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SFBeta 2.5 is tomorrow (7/22/08). Dubbed as the Midsummer Night’s Bash, SFBeta is a great place to socialize, compare tech stories, have a drink with friends and generally unwind after a long day doing Tech.

SFBeta takes place at 111 Mina Gallery (located at 111 Minna Street in San Francisco) from 5:00pm to 9:00pm (PT) - note the earlier start time! Tickets are $15.00 in advance online or $25.00 at the door.

As always, GoGrid & ServePath will be there giving out $100 off promotion codes to get a GoGrid Cloud Infrastructure environment up and running for no cost. Come talk to us about this revolutionary technology that everyone seems to be talking about.

According to the SFBeta Wiki, the demo companies are:

Table 1 (Front Room - Table)
5:00-7:00: BooRah
BooRah is the ultimate, personalized review guide providing consumers a smarter way to find great restaurants. BooRah’s patent-pending natural language processing technology automatically summarizes a collection of online reviews from bloggers, professional critics and consumers, and allows consumers to search based on their personal preferences. By capturing the community vibe and social essence of existing online groups, and comparing the results to an individual’s search criteria, BooRah delivers unsurpassed relevance with the broadest community reach.
7:00-9:00: Speeqe
Speeqe is group chat, simplified. Talk to friends or co-workers in real time, or search past conversations to see what you missed

Table 2 (Front Room - Table)
5:00-7:00: Dapper
Dapper aims to make it easy and possible for anyone to extract and reuse content from any website. By doing so, we hope to allow others to realize their creativity and implement new and exciting services and applications.
7:00-9:00: OpenFace Project
The Openface Project is a PHP framework (Ruby in process) used for building applications that run on Facebook and OpenSocial platforms. Openface is a set of libraries that you add into your PHP application that enables the same codebase to run within Facebook, Bebo and OpenSocial containers like MySpace, Hi5 & Orkut.

Table 3 (Back Room - Table)
5:00-7:00: Spongecell
Spongecell helps advertisers create display advertising with measurable results. Bring more people to retail sales, entertainment events, trade shows, political rallies, sporting events, or a TV show.
7:00-9:00: Notifixio.us

Table 4 (Back Room - Table)
5:00-7:00: Rofo.com
Find space and read reviews (office, retail, warehouse, subleases, co-working & shared). Post your space needs (its anonymous) & be found. Connect with professionals and get advice
7:00-9:00: Searchme
Searchme lets you see what you’re search for. As you start typing, categories appear that relate to your query. Choose a category, and you’ll see pictures of web pages that answer your search.

Hope to see you there!

Sorry for the late post, SFbeta was so good, I had to go on vacation to “recover.” Once again, SFbeta proved to be a resounding success and we have the photos to show. Not only did two ServePath customers (SurfCanyon and Cooliris/PicLens) have demo tables there, we also held numerous demos of GoGrid, our latest product that is revolutionizing on-demand server hosting. It was great to hear such resounding positive feedback on GoGrid. Be sure to check the GoGrid blog for timely information.

Here are a few photos to get you going:

The rest can be viewed on our Flickr account. Be sure to give GoGrid a spin so that you know what all the hype is about!

Bill Gates and Larry Ellison will be sharing a demo table at the next ServePath-sponsored SFBeta, taking place on April 1st, 2008. Promising to be an action-packed event, this latest SFBeta meetup will be taking place at 111 Mina on April 1st, 2008 from 6pm to 9pm. Tickets are $15 online and $25 at the door.

A bit about SFBeta:

SF Beta is San Francisco’s largest monthly startup mixer. Since launching in September, 2006, the event has brought together thousands of people from hundreds of startups, creating innumerable connections along the way.

Some people come to the event to be social, some come to make business connections, and many come to do both. The event, called the “king of Web 2.0 mixers,” offers something of everything.

Demo Companies (2 of which are ServePath customers) are as follows:

Table 1 (Front Room - Table)
6:00-7:30: Twine - “Twine is a new service that helps you organize, share and discover information about your interests, with networks of like-minded people. You can use Twine alone, with friends, groups and communities, or even in your company.”
7:30-9:00: Micurio - “Remember how you loved Show and Tell? Micurio takes that concept online, offering a free community for sharing all your collectibles. Whether your collection is a simple gathering of favorite items, a rare antique with provenance or interesting objects plucked from your grandma’s attic.”

Table 2 (Front Room - Table)
6:00-7:30: ToneThis - “ToneThis is a desktop application for delivering personalized and third-party content to your phone. Unlike traditional content stores (ringtones, wallpapers, videos, games), ToneThis sits on your desktop enabling you the freedom to select and personalize your own content for delivery to your cellphone.”
7:30-9:00: Viddyou - “Your Life. Your Video. Organized Your Way. Viddyou is more than a video storage site – it’s a custom built video tool that allows anyone to quickly and easily archive and express their life in short-form videos. Featuring intuitive organizational tools, Viddyou enables you to quickly record, organize, share and protect these video chronicles.”

