Just like to remind anyone interested in Social Media, Web 2.0, Social Networking Sites, or the Future of Social Media to attend the MashMeet in NYC this Tuesday, Dec 18, from 7-9 pm at the Village Pourhouse (64 Third Ave). Several members of the Carrot Crew attended last month’s MashMeet and had such a great time that Robert, Kyle, ABB (Steve), Christian (Shaboo), Jason, Mike (Radparvar) and I will all be in attendance tomorrow. Hope to see everyone there.

Wednesday evening I had the opportunity to attended Facebook Developer Garage in NYC with Jason Beckerman and Mike Radparvar. As part of a global effort to link Facebook-minded business professionals with developers, the event was held at Daylife.com’s new headquarters. A huge thank you goes out to DayLife for providing a great venue for the event. If you would like to keep track of future Facebook Developer Garage events, and you are in the tri-state area, check out the Facebook Developer Garage Group.

Overall, we enjoyed the Garage as it did provide for some new insight into the future of the Facebook platform, some libations and plenty of my favorite food—pizza. However, it was apparent that not everyone present was as committed to creative, quality content for Facebook as the Carrot Crew is. I can always expect to get a hearty chuckle out of these events, watching business slicksters in expensive suits beg and plead with young programmers, sporting a Home Star Runner T-shirt and ripped jeans, to get rich quick in the “Facebook Craze.” Still, there was a decent amount of new information available and always opportunity to connect with like-minded Facebook professionals.

I, along with Jason and Phil from Dank Apps, presented the LOTTO to the Garage and it was well received with congratulations and constructive comments. And, yes, we did give a small plug for any designers or developers interested in working for a cutting-edge, fun company, to join the Carrot Crew or Dank Apps. After the presentation, we grabbed a few Brooklyn Brews with a great crowd or developers, designers, professionals and friends alike.

This past weekend marked the annual Carrot Summer Extravaganza. This year we were fortunate enough to make the Dave Matthews Band Concert in CT our location for summer fun. The entire crew had a great time tailgating outside the New England Dodge Center in the afternoon, and an even better time inside the arena jamming out to the greatest songs of the DMB catalogue. Some of the braver carrot crew members went to the show on Sunday as well. I was awesome for Chris, Bobby, and I to go backstage and meet some members of the band. The Tail-Gaiting was fun but Backstage was a little more my scene Bobby and Chris got Mad at all the chips I was eating and told we to try the veggie dish… I only ate the Carrot.

Although most everyone was in awe of the show, I have to admit that my favorite moment of the weekend was seeing Carrot’s Co-Founder Chris Petescia’s design on the DMB tickets. And although the summer extravaganza date and place for 2008 has yet to be confirmed, I can guarantee it will be a blast!

Backstage at the concert with Rashawn Ross (DMB’s New Trumpet Player) 

I thought this was a cool shot that I took. It is Furtado Jr, & ABB smoking a cigar.