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Feedback Forum June: Murat Aktihanoglu and Unype

Monday, June 30, 2008 from 7:00 PM to 9:00 PM (ET)

New York, NY

Feedback Forum June: Murat Aktihanoglu and Unype

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With the latest gadget (rhymes with "pi stone") from a little-known tech company in Cupertino, CA hitting the shelves, location-based services are getting a closer look, and here in New York we're fortunate to have one of, if not the most successful location-based social networks on the internet, Unype.

For a discussion of real-time social networking with real-world location-based discovery. I hope you'll join us Monday, June 30th!

Company:

Unype

Unype is a meta-social-network where you can meet users:

  • from ALL social networks

  • in real locations of the world

  • in real-time

  • for free and without any downloads.


Unype is a location-based social application that is integrated into Facebook, MySpace, Hi5, Bebo, Ning, Orkut, Friendster, Plaxo, Twitter, iPhone, Android and Unype.com.

Unype integrates all social networks and 'many' location-based services into one easy-to-use environment: a one stop shop to:

  • meet people

  • find a house or a hotel

  • find discounts

  • publish your location from your mobile phone, twitter or the web

  • see what your friends publish immediately

  • see where your friends are and communicate with them

  • synchronize your calendar with friends

  • see good things around you

  • read news, see events etc.


Unype is live. Over 100,000 users from many different social networks are using it as of June, 2008.

Issues:

 

 

  • Positioning?

  • Global userbase, multiple revenue models?

  • Funding or targeting early revenue generation?


Logistics:

Our gracious host this month is Rose Tech Ventures and there is no cost to attend. Please note my mobile # below; you will need to call me to gain entrance to the building.

Monday, June 30th. 7PM - 9PM.

30 East 23rd Street (Madison Ave)

7th Floor

Nearest subway stops: 23rd St on the F,V (6th Ave), the R,W (Broadway) or the 6 (Park Ave).

Jonah Keegan


m: 347-813-0927

Bios:
Murat Aktihanoglu

Unype Inc. was founded by Murat Aktihanoglu (M.S.CompSci) in 2007. Before founding Unype Inc., Mr. Aktihanoglu started Holoscape Inc. in 1999 and before that he was a technical lead at Silicon Graphics Inc's Cosmo Software division, working on the most popular to-date 3D internet browser, Cosmo Player. He brings more than 20 years of computer graphics, application design and research experience. He has served on the Technical Advisory Board of the Web3D Consortium and was one of the designers of X3D. He has worked on various 3D immersive web platforms, mainly Cosmo Player, Blendo and Emma3D.

He has also started another startup (TheNextWeb) in 1999, building a similar product to Unype, which successfully produced the first working prototypes of users surfing the internet in a multi-user environment where they could share media assets and communicate. Mr. Aktihanoglu has served as a founding consultant to many startups (including Improv, Sonicbox, Atair, Plaxo, CoolIris) to establish their engineering infrastructures and software development methodologies. He has managed engineering teams at Silicon Graphics in Mountain View and Sony Corporation in Tokyo, Japan.

 

When & Where



Rose Tech Ventures
30 East 23rd Street
7th floor
New York, NY 10010

Monday, June 30, 2008 from 7:00 PM to 9:00 PM (ET)


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NYCE exists to give motivated entrepreneurs at all stages of their careers the opportunity to network, share resources and offer assistance to one another. We currently have about 105 members, with many who are involved in tech or Internet ventures. We meet on the last Monday of each month to socialize, network and examine a specific issue presented by an NYC entrepreneur. If you'd like to join, or if your startup is facing an operational issue that might benefit from feedback from our group, please contact Jonah at denshi at gmail dot com.