Table 3 (Back Room - Table)
6:00-7:30: SurfCanyon - “Using semantic real-time implicit personalization, Surf Canyon develops Discovery for Search™. This patent-pending technology is embedded in a browser extension that can work with virtually any third-party search engine, and assists users in finding relevant information that’s buried within the often overwhelming amount of search results.” SurfCanyon uses ServePath’s hosting solutions.
7:30-9:00: iolo Technologies - “iolo technologies, LLC produces award-winning utility software that optimizes and protects computers running Windows. A privately held firm located in Los Angeles, iolo is recognized around the globe for providing comprehensive and effective solutions that meet a wide range of computer needs. Since its formation in 1998, iolo has established itself as a leader in the competitive utility software market, receiving awards from industry analysts and media year after year.”

Table 4 (Back Room - Table)
6:00-7:30: InMyLeague - “The FREE, fast, fun and SCIENTIFICALLY PROVEN approach to online dating. We believe that online dating should be free, fast and fun. Rather than make you fill out endless questionnaires about yourself, or make you sort through the dregs of the online dating pool in the hopes of finding someone you’re interested in, we cut to the chase and introduce you to people you’re interested in meeting and have a shot at.”
7:30-9:00: Cooliris / PicLens - “Cooliris Previews is a free browser add-on that lets you preview links and rich media without clicking or leaving your current page, so you can browse the web faster than ever. Simply mouseover your link or our Cooliris icon, and a preview window instantly appears with your content. No more clicking back and forth! PicLens instantly transforms your browser into a full-screen, 3D experience for viewing images on the web. Photos will come to life via a cinematic presentation that goes well beyond the confines of the traditional browser window. With PicLens, browsing and viewing images on the web will never be the same again.” Cooliris & PicLens use ServePath’s hosting solutions.

Drop by the ServePath table and ask about our exciting new on-demand hosting solution called GoGrid!

SFBeta was a hit last night with several companies presenting their services and offerings. ServePath was there, strategically positioned in front of a wall of photos that I will refrain from commenting on. I spoke a bit with Christian Perry, who told me he was “impressed” with the turnout.

Below is a selection of “amateur” photos that I snapped throughout the event. Enjoy!

The Crowd - at the peak of the event

Seero - very impressive demo linking GPS and Live Video Streams

MadeIt.com - the next generation of eVite

Dipity.com - View your Facebook activity in a timeline

The “Art” - the wall of photos behind the ServePath table; censored by yours truly

Christian Perry (SFBeta founder) & yours truly

The Crowd #2 - more shots

Paul Lappas & Steven Buelow - working the ServePath table; shouting is the only way to communicate at SFBeta

Stephanie Gausby & Steven Buelow - talking about ServePath products and services

Steven & The Wall - admiring the Art

Mosio - ask/answer questions using SMS

Christian & Steven - pointing out the camera

SFBeta, produced by Christian Perry and sponsored by ServePath, is happening tonight, January 29th, 2008 from 6:00 pm PT to 9:00 pm PT at 111 Minna Gallery in San Francisco. Tickets are $15 online and $25 at the door. If you haven’t heard of SFBeta, here is what it is about:

SF Beta is San Francisco’s largest monthly startup mixer. Since launching in September, 2006, our event has brought together thousands of people from hundreds of startups, creating innumerable connections along the way.

Some people come to our event to be social, some come to make business connections, and many come to do both. Our event, called the “king of Web 2.0 mixers,” offers something of everything.

As of this writing, over 150 people have responded as attending, representing a wide variety of companies including (and in no particular order): Google, CNet, Intuit, Joyent, Goldman, Sachs & Co., Valleywag, Gracenote, Digg, Intel Research, Sun Microsystems, Yahoo!, Facebook, Heidrick & Struggles, Justin.tv, Buzzlogic and many other established as well as up-and-coming companies.

Here are the companies that have signed up to give a demo:

• Mosio - “mobile questions. answers. people.”
• Seero - geo-broadcasting platform
• BlogBard - listen to your favourite blogs on your iPod or iPhone
• PlaceShout - “what places make you want to shout?
• MadeIt - “invitations that keep the party going”
• Dipity - “All the Time” Facebook application
• SanFran Music Tech - summit for music/tech community
• Hictu - “changing your perspective”
• UserSuggest
• NextDB - “revolutionary hosted database”

I will personally be roving around taking pictures of the event. Others from ServePath will be present as well to answer any questions you may have.

Come have a drink with us and share some of your stories. Hope to see you there!