Please forward this onto your individual development groups as well if you can (UPHPU, etc.) - Bungee has some cool stuff, IMO possibly more flexible than Google App Engine and this will be a great opportunity for you to come see what their software is like. IMO they're the Google App Engine killer if there ever was one - Epic Ventures is going to be providing Pizza and drinks, so at least come for free food!:
Our Utah Social Media Developers Garages (UTSMDev) happen every second Tuesday of every other month, and that is coming up one week from today. Our next meeting will be on May 13th from 7pm to 10pm at the same place as last time, Bungee Labs. We'll bring the Wii or Xbox in case there's time to play afterwards. At this event, Bungee is going to show us a simple "Hello World" for Facebook using their Bungee Connect Platform. For those unaware, Bungee had "Platform as a Service" down before Google App Engine came out, and have recently even partnered with Amazon EC2 in order to provide full server access beyond their current platform. I have some videos of their stuff I took while at Web 2.0 Expo that I'll try to post later this week in my "Utah Startups" series. I am still looking for businesses to sponsor snacks and drinks (or even a full dinner - Bungee supplied Fuddruckers for our last event!) for the event - if your business would like some exposure I'll be sure you get the credit. It could be a great way to meet new developers, Social Media experts, and bloggers! As usual, while this event is targeted towards developers, everyone is welcome at the event, as it could be a good way for your business to meet developers in this area, as well as just learn a little more about the Social Media space! For future announcements of UTSMDev events, be sure to subscribe to our Google Groups mailing list here!: http://groups.google.com/group/utsmdev Bungee Labs is located in the old Wordpress building on the second floor - you can find directions here: 625 E Technology Ave B2300 Orem, UT 84097 http://maps.google.com/maps?f=q&hl=en&geocode=&q=625+E+Technology+Ave,+84097&sll=37.0625,-95.677068&sspn=34.724817,82.265625&ie=UTF8&ll=40.325575,-111.679738&spn=0.008163,0.020084&z=16&iwloc=cent";>http://maps.google.com/maps?f=q&hl=en&geocode=&q=625+E+Technology+Ave,+84097&sll=37.0625,-95.677068&sspn=34.724817,82.265625&ie=UTF8&ll=40.325575,-111.679738&spn=0.008163,0.020084&z=16&iwloc=cent<http://maps.google.com/maps?f=q&hl=en&geocode=&q=625+E+Technology+Ave,+84097&sll=37.0625,-95.677068&sspn=34.724817,82.265625&ie=UTF8&ll=40.325575,-111.679738&spn=0.008163,0.020084&z=16&iwloc=cent%22%3Ehttp://maps.google.com/maps?f=q&hl=en&geocode=&q=625+E+Technology+Ave,+84097&sll=37.0625,-95.677068&sspn=34.724817,82.265625&ie=UTF8&ll=40.325575,-111.679738&spn=0.008163,0.020084&z=16&iwloc=cent> Please RSVP at http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=13791582689 -- Jesse Stay The "Social" Geek CEO, Founder, Consultant: Stay N' Alive Productions, LLC Author: O'Reilly's FBML Essentials http://www.amazon.com/FBML-Essentials-Jesse-Stay/dp/0596519184/ Co-Author: I'm on Facebook -- Now What??? http://www.amazon.com/Im-Facebook-Now-What-Personal-Professional/dp/1600050956/ Blogger: http://StayNAlive.com http://OpensocialNow.com http://FacebookAdvice.com Phone: (801) 853-8339 /* PLUG: http://plug.org, #utah on irc.freenode.net Unsubscribe: http://plug.org/mailman/options/plug Don't fear the penguin. */
