Newstex is sponsoring CloudCamp Rochester which will be held on March 24, 2012 at the Rochester Institute of Technology, Golisano College of Computing and Informational Sciences, in Rochester, New York.

The goal of CloudCamp is to advance cloud computing in general through open discussions among end users, IT professionals, and vendors. Conference organizer David Kavanagh from Eucalyptus Installation says, “We’re pleased to run the first CloudCamp in Rochester this spring. We’ll be combining the best un-conference style with some must-see speakers from the industry. If you have something to share, put yourself on the schedule in the morning! Come learn and network with the other cloudies in Rochester and the region.”

Newstex vice president of technology Chris Moyer explains, “CloudCamp is a Developers “un-conference”, with headline speakers including Jeff Bar. Everyone that attends also presents, so it’s a great time to find out what your peers are working on. It’s based off of the popular “BarCamp”, with a focus on CloudComputing of all types. CloudCamp is not just about AWS, but all cloud computing in general. Amazon Web Services, Microsoft Windows Azure, IBM Cloud, and Google AppEngine are all expected to have a presence at this conference.”

Speakers at CloudCamp Rochester are being announced, and so far the list includes:

• Jeff Barr, lead evangelist from Amazon Web services who will talk about public crowd infrastructure.
• Greg Dekoenigsberg, vice president of community at Eucalyptus who will discuss private and hybrid cloud infrastructure
• Jim O’Neil, developer advocate from Microsoft, will speak about Platform as a Service (PaaS)

Chris and the team of Newstex developers will be at CloudCamp Rochester. They’ll be giving away some free gifts to the first attendees, so get there early!

You can register for CloudCamp here.

Did you want to get a chance to show off your content or content-related app to an audience of media executives and influencers? You can apply to do exactly that at the Software & Information Industry Association’s (SIIA) 11^th annual Information Industry Summit, which is being held in New York City from January 24-25, 2012. It’s a great way to give your mobile app the jump start it needs!

You can apply now to participate in the Information Industry Summit’s all-new MobileApp Previews program. If you’re application is selected, you’ll get to present your content or content-related app to an audience of potential partners, customers, acquirers, investors, bloggers/media, and other industry influencers. It’s an amazing opportunity that could make a huge difference to your app’s success.

There is no application fee to enter, but the deadline is coming up on December 16. Also, if you’re selected to present at the SIIA Previews, you will need to register to attend the Summit.

The SIIA Previews have helped many content and content-related companies jump start their paths to success. For example, former presenters include Jigsaw (which was acquired by Salesforce.com), Generate, Inc. (which was purchased by Dow Jones), FeeDisclosure (which was purchased by Bankrate), Keibi (which was purchased by Lithium Technologies), and Associated Content (which closed $6 million in series C funding after presenting at the SIIA Previews).

By presenting your mobile app at the first MobileApps Preview program, you could find similar success. Here’s what you get if your application is selected and you have the opportunity to present in January:

• Present a 5-minute demo of your app in front of an audience of industry influencers and leaders.
• Participate in 5 minutes of Q&A following your presentation.
• Participate in a 20-minute feedback session with the selection committee.

To qualify, your company must have an iOS app (iPad, iPhone or itouch) that has been approved and is available in the Apple App store at the time of your application or will be available by January 1, 2012.

Remember, MobileApp Previews applications are due by December 16, 2011. If you’re selected to present, you will be notified by January 2, 2012. You can apply here. And as mentioned above, if you are selected, you must confirm your participation by registering to attend the Information Industry Summit before January 6, 2012. You can register here.

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What is Newstex Authoritative Content? Joelle Norwood, The Media Mama, asked Newstex President Larry Schwartz that question at the May 2011 BlogWorld and New Media Expo East in New York City, and he packed tons of information into a 1 minute and 40 second video shot by Joelle on the Blog World exhibit floor!

