED!

To the 6th ANNUAL “RUSSIAN MOSAIC” FESTIVAL

WHEN: Sunday, September 7th 2008, from noon until 7 pm.
WHERE: Penn’s Landing Great Plaza
WHAT TO DO:

* See great performances of the best community artists and children’s groups.
* Try Uzbek “Shashliki” and “Plov” and sample Georgian wines.
* Browse unique creations of the talented local artists and craftsmen.
* Visit with Cossaks, Soviet Army reenactors, and friendly Russian “Bratva” bikers.
* Participate in numerous giveaways, raffles, entertainment, and children activities, courtesy of our sponsors
* Meet old friends, make new ones, and most importantly have fun!

September 2, 2008 | Filed Under Events, News | View Comments

PodCamp / SearchCamp Philly 2008 – September 6 & 7th

Podcamp Search Camp Philly 2008

Podcamp Philly 2008 will be held this year on September 6 & 7th, at Temple University’s Tuttleman Learning Center (http://www.temple.edu/tuttleman/). In addition to our usual high quality content covering blogging, podcasting and all things new media, this year we’re pleased to partner with SearchCamp Philly, which offers valuable instruction and insight into the world of Search Engine Optimization and Marketing.

As with any PodCamp, we have some good social events lined up in addition to the sessions. Friday night, we have scheduled the Welcome Party for North Bowl (www.northbowlphilly.com) and it should be a blast. We’ve got the 2nd floor loft, complete with four private bowling lanes.

Video here: www.podcampphilly.com/node/34.

Saturday night, PodCamp returns to Old City’s Triumph Brewing Company, so get ready to meet new friends and reconnect with old ones. More information here: www.triumphbrewing.com All in all, it should be a lot of fun.With a new year comes a few changes, too. From the programming standpoint, we’re trying to offer more content to experienced participants, while still including beginners. Of course, participation and interaction are still a main component to the event. In addition, we’re charging a modest $21 registration fee, with all proceeds being donated to Philadelphia’s Science Leadership Academy (www.scienceleadership.org/).

With a state-of-the-art facility, broad programming and fun set of social events, PodCamp Philly will once again offer a great experience that shouldn’t be missed. You can register here: www.podcampphilly.eventbrite.com.

If you’d like more information: www.podcampphilly.com

August 25, 2008 | Filed Under Events | View Comments

PodCamp Philly 2008

We are gearing up to promote this year’s PodCamp Philly! I designed these cards for the organizers to give out at other events. I will be working on updating the new website aswell in the coming weeks.

Welcome to PodCamp Philly 2008 – a BarCamp-style UnConference dedicated to podcasting, blogging, video bloging and all things New Media. Whether you’re an industry veteran or new media “newbie,” you’ll find that PodCamp offers low cost, high-quality, user-generated content in a welcoming, all-inclusive environment.

PodCamp Philly 2008 is being held September 6th & 7th at Philadelphia’s Temple University. Rapidly becoming known as one of the area’s preeminent technical universities, Temple features the Tuttleman Learning Center containing 30 state-of-the-art multimedia classrooms, as well as the 75,000 ft² Temple TECH Center.

www.podcampphilly.com

June 13, 2008 | Filed Under Design, Events, News | View Comments

American Eagle Outfitters Summer Music Festival

My buddy C.C. Chapman informed me about a great concert they are working on with American Eagle Outfitters.

It’s a two-day summer music festival that American Eagle Outfitters is putting on in Pittsburgh on August 8th and 9th. The New American Music Union festival combines some of the most innovative and popular artists with fifteen of the country’s best college bands and will be hosted by host Anthony Kiedis of the Red Hot Chili Peppers. The line up includes Bob Dylan and His Band, The Raconteurs, The Roots, Spoon and more.

The New American Music Union will take place in Pittsburgh’s historic SouthSide Works, which was home to glass factories, steel and iron mills in the 1800s. Today, the area features an eclectic mix of residential neighborhoods, restaurants, shops and businesses, including the headquarters of American Eagle Outfitters, Inc.

The college band performances will be judged by music industry influencers, journalists and fellow musicians. The winning college band will receive a full-day recording session in a top Los Angeles studio valued at $10,000. American Eagle will support the winning college band by promoting its recording on www.ae.com and in AE stores across the country.

