Drop.io last Thursday hosted a party at their new Dumbo office with Allen Stern (CenterNetworks) and RRE Ventures. Founder Sam Lessin explains.

Independent ad agency Woods Witt Dealy & Sons invited the ‘outcasts, exiles and undesirables’ of the New York ad world to Cha-Cha’s on Coney Island for a Wrath of Cannes party. VirtualDrinkingBuddy took home the Grand Coney.

Wakozi provides online access to delivery services of 45 Manhattan stores. Ten more will be added in the next two weeks and the startup is eyeing expansion into the Hamptons.

Founder Robert Rizzo will present Wakozi tonight at the Web2NewYork networking party at Gallery Bar.

Video production veterans Len Sitomer and Adam Mosston have developed an internet-based process to simplify rough cut editing. Mosston introduces the PortalVideo solution in this promo video.

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The Advertising 2.0 conference was one of the central events of Internet Week New York. Mochila CEO Keith McAllister participated in a panel on Publishing 2.0 and ‘re-imagining of the newspaper and magazine industries’.

During a reception at Gracie Mansion last night Mayor Mike Bloomberg proclaimed June 2-10, 2008, Internet Week in New York.

This week is Internet Week in New York. Tuesday evening we’re hosting a Startup Mixer @ Gallery Bar with Center Networks, Web2Fem, Wimlink, BigScreen LittleScreen and BKLN 2.0.

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