I love Larry’s reference in the video to Newstex as a “content pusher” that pushes content from Authoritative Content publishers to respected distributors who deliver it directly to audiences who need it to do their jobs and are unlikely to find it otherwise. It sums up Newstex’s message at BlogWorld and New Media Expo East very succinctly, which was — We’ll pay YOU to grow YOUR audience. It really is that simple.

In the video interview, Larry also mentioned some ways that end-users use the content syndicated through Newstex Authoritative Content as well as how important factual archives are since end-users might search for content from years ago when they’re conducting research. Business, financial, and legal content are just three of the hot topics that end-users are looking for on a daily basis through Newstex Authoritative Content.

You can check out the full video interview below.

Be sure to watch Joelle’s playlist of BlogWorld videos on her YouTube channel. The videos are short and interesting!

In addition to giving away an iPad2 to an attendee at BlogWorld & New Media Expo East in New York City this week, which was awarded to Shel Horowitz of GreenAndProfitable.com, Newstex held a second exclusive raffle for publishers who currently syndicate their content through Newstex Authoritative Content and visited the Newstex booth at the conference.

Just 4 Newstex publishers took time from their busy conference schedules to visit the Newstex booth, which meant they had a 1 in 4 chance to win a new iPad2! If you attend the next BlogWorld event where Newstex is exhibiting and giving away more iPads or other great prizes exclusively to Newstex Authoritative Content publishers, make sure you stop by the Newstex booth to enter the contest. Your odds of winning are very, very good!

Congratulations to Newstex Authoritative Content publisher Jon L. Gelman who won the iPad2 from Newstex which was raffled off in the contest open exclusively to current Newstex publishers!

Jon is an attorney and author of Worker’s Compensation, a blog about the analysis and trends and developments in worker’s compensation law throughout the United States. In a career spanning more than three decades, Jon is nationally recognized as an author, lecturer and skilled trial attorney in the field of workers’ compensation law as well as occupational and environmental disease litigation. He truly is an authority in his field!

Jon’s son was on hand at BlogWorld & New Media Expo East in New York City to accept the new iPad2 on his father’s behalf from Newstex Director of Publisher Relations, Aura Sujaritchan Novembre.

Congratulations, Jon!

Congratulations to Shel Horowitz who won an iPad from Newstex at our exhibit booth during the BlogWorld & New Media Expo East Conference this week in New York City.

Shel writes GreenAndProfitable.com where he provides information about running a profitable green business. He is also the author of Guerrilla Marketing Goes Green (co-written with Jay Conrad Levinson).

Newstex Director of Publisher Relations, Aura Sujaritchan Novembre presented Shel with his new iPad2 during the BlogWorld & New Media Expo East in New York City.

Congratulations, Shel!

The 2011 SIIA NetGain conference is scheduled for May 17-18, 2011 and will be held in Boston.

SIIA NetGain is a 2-day executive level conference hosted by the Software & Information Industry and focused on innovation in the information industry. Attendees spend the first day of the conference learning about innovative business models, products and technologies, and the second day is spent visiting content innovators in the Boston area.

The 2011 SIIA NetGain conference in Boston will also include a speed networking event to kick-off the conference, a variety of speakers, and an SIIA Previews event where some of the Boston area’s most innovative early-stage content and content-technology providers will have the opportunity to deliver 5-minute presentations followed by 5-minutes of Q&A and a 20-minute feedback session with the steering committee.

Newstex President Larry Schwartz is on the steering committee for 2011 SIIA NetGain. You can register to attend the event and get all the details on the SIIA NetGain 2011 website.

We hope to see you there!

Newstex will be exhibiting at the BlogWorld & New Media Expo East at the Jacob Javits Center in New York City. The conference will be held from May 24-26, 2011 and exhibits will be open on May 25-26.

The event is co-located with the Book Expo America show, which is the leading event in North American publishing. Registered BlogWorld & New Media Expo East attendees will get free entrance to the Book Expo America show automatically!