Tickets go on sale on Friday, May 16th and you can find all the details, complete band line up and the latest information at http://www.ae.com/musicfestival

Fore more info:

Social Media Press Release:
http://www.ae.com/web/77e/music/festival-info/index.html

Full Press Release:
http://www.ae.com/web/77e/music/festival-info/NAMU_Release.pdf

May 23, 2008 | Filed Under Events | View Comments

PodCamp NYC 2.0 – Afterthoughts

I drove up to Brooklyn Polytechnic in New York to attend the Podcamp NYC 2.0 this Saturday. This was my 2nd Podcamp, since I attended and helped out with Podcamp Philly last year. I personally love the idea of Podcamp and that its very laid back and has that “unconference” feel to it. I signed in approximately around 10:30AM and checked out the schedule to see which sessions I would be interested in.

As the day progressed I met several interesting people in the new media sphere, exchanged business cards and enjoyed the atmosphere of this event. I did bump into several friends from Philly that I knew and it was great catching up and and finding out what they were up to.

Attending Podcamp is like walking into the Best Buy store, you see all kind of gadgets and the latest technology. I must have seen dozens of iPhones, Apple Macbooks and even those new Nokia n95′s that several people were streaming live from. At one point my iPhone could not even login to the EDGE network because of so many iPhone in the area! Overall, it was awesome being in the middle of it.

Walking around the campus you can’t help but notice small “cliques” hanging out and chatting with each other. It would have been nice to have a introduction type session where each person, whether they are a newbie to Podcamp or a veteran, introduce themselves and tell a little more about what they do in the new media.

The sessions I attended were:

11AM – Affordable PR using New Media for Non-Profits.Chris Penn & Maria Thurrell

1PM – Chris Brogan, Laura Fitton, and Roxanne Darling: Finding Your New Media Voice

2PM – Relationships 2.0- WankerGirl & Ms. Something

3PM – Chris Penn- New Media Marketing

4PM – Drew Olanoff- “bringing it all together”. Using social media as your toolkit and not a distraction.

I would have to say that I enjoyed the day and would go again next year. My main goal of Podcamp NYC 2.0 was to check out how it was organized and get some tips for this year’s upcoming Podcamp Philly 2.0. I am involved this year as an organizer and invite everyone to attend.

See you in September!

You can see the photos I took at Podcamp NYC 2.0 on my flickr stream.

April 30, 2008 | Filed Under Events, Travel | View Comments

PodCamp NYC 2.0 – This Weekend!

This Saturday, I will be attending PodCamp NYC 2. I am taking a ride there with Bill Rowland, a friend of mine who runs an interesting podcast show: PhillyFoodGuys.com. Since both of us are involved in organizing PodCamp Philly 2, this would be a great experience and a great place to network with the industry folks.

I am looking forward to the trip and meeting some people face to face that I only interacted with online. If you are working with podcasts, blogs, social media and any of the web 2.0 technologies, then PodCamp is the perfect “unconference” for you!

Here are some photos from last year: http://flickr.com/search/?q=podcampnyc

I will be posting some photos after the event.

April 25, 2008 | Filed Under Events, Travel | View Comments

Presenting at Lower Bucks County Chamber of Commerce Technology Forum

About 50 people attended the Lower Bucks County Chamber of Commerce on February 8th, 2008. Among them were business owners, chamber members and clients of Media Components LLC.

The topics were Internet Marketing, Search Engine Optimization (SEO), E-Mail Marketing, RSS, Blogging & Web 2.0 Technologies.
Along with me, there were two other presenters: Kathie Jankauskas, Edward T. MacConnell, and sponsored by PNC Bank / Newtown.

Photos from the event:

Denis Sinelnikov LBCCC

Denis Sinelnikov LBCCC
Me presenting about blogging, web 2.0 technologies

Denis Sinelnikov LBCCC

Overall the presentation went great and the discussion afterwards showed interest in the new internet technologies that are being used today for business purposes. I plan to have more of these in the near future.

The Presentation Slides can be downloaded here.

February 12, 2008 | Filed Under Events, News, Technology | View Comments