Posted at 1:45 AM on 3-27-08 by Rob T Firefly
Please note: this event has been postponed by one week due to expected rainstorms. The new date is Friday, April 4. (Runs up against our meeting. Boo!) All other details remain the same.
“Wikipedia Takes Manhattan” is a scavenger hunt and free content photography contest, the aim of which is to gather digital photos around Manhattan with which to illustrate related Wikipedia articles.
The event will be held on Friday, April 4, and will run from about noon until midnight. After a day of “subways, street rambles, photography and free culture goodness,” the night will end with a party at Columbia University, with prizes given to the winning teams.
The event is sponsored by Free Culture groups from Columbia University and NYU, along with volunteers from Wikimedia New York City and Wikipedia.
For more information, check out the event’s page on Wikipedia. To register, check out Free Culture @ Columbia.
tags: events, fun, nyc, photos
Posted at 10:25 PM on 3-18-08 by Rob T Firefly
Looking for something to do this Saturday?
Looking to burn off some extra calories?
Looking for a way to relive all those teenage slumber parties?
Looking to meet interesting new people?
Looking for an excuse to hit them with a large foreign object in broad daylight?
If so, you might like to check out the 2008 NYC Pillow Fight.
tags: events, fun, nyc, wtf
Posted at 11:06 PM on 3-15-08 by Rob T Firefly
NYC2600 is proud to announce the recent wedding of our own Grey Frequency and Canada’s own Renderman.
Rumors that the ceremony involved the exchange of encryption keys are as yet unsubstantiated.
tags: fun, history, site
Posted at 11:07 AM on 2-25-08 by Rob T Firefly
We’ve recently discovered “Animated Manhattan,” an ongoing series of articles by David Friedman about depictions of Manhattan in animation. From milestones like Oliver and Company, Fritz the Cat, and Madagascar to staples like Tom and Jerry, Futurama, and The Critic, to easily overlooked gems like the opening titles to Late Night with Conan O’Brien, the author delves deep into how the various artists portray the borough with varying degrees of accuracy and/or artistic success.
All in all, quite a good read.
(found via LJ newyorkers)
tags: nyc
Posted at 8:39 PM on 2-18-08 by Grey Frequency
Photographic Artifacts from the May 2005 NYC2600 meeting have been discovered! Check out the last three photos in 2005-05 - RTF and Grey. The three photos were taken with an RTF cam-fone.
Do you have old (or recent) NYC2600 pictures? Please,Contact us if you wish to contribute your photos.
tags: photos, site
“Wikipedia Takes Manhattan” is a scavenger hunt and free content photography contest, the aim of which is to gather digital photos around Manhattan with which to illustrate related Wikipedia articles.