You can follow the link to register for BlogWorld & New Media Expo East. Keep in mind, only the Full Access pass gives you entry into the Social Media Business Summit that will be held during BlogWorld & New Media Expo East.

Newstex is happy to be a part of the event, and we hope to see you there!

Stay tuned to the Newstex blog for updates about BlogWorld & New Media Expo East. We’ll be announcing a cool prize soon that we plan to give away at our exhibit booth and you won’t want to miss it!

Have you signed up for the SIIA Brown Bag Lunch on Mobile Technology in the STM Space yet?  It’s scheduled for February 23, 2011 from 11:30 a.m. – 1:30 p.m. ET in New York City but can also be attended via webcast.

Newstex President Larry Schwartz will be on the expert panel along with SiNae Pitts, PhD who is Founder & CEO of Amphetamobile.com and James Wonder who is the Director of Emerging Technology at the American Institute of Physics.  Darrell Gunter who is Chief Commercial Officer of the American Institute of Physics will moderate the session.

The panelists will be discussing best practices as well as technical, business and content hurdles of STM publishers who need to get their content up on mobile devices to keep up with the increasingly mobile STM workforce.  Questions covered during the session will include:

• What are the best practices in developing mobile strategy to serve these markets?
• What does the user community expect from an STM mobile app?
• Can you build your mobile app in a cost effective manner?

You can follow the link to learn more and register for the February 23rd SIIA Brown Bag lunch.

Newstex President Larry Schwartz will join a group of panelists discussing Mobile Technology in the STM Industry during the February 23, 2011 SIIA Brown Bag Lunch session.  The event will be held from 11:30-1:30 at the McGraw-Hill building in New York City (1221 Avenue of the Americas).

The Mobile Technology in the STM Industry session is described by SIIA as follows:

STM publishers are moving fast to get their content up on the mobile devices to keep pace with the increasingly mobile STM workforce. In labs, hospitals and in research facilities, the market is demanding solutions that allow professionals to do access information quickly on a variety of mobile devices and platforms, and STM publishers are reacting quickly to meet their client’s needs. Not surprisingly this is raising technical, business model and content management issues.

Come join our panel of experts as they share their best practices and discuss the technical, business and content hurdles. Topics to be discussed include:

1. What are the best practices in developing mobile strategy to serve these markets?
2. What does the user community expect from an STM mobile app?
3. Can you build your mobile app in a cost effective manner?

You will have the opportunity to ask your most pressing mobile STM questions thoughout the session, active participation is encouraged!

Joining Larry Schwartz on the expert panel are SiNae Pitts, PhD, Founder & CEO of Amphetamobile.com and James Wonder, Director of Emerging Technology at the American Institute of Physics.  The session will be moderated by Darrell Gunter, Chief Commercial Officer of the American Institute of Physics.

Follow the link to register for the Mobile Technology in the STM Industry session.  You can attend in-person or via webcast.  SIIA members can attend for free.  The price for SIIA non-members is $50.

Newstex President Larry Schwartz is a member of the Steering Committee for the 2011 SIIA Information Industry Summit to be held in New York City on January 25 and 26, 2011.   Again in 2011, the SIIA Previews event will be held during the SIIA Information Industry Summit, and early-stage, innovative content and content technology companies are invited to apply to present before an audience of industry leaders.

CEOs of selected companies will be allowed to give a 5-minute presentation and have 5 minutes of Q&A before the Information Industry Summit audience, which will include more than 300 C and VP level executives from major information and content technology companies, as well as bankers, analysts, bloggers and press. Selected companies will also receive special promotion opportunities during the SIIA Information Industry Summit and feedback and coaching from the event Steering Committee.

Check out the SIIA Previews web page for eligibility and entry requirements as well as a more detailed list of promotions and opportunities that selected companies receive along with requirements for acceptance.

When you’re ready to apply for the 2011 SIIA Previews, you can follow the link to complete the application.  All applications are due by November 19, 2010.