Seattle Luxury Chocolate Salon – July 13, 2008


Seattle Luxury Chocolate Salon announced for Sunday, July 13th, Bastille Day Weekend. The Salon will feature chocolatiers such as Amano Artisan Chocolate, Kekau Chocolatier, Cocoa Chai Chocolates and many more.

For more information, go to The Seattle Luxury Chocolate Salon.

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Video Interview: moderator Brian Solis of Futureworks

A great video interview of Summit moderator Brian Solis of Futureworks PR. Brian was interviewed by BuzzLogic Vino Diaries.

Per the description: In this episode, we interview Brian Solis, founder of FutureWorks and author of PR 2.0 and discuss the social media release. Is it effective? What are the best ways for PR practioners to leverage new media in message dissemination?

Brian by the way was an excellent moderator at the New Media Tastemakers Summit in May.

The NEW MEDIA TASTEMAKERS SUMMIT arrives on May 2nd


THE NEW MEDIA TASTEMAKERS SUMMIT for May 2nd

A first-of-its-kind gathering of 300 of the most important Digital Media, Traditional Media, Online Video and Web producers, platforms and startups specifically focused on the lucrative & highly influential Lifestyle categories of: FOOD & WINE, FASHION & DESIGN, AND REGIONAL/CITY SITES

More information is at www.NewMediaTasteMakers.com

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Speaker Bio: Kara Walsh, Metromix.com

Kara Walsh, Metromix.com

Kara Walsh is Chief Executive Officer of Metromix LLC, a joint venture between Tribune Interactive (TI) and Gannett Company created to form a national network of local entertainment websites under the Metromix brand. Walsh served as General Manager of Metromix for Tribune Interactive in 2006-07.

Prior to joining TI and Metromix, Walsh was VP of online at Village Voice Media (VVM) where she served as general manager of villagevoice.com and led strategy and business planning for VVM’s network of 17 alternative news and entertainment websites.

Entertainment listings play a central role in the products that Walsh has worked with over the last ten years. Before joining VVM, she served as director of new business marketing at TV Guide and head of customer loyalty marketing at British Sky Broadcasting.

Walsh’s earlier experience includes brand management at The Coca-Cola Company as well as strategy and technology consulting. She has an MBA from Harvard Business School and a B.S. in Mathematical Sciences from Clemson University. She lives in Chicago, where Metromix LLC is based.

Speaker Bio: Gordon Gould, ThisNext.com


Gordon Gould, ThisNext.com

Chief Executive Officer Gordon Gould believes that in order to live better people need to buy better. Through ThisNext, Gould envisions a product graph that connects people to products, products to products, and people to people and transforms the way consumers interact with the most unique, diverse products in the market. Gould is a true Internet visionary, founding and leading several ahead-of-its-time companies.

Prior to ThisNext, Gould founded Upoc.com in 1999, the leader in mobile community, marketing and premium services in the United States for the teen community. He served as CEO for the company’s first two years. While at UPOC, Gould raised two rounds of venture capital and was instrumental in selling the company to Dada Mobile.

Gould served as CEO of the blog platform company Blogsmith, which is the underlying blog platform that powers the Weblogs Inc Network, and oversaw Blogsmith’s acquisition by AOL.

Gould started his executive path as President and COO of New York’s Silicon Alley Reporter/Rising Tide Studios. RTS/SAR published The Silicon Alley Reporter and Digital Coast Reporter, as well as about a dozen email newsletters and produced several high-profile industry conferences during the Web 1.0 boom. RTS also published VentureReporter, an industry business information service now owned by Dow Jones.

Gould has a BA in environmental studies from Pitzer College, served as a founding board member of MOUSE (Making Opportunities for Upgrading Schools and Education) and is the former co-chair of the Los Angeles branch of New Democrats Network.

Speaker Bio: Kristin Hawley Dossetti, Bhootan

Kristin Hawley Dossetti, Bhootan

Kristin Hawley Dossetti is Vice President, Programming of Bhootan, one of the largest digital out-of-home networks. She oversees all aspects of the company’s programming, including content acquisitions, creative development and proprietary production.

Prior to joining Bhootan, Hawley Dossetti founded EKLA Studios where she counseled clients working in the entertainment space on all aspects of the business, including acquisitions and development, production and distribution, merchandise licensing, marketing/promotions, sponsorship and advertising. Among the clients she worked with were ADV Films/The Anime Network, the premier anime producer and distributor in North America; Studio B Productions, a leader in the field of kids’ entertainment; and Pioneer Entertainment, the entertainment division of the electronics giant.

Prior to founding EKLA Studios, Hawley Dossetti developed her career in the entertainment and digital technology industries and achieved progressively higher roles in such companies as Internet start-up Candydates.com, The Harvey Entertainment Company, and Nelvana.


A cum laude graduate of the American University of Paris with a Bachelor of Arts, Hawley Dossetti is fluent in French and English and retains dual US/EU citizenship. She also received her Master of Fine Arts Degree in Motion Picture Producing as a student in The Peter Stark Producing Program at USC’s School of Cinema-Television. She has won numerous awards for public speaking and is an experienced film director, producer and editor.