Lunch 2.0

You may have caught the folks from Zecco at a number of Lunch 2.0 events. It’s about time they decided to host one of their own! And they’ve got hot dogs! Not just any hot dogs – Top Dog hot dogs. And beer. And a $500 prize to a lucky Lunch 2.0-er!

Hosts: Zecco
Where: 500 Airport Blvd, Suite 320, Burlingame, CA
When: Wednesday, July 9th, 2008 12:00pm – 2:00pm
RSVP on Upcoming

Here’s a blurb about the event:

When Zecco first launched, we picketed on Wall Street with signs saying “There Is Such Thing as a Free Lunch,” and handed out free hot dogs to passers-by from the famous New York hot dog stands. The point was to prove to the Wall Street elite that a revolution was coming – one that injects community, transparency, and free services into an industry that is based on just the opposite.

Zecco has grown wildly since, and to stay true to our message about free lunch, we’re hosting a Lunch 2.0 at our offices. Come by for some free hot dogs (the good kind, catered by Berkeley’s favorite Top Dog), some beer, and to meet our team.

What’s more? There’re giveaways! A lucky Lunch 2.0-er will win a Zecco Trading account pre-funded with $500. And if you join our Lunch 2.0 group in the Zecco community, we’ll hook you up with some schwag.

Zecco’s offices are at 500 Airport Blvd, Suite 320. Burlingame, CA 94010. Meet us out back if it’s sunny – or in our offices if there’s a freak rainstorm in the middle of July. See you there!

For more info, check out Zecco’s blog post, or careers page.

From time to time we’ll reveal our group Silicon Valley Web Builder (SVWB) film making process to all the geeks out there. The documentary film is about Browsers and Web 2.0 in Silicon Valley. This film is to promote peace and freedom within Browsers as an effort to spark innovation and breakthrough technologies.

I am in charge of the Sound Editing, Sound Effect and Soundtrack. To bring the Web 2.0 collaborative and social networking spirit, I’ll need to recruit and assemble an Orchestra. One day I envision our iPhone Orchestra can perform at Oscar. This is where the iPhone Orchestra story begins.

To give you the confidence of my musical talent, I share a piece of interesting historical fact here. At the last Google Developer Day party, after the DJ left promptly with his music, frustrated with previous music played, I jumped in and started mixing music with Youtube videos. Party carried on without any problems. This demonstrated another good use of Technology.

If you are excited about participating a historical event, please come and volunteer yourself. We’ll need to brainstorm about turning iPhone as musical instrument in an innovative way. Hack ideas and compose.

iPhone Startup Camp
Event Details: http://www.barcamp.org/iphonestartupcamp
Date/Time: 6/28/08 Sat 1pm-10pm
Location: TIPS
Address: 1000 Elwell Court Suite 150, Palo Alto CA 94301
RSVP: http://iphonestartupcamp.eventbrite.com

To: Zachary Levi, Adam Baldwin, writers and producers
Apple pie Apple Pie. I would like to thank NBC executives assisting in ending the Writers’ Strike just in time for us to watch the Oscar, the memorable 80th Annual Academy Awards. It was cool to show our geek toys iPhone and Wii at Oscar. Did the Oscar writers find out our late night activities on iPhone and Wii from our User Experience Barcamp last year?

The latest storyline is Chuck sees Ruby in his vision thinking it must involve a diamond buyer who trade Ruby to fund illegal activities. Arrest the innocent business woman with no lead. Spot the latest developer book “Ruby” on the bookstore stand. Recall the Ruby code. Break into the Rails application code discovering the Ruby expert is kidnapped. Chuck must go East. Ruby creator is in Japan. The enemy head figure is hidden in the dragon, disguised as computer expert at Beijing Olympics. A Chinese journalist suggests Chuck to use Twitter to send alert like the last earthquake. Chuck uses iPhone Twitter to ask the public to escape but Twitter fails at the peak traffic again. Download the iPhone SDK App musical app. Start playing the world recognized tune “I’d like to teach the world to sing”. Everyone sing and stop walking while Sara disarms the bomb.

Bess
Founder
Silicon Valley Web Builder

Gearing up for Lunch 2.0v4 at W+K on June 30? Don’t look now, but the Portland Lunch 2.0 train is rolling on with another iteration coming soon.

