Thanks to everyone who joined us at the Mashbash event last Wednesday plus those companies who were also a part of the Israel Media Tour Series. Here are a few pics from all the festivities:

                                                    Adam Hirsch from Mashable

Sharon Feder from Mashable

Gilad Shlang from Meemix

Liad Agmon from Delver

Adam from Mashable and John LoGioco from Outbrain

Adam from Mashable and Ari Gottesmann from Sightix

For more pics, please visit my Facebook profile….

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Didn’t get a ticket to our MashBash event tonight? No worries. Watch Mashbash Tel Aviv event live right here starting at 7pm Israel time (12pm EST).

The last set of tickets for MashBash Tel Aviv was just released so anyone who still doesn’t have a ticket and wants to go, should RSVP immediately. No more tickets will be released and there will not be any available at the event itself.

In addition to MashBash, Mashable will also be covering at least 10 Israeli startups throughout their Israel Media Tour Series. I will proudly be covering the Israel Media Tour Series as the exclusive guest writer for Mashable.

After the first 500 tickets to the Mashbash event were sold out within only a few hours, Mashable has decided to offer a few more tickets. You can now buy a ticket here at $10 a piece. There are currently about 40 tickets left so if you want to attend, you should hurry up and register. In case you do miss this opportunity though, Mashable will be releasing a few more tickets in the upcoming weeks.

As I mentioned in my earlier post regarding the event, Mashable will also be covering at least 10 Israeli startups through its Israel Media Tour Series. I will be covering the Israel Media Tour Series as a guest writer for Mashable. For startups interested in getting involved:

*To apply to be considered for inclusion in the Israel Media Tour, please send an e-mail to events [at] mashable [dot] come with the following information: Company Name, 20 word description, Web site, 50 word description on why you should be covered in the Israel Media Tour.

My friend JD who was here a few weeks ago on the blogger posse road trip interviewed me regarding Israel’s Web 2.0 scene, my background, and services I offer to startups. You can check out my interview here.

JD is a brilliant social media strategist, blogger, podcaster, co-founder of Ourmedia, president of the Social Media Group, and author of Darknet, a book about the personal media revolution.

Mashable is holding its first International MashMeet and it’s in Tel Aviv! Attending MashBash Tel Aviv will be startups, VC’s, Entrepreneurs, high profile CEO’s and Mashable’s Adam Hirsch.

The event will take place on Wednesday June 11th, 7-10pm, at the Galina Beach Club, Hangar 19, Tel Aviv Port, Israel.

In addition to Mashbash, Mashable will also be covering at least 10 Israeli startups (and perhaps a few other surprises) through its Israel Media Tour Series. For startups interested in getting involved:

*To apply to be considered for inclusion in the Israel Media Tour, please send an e-mail to events [at] mashable [dot] come with the following information: Company Name, 20 word description, Web site, 50 word description on why you should be covered in the Israel Media Tour.

As a media partner of MashBash and the Israel Media Tour, I would like to invite you all to register at the following link asap. There’s a 500 person limit so if you’d like to attend, I suggest you register quickly.

The MashBash Tel Aviv and the Israel Media Tour is sponsored by Yedda. Apart from Yedda, other Mashbash exhibitors are: Copenda, HooQs, and outbrain.

Hope to see you there. This will be a tech gathering to be remembered!

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Last week I had a chance to meet one of the most accomplished women in the tech industry, Susan Mernit. In her past, Susan had been a VP at Netscape & AOL and a Senior Director of Product Development at Yahoo!. Currently she works as a social media and web strategy consultant. Susan is amazingly knowledgeable about social media and Web 2.0 products and it was a real pleasure talking to her about these topics.

During The Marker’s COM. Vention, Susan interviewed me for her blog. We spoke about women in the Web 2.0 space, how I started my blog, rules that I abide by, and much more. You can check out the interview here.  

Thanks Susan, for your very positive post. Coming from you, it’s a real honor!

Monday’s dinner was a great success. I want to thank everyone who came. Especially our guests of honor from the US:

Robert Scoble
Craig Newmark
JD Lasica
Susan Mernit
Renee Blodgett
Cathy Brooks
Deb Schultz
Sarah Lacy
Brad Reddersen
Jeff Saperstein

Let me also take this opportunity to thank Flixwagon and Meemix for sponsoring the event.

Here are some pics from the event. You can find tons more pics on Facebook.

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Today I am hosting a dinner for our guests of honor this week in Israel:

Robert Scoble
Craig Newmark
JD Lasica
Susan Mernit
Renee Blodgett
Cathy Brooks
Deb Schultz
Sarah Lacy
Brad Reddersen
Jeff Saperstein

The goal of this dinner is to introduce our guests to the people leading some of Israel’s most interesting startups, entrepreneurs, and bloggers.

I would like to thank MeeMix and Flixwagon for generously sponsoring our dinner. We will be broadcasting to you live from the event using Flixwagon’s player. The event begins tonight at 7:30pm Israel time. Stay tuned…

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In this month’s Marker Magazine you’ll find an article entitled “The Startups Dream Team” - this is a list of the top 40 industry experts you want in your startup to ensure its success. In this list you will find yours truly as the top expert in social networks and marketing within social platforms. Others included in the list: Ofer Adler from Incredimail, Alex Sirota from Foxytunes, and Yaniv Golan from Yedda. Here’s the link to the online abbreviated version of the article in Hebrew.

Also in the same magazine, you’ll find me featured in another article entitled “The Entrepreneurs Talk”. This was a great initiative organized by The Marker Magazine. About a month ago they had invited 6 of us to a “round the table discussion” about entrepreneurship and the Web. The 6 invited entrepreneurs were: Ofer Adler, Haggai Shachar from Nuconomy, Ariel Napchi from Hiro, Hagit Halperin from Sequr. Alon Maimoni from Viral Gurus, and myself. We spoke about the differences between angels and VC’s, how the political situation in Israel affects our industry, tips for newbie entrepreneurs, proudest moments in our careers, revenue models, and much more. I really enjoyed this gathering and applaud The Marker for this wonderful initiative.

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