This time, we’re back in Old Town at souk on July 16 and back to the (lack of) format.

Hosts: souk
Where: 322 NW 6th Avenue, Suite 200, Portland, OR 97209
When: Monday, June 30, 2008 from 12:00 to 2:00 PM
RSVP on Upcoming

We won’t stop until we hit every, single business in Old Town. This could take a while.

Here’s a blurb on souk:

Empowerment
souk understands the dream to say how and when you work – to work to live.
souk presents flex term office space and services, specially designed for
individuals and small teams to create. In hot desks,
unique meeting rooms and collaboration zones, souk members
brainstorm, present or simply hunker down and work.

Connection & Support
You never know who you might bump into at souk, a co-working environment for Portland’s creative class.
Make valuable business contacts or bounce an idea off
another member to crack that problem. Capitalize on many coordinated networking and learning opportunities.

Only need to meet downtown? Take your team away from the grind to meet for an hour or all day in our creative meeting rooms.

The Future of Work
souk believes space matters. Where and how you want to work has changed.
souk acknowledges its set-up is different because the world demands it.
With scarce natural resources, intense use of existing space is imperative.
With technology breaking down borders and fueling mobility, collaborating,
adapting and sharing are the future of work.

Upcoming Events

• Friday, June 27 – TBA, Fremont, East Bay
• Monday, June 30 – Wieden+Kennedy, Portland
• Wednesday, July 16 – souk, Portland <- This event.

As teased twice before, Wieden+Kennedy will be hosting the fourth iteration of Portland Lunch 2.0 on June 30. In true W+K fashion, this won’t be your average Lunch 2.0. First the skinny:

Hosts: Wieden+Kennedy
Where: 224 NW 13th Ave, Portland, OR 97209
When: Monday, June 30, 2008 from 12:00 to 2:00 PM
RSVP on Upcoming

Before you rush to RSVP, check out the details:

Updated June 10 around noon Pacific:

On Monday June 30th, the PDX Tech/Tweeple community is cordially invited to join 50-100 W+K employees for a “blind date meets grade school birthday party” ad/tech extravaganza. It’s going to be a fun, it’s going to be quirky, and it’s going to rock RockBand style (literally).

In order to get the most out of this event, we ask that those interested in a little extra fun swing by the W+K lobby on June 16 between 6-9 PM to pick up an event package that will contain information about your Lunch 2.0v4 “date” .

You DO NOT have to have an event package to attend, but it should be worth your time/effort should you choose to participate. (No worries, you will not be tied to your “date” for the duration of the event, only a brief introduction and escort to the lunch location).

Also, those who cannot make it on the 16th are welcome to ask a friend to pick up a package for them, or have it mailed directly by sending an address to gaia dot brown at wk dot com.

Please register on Upcoming so we get a general head-count and can adjust accordingly.

You guys totally rock and we’ve got a lot of W+Kers who are looking forward to meeting you!

Questions? E-mail gaia dot brown at wk dot com or tweet @gaeyia or follow wiedenkennedy on Twitter.

Never heard of W+K? Well, you’ve definitely seen their work. W+K, named 2007 Global Agency of the Year by AdWeek, created campaigns like “Just Do It” and “Bo Knows” for Nike and the “This is SportsCenter” campaign for ESPN. The agency’s vision:

Twenty-five years ago Dan Wieden and David Kennedy quit their jobs to start a different kind of ad agency. A place where people would come to do the best work of their careers. A place for creating provocative, interesting brands that people actually care about. That kind of advertising became known as “the work,” and everything else came second. Before ego. Before politics. Before sleep. Before “the prudent thing to do.” Wieden+Kennedy was created to be a place where the work came first.

Staying true to that mission, Wieden+Kennedy has helped create some of the strongest brands in the world  and, in the process made clients like Nike, ESPN and Miller High Life a part of popular culture.

This one should be a lot of fun.

Update: If this format isn’t your cup of tea, pencil in July 16 for the next Portland Lunch 2.0.

Upcoming Events

• Friday, June 13 – gWave, San Diego
• Friday, June 20 – TBA, Santa Clara, Silicon Valley
• Friday, June 27 – TBA, Fremont, East Bay
• Monday, June 30 – Wieden+Kennedy, Portland <- This event.
• Wednesday, July 16 – souk, Portland